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on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading a more medieval madness mix august 14 2026 beetleypete 26 comments i found lots of new ones so you can expect more soon share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading the stones part twenty five august 13 2026 beetleypete 22 comments this is the twenty fifth part of a fiction serial in 762 words once they got settled back in elgin maria got down to work in the converted loft that she used as a fully equipped office and writing room at first andy felt like a spare part but he settled into taking on the role of house husband very quickly he also became great friends with wilfred and took him out for long walks twice a day in all weathers every night after quite basic dinners andy and maria would sit and chat they went over his notes talked about the plot and characters and she would disclose how well the book was coming on having a true story to adapt into fiction had really inspired her and she was working at double her usual daily word rate on week four they began to share the same bed and both remarked on how completely natural that felt maria had changed one aspect of the plans though as she explained to him late one night as they sat drinking large glasses of single malt while wilfred snoozed on his dog bed by the fireplace i think it is going to be best to delay the wedding until i have a publication date andy let s get the book finished and edited have a few publicity events arranged then i will announce that i have married the love of my life after rekindling a romance that had been interrupted by a far too long period of time is that okay with you my love still amazed that she actually wanted to marry him andy told her it was more than okay with him as a harsh winter mellowed into a pleasant spring maria ran downstairs one afternoon clutching a memory stick i ve done it it has gone off to the publisher for editing and to my agent to make sure he keeps on top of things let s go to the pub later and celebrate with one of their bottles of very dubious champagne angela had been the perfect assistant to the controller for some months now he had even noticed that she had stopped arguing and was doing whatever she was instructed to do they had a new mission approved by mr gale who had got the promotion he had sought by disposing of his predecessor the mark was a russian oligarch viktor sheverenko the man was a front for putin s russia disguised as some kind of international playboy billionaire living on a yacht the size of a hotel in monaco and holidaying on a private island off the coast of croatia his real job was to run a european spying network for russia that extended across france and italy into the balkans even angela had to concede that he was a genuine target and definitely deserved his fate meanwhile she had her own fish to fry she worked all hours covering her tracks as she approved yet more surveillance on andy conway and his girlfriend maria douglas when the reports came back they made her grind her teeth in frustration a happy couple conway not working but just walking a dog and buying groceries douglas never leaving the house except to go to a restaurant or pub with conway if she wasn t suspicious by nature angela might have thought that they had just become a couple and established a life in the pathetic northern scottish town of elgin about as far from civilisation as you could get unless you counted inverness which she certainly didn t conway was hardly using his phone or laptop and angela had still been unable to get permission to monitor maria s electronic devices or to put surveillance cameras or sound devices in the cottage she had thought about using a teenage hacker from a south london housing estate to hack into douglas computer but he was so unreliable she was worried that it would go tits up so she was finally and reluctantly having to face it if those two brought her department down with whatever they were up to she would take her revenge and in any way possible give a chance to read the first draft of the manuscript andy was mightily impressed maria had managed to include all the facts and incidents and even though she had changed the names and many locations too he could easily see everything he had been working on clearly explained in what read as a great novel about conspiracies ruthlessness callousness and a government out of control more importantly once they went public with the real names and real truths behind it the people would immediately understand share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading eclipse fail august 13 2026 beetleypete 39 comments not my photo there was some excitement yesterday as there was a chance of seeing a 95 eclipse of the sun from britain we had to go out anyway and decided to leave it until late afternoon as the supposed best time to see the eclipse was between 5pm 7pm first stop was the tile and flooring shop on the industrial estate behind the tesco superstore we chose some wall and floor tiles for the new shower room that is replacing the bathroom and told the salesman that our plumber would be in later this month to buy them back outside just before 5pm no sign of an eclipse starting quickly popped around to tesco to buy a gift voucher for a family birthday coming up still hot and sunny when we came out then we decided to go to the homeware shop the range to buy a new toilet roll holder hand towel ring and small waste bin to have ready for the new shower room that s only a 5 minute drive from tesco by the time we left there it was getting closer to 6pm but the sun was still shining brightly a short drive back to the car park in town we had found out that the turkish restaurant was open again after a short holiday closure and we were the first people in there for dinner starters and main course eaten and enjoyed we took our drinks outside to sit at the small table on the street by then it was 7 20pm and still quite sunny but a few degrees cooler on the way home the sun was shining so brightly we had to have the sunshades flipped down inside the car windscreen we concluded that we had missed the eclipse which had probably happened some time between our starter and the main course share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading thursday s i didn t see the eclipse mix august 13 2026 beetleypete 40 comments hottest day of the current heatwave possibly as hot as 36c 97f i am losing track of how many heatwaves we have had this year so far share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading the stones part twenty four august 12 2026 beetleypete 31 comments this is the twenty fourth part of a fiction serial in 773 words andy only heard one side of the conversation maria was having on the phone but as she was half smiling he presumed it was nothing too serious he said what and just from a story outline he wants what a complete explanation of why the stones do what they do and a definite ending well tell him from me he isn t going to get one and the reason is simple there is undoubtedly going to be a sequel and it would not do to let the readers know everything in the first book okay so you ll tell him i m not going to be around for a couple of days things to do i will call you when i get back and he will have hopefully calmed down she hung up and looked at andy my agent he s had a call from the publisher and that guy thinks the book should have a firm conclusion and also wants me to make up some crazy scientific reason why the stones make people suicidal for god s sake i only did a run through with him it s not even a first draft if he thinks he can write best selling novels he should quit publishing and write one himself angela made sure to put on some of the blue latex gloves from the dispenser on the wall even though the watch was in a sealed transparent plastic evidence bag the mortuary woman was giving her a shifty look as it probably wasn t every day that they got a call to hand over property to someone who was not a relative or a copper and her i d was non specific just stating home office next to her photo it was one of several issued to her that were used to make sure the person seeing them didn t make an immediate connection with the security services back at headquarters she went to the property room and let herself in using the door code she made an entry into the old school ledger book taking the reference number that followed on from the one above then she took down one of the security boxes opened it using the door code again and wrote the ledger reference number on the white card on the outside of the box instead of placing the watch inside she left it empty then she closed the box and took it to the shelves at the back of the room moving other boxes out of place to slot it in out of order by the time anyone noticed she would have had time to do what she intended in his london flat andy and maria were looking at two piles of stuff on the living room floor one was the keep pile the other the chuck out pile wilfred had made himself comfortable on the two seater sofa and then dropped off to sleep they had four days left on the notice period but only intended to sleep there one more night before heading back to scotland early the next day the property rental company had told andy it would take a full calendar month for his deposit to be returned once a full check of the premises had been carried out to look for any breakages stains or damage his boss at the newspaper had already paid his salary and made arrangements to transfer his pension entitlement once andy gave him the details of the company he had chosen andy didn t like to think about how pleased the editor had been to let him resign not a word asking him to reconsider all his outstanding holiday pay credited without fuss still he knew that small local papers were struggling even though most were owned by bigger corporations he could see it going completely online by the end of the year the pile of stuff to keep was mainly clothes shoes paperwork and books they had brought cardboard boxes with them the day before and by late afternoon everything was packed up ready with the things to be thrown away placed in a row of black plastic bin bags in the hallway to be taken down to the large communal bins situated outside the flat maria seemed happy that it had all gone so smoothly right lets get cleaned up and changed then we can take wilfred for a walk in the park at the end of the road on the way back we can get a bottle of wine and some takeaway food to eat something tastier than we had at the motorway services late last night she leant forward and kissed him spontaneously if felt good just like the old times share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading that mirror man again august 12 2026 beetleypete 46 comments i got up at 04 50 this morning to use the bathroom and it was already light outside i glanced into the mirror above the wash basin and there he was again that unrecognisable old man who sometimes shows up just as a reflection i turned around to confront him but he had gone one of these days i will find out who the hell he is share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin like loading a new book kevin morris august 12 2026 beetleypete 30 comments poet writer and blogger kevin has published a new book of poems please follow the link at the end to see if this is a book you would like to buy to support our friend kevin shadows and birdsong brings together poems that reflect on nature memory friendship and the quiet passing of time moving through woodlands graveyards and everyday rooms kevin morris writes about the moments that stay with us and the ones that slip away the collection touches on ageing loss companionship and the small details that shape a life birds calling in the trees the steady tick of a clock the feel of rain the presence of shadows some poems remember those who are gone others simply observe the world as it is with its mix of beauty and impermanence i have recently released a new poetry collection entitled shadows and birdsong which is available from amazon in kindle and paperback below is a poem from shadows and birdsong followed by a link enabling readers to download a sample or purchase the collection church bells in the rain i hear church bells in the rain and think i will go there one day to sing hymns and pray i have lost count of the times when lost in my rhymes i have passed graves in sunshine and rain i shall walk there again and may go to pray but the gods in each churchyard tree and the old wood i so love call to me of nymphs who sing of budding spring the birds call in the graveyard and the wood alike and night falls over all the church bells tell of long ago when men believed in something higher than them when i hear the thunder roar i think of thor and how civilisations rise and fall i know that i must go to the church one day and one day i shall remain and be as one with 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