MUSKETS SHRIFT RAPT: April 2026

Ahem Alli and I were up and early on Good Friday to be driven with Ella to Gatwick by Sam....
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MUSKETS SHRIFT RAPT: April 2026

They awoke…

The hidden past of the bisexual pronoun   Those of all political and cultural persuasions will be delighted to hear...
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BABY FAIRYLAND TWITTEN: March 2026

Ahem I was about to open a pile of birthday cards when I was encouraged first to open a bigger...
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BABY FAIRYLAND TWITTEN: March 2026

QUOTIDIAN HAMMERHEAD HIPPO: February 2026

Ahem Rain and colder weather in southern England dominated the first few days of the month before I flew to...
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QUOTIDIAN HAMMERHEAD HIPPO: February 2026

SCUDDED PROPRIETORIALLY TRIMMINGS: January 2026

Ahem, During this interminably long month of heaving weather, our far south-east corner, ancestral home of the south Saxons, has...
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SCUDDED PROPRIETORIALLY TRIMMINGS: January 2026

Lionel Stanbrook lives in England and France. He is a writer, editor, and reader. His previous experience has included communications, speechwriting, editing, and copywriting for international institutions including the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Food Programme, the African Development Bank; and for companies including Roche, Colgate Palmolive, Syngenta, the Corporation of the City of London, the Advertising Association, and the Huntsman Corporation. He is an experienced speaker, creative writing coach, diarist, grammarian, apostrophe adviser, and Oxford comma counsellor.

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