The Wolf in the Dark

The Oxford Set “I still own the pen I used to handwrite my dissertation,” renowned historian Ben Jones said, holding a purple fountain pen aloft, before placing it back in his pocket. “I’m not one to feel any sense of nostalgia or sentimentality, but the pen is one of the few exceptions.” “I’m glad youContinue reading “The Wolf in the Dark”

The Academy

Vaulting Ambition ”What are you doing here,” a slim, tall man in his mid-twenties said as he examined the young woman in front of him over the bridge of his nose. The woman in question was Dr Jessica Blair, the daughter of David Blair, Britain’s incumbent Prime Minister. She sneered at him with her backContinue reading “The Academy”

An Unexpected Encounter

The Oxford Set Dylan Jones and his team of avid treasure hunters were heading towards Petra in Jordan, hoping to find the Holy Grail. The sun was scorching. “Apparently it’s as hot as this in England currently.” Dylan said. “I know. What has the world come to?” One of Dylan’s colleagues said. After a while,Continue reading “An Unexpected Encounter”

Pages of Reminiscence

Baseless Society- with help from Chat GPT. (Written by me) It was an unusually hot day for September, and enormous crowds of people flocked to the historic city of Cambridge for the Literary Festival there. Sally Davies and her husband William Darcy were nervous walking through their old university city after more than a decade.Continue reading “Pages of Reminiscence”

An Australian in Greenwich

When they were growing up in the sandy deserts of Tooraweenah, Bruce Richardson and his friends never thought they’d one day meet each other in leafy Greenwich, looking out over the iconic view of the Queen’s House, the Old Royal Naval College behind it, and the modern skyscrapers of Canary Wharf towering over the wholeContinue reading “An Australian in Greenwich”