Welcome to my corner of this strange and unlikely world. I am (see below) busy assembling a little body of pieces for your entertainment, delight, puzzlement and comment. The latter, especially, would be greatly appreciated. The number of tales is growing, so you might have to press the link to see the full list. Those that have found their way to other places will be duplicated, the earlier being my original.

I don't know if it is of interest, but once upon a time I was this chap but that was then and this is now. And what I thought was worthwhile then seems different now.

I promise to be good(ish). Possibly.

I would simply ask you to "Strive to be happy"¹ that being the most pleasant platitude that I can come up with at the moment.

With apologies to Mr Donleavy²

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¹ from "Desiderata", the pile of platitudes that should adorn most lavatory walls
² The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B by JP Donleavy