Alan Russell
Bio
When you read my words they may not be perfect but I hope they:
1. Engage you
2. Entertain you
3. At least make you smile (Omar's Diaries) or
4. Think about this crazy world we live in and
5. Never accept anything at face value
Stories (243)
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"NO! to poles in our close
NO, WE DO NOT WANT POLES IN OUR CLOSE PART 1 This was the first time in my life that I have ever, ever organised any sort of direct action in the hope of hoping to change something being dumped by a large corporate in our quiet close.
By Alan Russellabout a month ago in Journal
Wriffing with the riting group
BACK STORY I belong to a local writing group which meets once every two weeks. To help the members keep in contact between those meetings there is a WhatsApp group where ideas, thoughts and mutual support in our creative efforts are exchanged.
By Alan Russellabout a month ago in Journal
RAF Memorial at Runnymede
Thirty eight metres above sea level and invisible to anyone visiting the Magna Carta Rotunda, John F Kennedy Memorial or The Jurors installation down at the level of the nearby Thames is the magnificent RAF Memorial on the crest of Cooper’s Hill.
By Alan Russell3 months ago in Wander
Final approach
By the time I had finished checking the horse had enough hay and a good enough rug on for the cold night ahead dusk had descended down the hill from Newlands Enclosure and across the fields. A low lying and billowing mist gave a blurred indicator of where Dockens Water bordered the paddocks.
By Alan Russell4 months ago in Fiction
A desperate plea from the elves
They are the invisible workers. They are the unheard of workers. They are the workers who toil night and day above the Arctic Circle who work for Santa making toys for children all over the world for that one special day of the year.
By Alan Russell4 months ago in Fiction
£842,000 - give or take a few hundred quid
It did not take long for the merciless and “take no prisoners” style of media inquisition to put Angela Rayner into the shadows of public life. It has taken even less time for the same style of journalism to focus on another high profile Member of Parliament.
By Alan Russell4 months ago in The Swamp
There is always time for a good cigar and a glass of brandy
When we checked into “The Olde Bell” at Hurley we were given our allocated room number, told it was an upgrade to “The Old Malt House” and that Winston Churchill had stayed in the building during World War II. We were also invited to the Halloween events in the main building later that evening.
By Alan Russell4 months ago in Fiction
If only people knew St George's backstory
The words that follow may make me feel like I am whistling into a force ten hooley coming off of the English Channel. What I have seen on the news and have been bombarded with on social media feeds lately is coverage of demonstrations outside hotels here in England. These are hotels that are providing accommodation for people who have entered our country through improper channels. Please note that I have not used the words “immigrant” or “immigrants”. I find both of them totally dehumanising and capable of obliterating any respect for the individuals concerned let alone taking any account of their individual back stories. As for the use of "illegal" that is an issue to be decided through the due process of law.
By Alan Russell4 months ago in Journal
Looking a lot better after it's 60th anniversary
Through the merciless lens of time when looking back on childhood memories the sun shone brighter, the skies were bluer, greenery was greener and a memorial hewn from seven tons of Portland stone looked freshly carved and pristine.
By Alan Russell5 months ago in Journal
