By Veronika Walker
In time
When all things have past
When earth seems so cold, and heavens so far Read the rest of this entry »
By Nicki Joy
History shows that over the years the island of Kefalonia, situated off the western shore of mainland Greece, has been victim to many invading forces. These include the Romans, the Venetians, the Turks, the French, the Russians, the English and the Germans and Italians during World War II, to name but a few. Read the rest of this entry »
By Veronika Walker
She seemed absolutely perfect. She stared back at me from behind the plastic case, her blond curls and rosy cheeks so vivid and beautiful; she was obviously delighted to see me. I stared back at her for the longest time; she was everything I wanted. I knew deep down that she couldn’t really see me; she couldn’t really understand me when I spoke to her…. But that didn’t matter; “Angelique” was the doll for me. Read the rest of this entry »
By Andrew Berriman
He had…
But really, had he? He looked down at the clock on the dashboard. Yes. It would be 24 hours since his last, in just two minutes. He felt the urge and thrust the gear stick forward into 4th and felt the plosive snaps of the rods as he slid it in. The indicators jumped and he felt the kick in the back. Then there was the chicane on the quiet suburban road. He threw it back down into second and felt his body swing to the left and then to the right, settling back into its old position. Twenty four hours, he had gained them, yet he could never get them back. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jarrah Sastrawan
‘These are my views and principles in quitting an existence that has been chequered with the plagues and pleasures of a competitive, scrambling, selfish system; a system by which the moral and social aspirations of the noblest human being are nullified by incessant toil and physical deprivations; by which, indeed, all men are trained to be either slaves, hypocrites or criminals. Hence my ardent attachment to the principles of that great and good man Robert Owen. I quit this world with a firm conviction that his system is the only true road to human emancipation.’
– The Last Testament of Henry Hetherington
21st August 1849
Letter of Charles Dickens to Mr. Robert Owen
My most esteemed and dear Sir,
In your previous correspondence, you have conveyed to me your great concern about the events and trends of the present time, about the nature of this modern world. You have asked me, as a fellow man of learning and compassion, and as a younger man than yourself, what I think personally about this mess, the suffering of the workers and the spiritual desolation of the priveliged wealthy, how I view it all. I tell you now, sir, I am no polemicist nor politician, am skilled not in the arts of philosophy or sophistry, and have no intimate knowledge of our industrial systems, as you do, owner of many factories and employer of multitudes. I write fiction, and so it in this capacity, as a manufacturer of words and weaver of tales, that I reply to your kind letter, and offer my thoughts on these hard times of ours. Read the rest of this entry »
By Nicki Joy
We’ve all heard about how bad the French and Italians are when it comes to driving but believe you me nothing could possibly prepare you for driving on the Greek Isle of Kefalonia. The roads themselves are bad enough, but when it comes to the drivers… Read the rest of this entry »
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