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The Ragged Edge of Time Click on #RaggedEdgeofTime to see all available extracts Chapter Two: Gideon Prime Gideon Prime awoke to bright lights and a low resonance hum. He looked to his left and smiled at the man watching him. The man smiled back. “Hello. Do you know where you are?” Gideon was on a…
MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging When my Oncologist told me I needed an MRI scan to ascertain the reason I’m in so much pain, I immediately thought of a super-fast high-tech machine which runs the patient in and out of its gaping maw in seconds, while quietly taking images of the workings of the inner…
There is little to be cheerful for if you’re in some pain on a regular basis, and you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In my case, I don’t appreciate what I’ve got until it goes wrong. As you may know, dear reader, I have cancer. It’s treatable and is being treated, so…
Pain is not a pleasant thing to endure, especially when you know full well you have a drug that can relieve that pain. But when the side effects of the drug that can relieve the pain can be equally devastating if not understood, most people will try and mitigate the ensuing potential for addiction. For…
Elon Musk, owner of Tesla electric cars and SpaceX, makers of launch vehicles and spacecraft, has long nurtured the desire to see humanity colonise Mars. As one of his websites puts it, The Road to Making Humanity Multiplanetary. To some it’s a noble cause and to others a waste of money. Personally, I’m not in…
Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Cancer Me being me, it had to be I develop a rare cancer. Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma develops slowly and affects mostly older adults, yes dear reader, I admit it, I’m old, but still feel like a twenty-something in my head so that will have to suffice. In lymphoma, white blood cells grow out of…
It’s official. In my old age I must avoid certain physical exertions. Seems I’m too soft for sex and heavy lifting is an absolute no-no! “Too soft for sex?” I hear you say. Yes, too soft… no, not soft like that! Dem bones are a little brittle. Okay, dear reader, I admit it, I’m a…
The picture above shows Holly and Harvey, the ‘H’ Team, in their prime. Now sadly long passed over. But never forgotten. Harvey was always a strong dog, even for an English Springer Spaniel. In his time, he’s pulled me over twice, both times I landed on my knees which are still sore to this day…
The Ragged Edge of Time Illustrator: BlackDog1966 Click on #RaggedEdgeofTime to see all available extracts Chapter One: In the 23rd Century – New Hope The giant generation star ship, New Hope, was on target to meet its destiny. In less than two-hundred Earth years it would achieve orbit around a new earth like planet orbiting…
Once upon a time, when I was a mere tiny tearaway lad and the world was a much simpler place, my family had an upright piano in the dining room. If you have no idea what an upright piano looks like, then the picture herein should give the game away. And no, the girl is…
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