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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Ragged Edge of Time 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 […]
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 […]