Author Tom Kane

Blood, blood, glorious blood.

What was it about the English in the 17th century, which made them want to go out and make scientific discoveries? In an age when their experiments were based on nothing more than an inkling as to what may happen when they […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 10, 2022October 27, 2022

Wedding Bells and Singing Yells

Who doesn’t like a good wedding? Personally, I’m okay with a wedding if it’s held at a reasonable time and doesn’t go on too long. A wedding in the UK is usually exactly that sort of affair. But on days like today, […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 10, 2022September 5, 2022

Every Day, at Least One Cell Turns Cancerous

All my life, sixty-seven years, cancer has been at the forefront of the world’s health dilemma. People I know, like my mother, an aunt, an uncle, school friends work colleagues and others, have contracted cancer and either lived or died from the […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 9, 2022October 30, 2022

The Brittle Sea: Historical Fiction – Chapter 5

Rescue Mission A disaster at sea is every sailor’s nightmare, but when the disaster happened to someone else and you have failed to give assistance, that would have repercussions. “A message, you say. A distress call, no less, that has taken,” the […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 8, 2022October 30, 2022

The Brittle Sea: Historical Fiction – Chapter 4

A Disaster Unfolds The ship ploughed its way through the dark and still waters of the northern Atlantic, heedless of any danger to itself. Her captain had called for full power and her crew had obliged obediently. In the time before the […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 8, 2022October 30, 2022

The Brittle Sea: Historical Fiction – Chapter 3

April 14-15, 1912 Magda was content as the mighty ship ploughed forcefully through the sea and she walked gracefully along the ship’s promenade deck. It was dark and cold, but the gay music from the ballroom washed over her and Magda reflected […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 7, 2022October 30, 2022

The Brittle Sea: Historical Fiction – Chapter 2

Magda’s Journey – April 1912 She was born Magda and her name became synonymous with early 20th Century American history. But in ways that nobody understood, Magda will be lost, and Maggie will replace her. But, for now, in this brief fraction […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 7, 2022October 30, 2022

The Brittle Sea: Historical Fiction – Chapter 1

The Brittle Sea To see other extracts from this book, click on the hashtag #TheBrittleSea A Death on the Street – March 15, 1931 The sidewalk on 42nd wasn’t especially crowded for an early spring Sunday in New York. The well-dressed […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 6, 2022November 1, 2022

A Taste for Tea and Coffee

A funny thing happened to me on the way to making coffee in the kitchen a few weeks back. Suddenly I couldn’t taste the coffee. I like dark roast Columbian Arabica, using a cafetiere. But on this day not only could I […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 6, 2022September 13, 2022

A Healthy Jab by the Chemo Sisters

I know, I know you’re thinking old dumbo has it wrong again. I should have typed Chemical Brothers… you know, the band? Well, no, I didn’t get it wrong, and I do mean Chemo Sisters. Sisters as in nurses, Chemo as in […]

ADMIN-TOMJuly 5, 2022October 30, 2022