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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1092 )

• And About Time Too!

  

  Finally, the United Kingdom Parliament at Westminster intends to legislate on two important issues affecting Northern Ireland – marriage equality and abortion... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Glory Days

  

  One gloriously sunny Sunday, Liam chucked me on a bus for one of our regular jollies to the small towns of Norfolk. We caught the right 5a to North Walsham,... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Pride

  

  Pride season is in full swing with processions and celebrations large and small up and down the realm and around the globe. It’s a time to revel in the diversit... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Last Dance

  

  A few months back, my old girl turned ninety and we threw her a bit of a do. Family and friends pitched up to make a fuss and shower her with gifts of cards,... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Darling Starlings

  

  In past years, the little nooks tucked beneath our eaves have provided a cosy des res for tits with chicks. This year, the tits have been evicted by pairs of... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Go West!

  

  One thing we confirmed during our cheery jolly to Shrewsbury is that, according to Salopians (as Shropshire folk are called), it’s pronounced Shroosbury, as in... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Norwich Life

  

  Liam and I are taking a little jolly to Shrewsbury (pronounced Shrowsbury or Shroosbury – we’ve not sure which) and Ludlow (definitely pronounced Ludlow) to... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rocketman

  

  I was a huge Elton John fan as a teenager. I had all the albums, lots of the singles and a large poster of Elton in over-sized star-shaped glasses on my... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• We’re All Doomed

  

  according to those in the know. Global warming is melting the ice caps, sea levels are rising and, sooner rather than later, Britannia will sink beneath the... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• All Change, Please

  

  One lesbian is murdered by a cowardly nationalist sniper while another becomes the Democratic Unionist Party’s first ever openly gay councillor. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sing, Canaries, Sing

  

  Football, as we all know, is filthy rich – a huge multi-billion pound global business and a not altogether honest one, with bungs and bribes flying about like... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Knocking Up a Mock-Up

  

  Regular pansyfans may recall that Springtime Books (that’s me and my partners in crime) are working on an anthology of expat stories about Turkey. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beware of Crossing Ducks

  

  British weather is notoriously changeable – from drab to sparkling, drenched to parched, cold to clammy – sometimes all in the space of a few days. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Holy Joe

  

  The word according to Holy Joe, the former Pope Benedict XVI, is that social change in the sixties created the cancer of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unlucky for Some

  

  We’ve just celebrated our eleventh wedding anniversary – steel according to some traditions – so I bought Liam a metal whistle to use when he’s trying to bring... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ian McKellen on Stage

  

  Sir Ian Mckellen, star of stage, screen and gay bar, turns 80 this year. To celebrate this remarkable milestone, he’s trolling round the country on a... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Messy Mobile Life

  

  I don’t usually plug books here in pansyland, especially those I’ve published. I try and keep work and life separate as I’m bound not to be impartial. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• You’re Never Too Old

  

  Normally at the gym I’m encircled by beefy blokes in tattoos and tight togs getting down and sweaty with weights and pulleys, squats and presses – an orgy of... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thursday’s Child Has Far to Go

  

  Once upon a time a long time ago, a pretty girl from a small Ulster town was swept off her feet by a dashing young squaddie in a smart uniform and a devilish... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Decade That Fashion Forgot

  

  On one of our rare visits to the home counties, my sister-in-law fished out an ancient, long-forgotten photo of me from a biscuit tin she keeps under the stairs... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2019 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION