ANCIENT GREECE: The Other Runner (The story) A little cloud of dust and a hubbub, boys calling to each other, the unmistakeable sounds of a school yard brawl. Diemeter wandered across, not so fast that the boys would notice him and call it off… And thus, a slight figure amongst older boys he’d hoped would … Continue reading A free story (for Year 7) from my History Short Story Book
Month: February 2013
Must be getting old
I've taken to re-reading old loved titles, boys' own yarns such as H. Rider Haggard's Quartermaine novels and others, such as Stuart Cloete's Rags of Glory. Some I am rediscovering my affection for; others not so much. Here is my review of: The H. Rider Haggard Omnibus: 50 Novels and Short Stories (Halcyon Classics) (Kindle Edition) Despite … Continue reading Must be getting old
Inkstained fingers 