Three Authors Take on Being Lost

I am a member of the Torrevieja Writers' Circle in Spain and we have weekly prompts to encourage people to write something if they don't already have a topic in mind. This last week the prompt was simply the word "Lost." Here are three writers' takes on this topic for your reading pleasure. Photo by … Continue reading Three Authors Take on Being Lost →

Funny Of The Week

Here’s something to make you laugh. We all need that sometimes. I really don’t know what’s happening here. Answers, anyone? Funny Of The Week

It’s Showbiz Time

By John McGilvray The greatest show in the land has pitched up in town a high wire act, bareback rider and clown. The carnival’s here, buy a ticket for this his acolytes cheer, his enemies hiss. Redneck supporters holler and yell as they clamber aboard the Trump carousel. This ringmaster has no need of top … Continue reading It’s Showbiz Time →

Wasted –A Crap Rap of News

By John Dodd Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro The orange fool will be back in the White House Turning it into a shite house How could they vote for a man such as he? What a wasted democracy Sir Keir Starmer's the harmer of old Tory voters Taking away their winter heating quotas He … Continue reading Wasted –A Crap Rap of News →

Travel Misadventures

The view of NYC from Newark airport Have you ever had a travel day from hell, one where everything goes wrong and nothing happens as planned? Hubby Rick and I had such a day on Labor Day, a national holiday and peak travel day in the US. We were on a United airlines afternoon flight … Continue reading Travel Misadventures →

English Expressions Explained

I never realized moving to Spain would be such an education in learning English expressions. Although Americans and Brits share a common language, they use so many terms I never heard before. Spain is like Florida, sunny and filled with beaches, but for Europeans, especially English people. Almost 300,000 Brits live here to get away … Continue reading English Expressions Explained →

Tapas Tasting in Torrevieja

Many Spanish cities and towns have this great tradition of hosting a tapas tour day or tapas tour weekend. Recently, hubby Rick and I attended one of these in the nearby city of Torrevieja, by the Mediterranean Sea. Fifteen local restaurants participated in the event, according to the International Tapas Day brochure. It's a great … Continue reading Tapas Tasting in Torrevieja →

Filing an Insurance Claim in Spain: A Trip Through the Bureaucratic Jungle

When my husband and I bought our townhouse in Spain in 2010, we were required to get homeowner's insurance for the property. As a result, we have been paying an annual premium of over €300 ever since for this benefit. Up until this year, we have never filed a claim. However, this summer our awning … Continue reading Filing an Insurance Claim in Spain: A Trip Through the Bureaucratic Jungle →

Paperback Writer

By Anthony Jones Balthasar shuddered as the whip cut into his flesh leaving a bright crimson welt as record of its introduction. He smelt the mixture of Chanel and vodka as the Baroness leaned over his shoulder, “And now, leibchen,” she murmured, her tone deepening to a husky contralto, “I shall teach you to scream … Continue reading Paperback Writer →

Help!

By Anthony Jones Painting of the Raft of the Medusa A sail on the horizon! A sail, a sail! Please God let them see us! “Au secours! Au secours!” we shouted, although our cries were more desperate croaks. We sounded and looked like a murder of crows, our skins blackened by fourteen whole days under … Continue reading Help! →