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Odd Poems A world in verse.
Dave's Book List |
Not long now. The Christmas Juggernaut is up to speed, rushing ever closer and threatening to obliterate all with un-needed gifts, cheap perfume at extortionate prices, and enough calories to feed the world. You can sit down with a clear conscience (you did watch ‘Children in Need, did you not?) and forget all about those […] I suppose, when I think about it, this web-site is all about words. Stories, comments, poems. Even the pictures might conjure up a word or two. Words are precious. They can do harm or good – depends how you use them. They can be wasted (Judging by the blizzard of spam that comes this way […] [This review was published some time ago, but is well worth bringing up to date] In view of the ‘migrant children’ being in the forefront of theis week’s news, I recommend the following title as a ‘must read’. Margaret Humphreys travelled thousands of miles and spent long hours searching through births, marriages and deaths. Her […] This weeks recommendation is a SF novel from a years ago. Like most ‘novels of the future’, it never quite turned out that way. But as stories go, it’s a great read. One word of caution! If you follow the link to Amazon in order to buy a copy, steer well clear of the copies […] When you are a lowly worker, and you do something wrong, you may find yourself ‘standing in the street’. Fired, they usually call it. No job. No references. No prospects. Nothing. If you are encrusted in the ‘top end’ of society, things are a little different. You can lie, cheat and steal. And if you […] Now that Dave’s Book List is on site, I thought that you might like the occasional recommendation. These books are the ones that I personally like, have read (often, more than once) and enjoyed. I’m not trying to sell them, only recommend. Read them if you can lay your hands on a copy. Make up […] To find the tachras home page, and all the stories, please use … www.tachras.com OR www.tachras.co.uk Either will work. These addresses are available from the books at the top of the page. From today, the old links and addresses will be gradually removed. Mesklin |
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