The Party

The party

When they invited us to that party I was very surprised. These people had always given us the cold shoulder. For years they had remained aloof in their luxurious villa, having their own private parties, and dancing the night away on the great veranda. We were next door neighbours and from my [...]

Battle in the Artic Sea

Battle in the Arctic sea

Prologue: In 1943 Russia was at war with Germany. To help Russia in her struggle, Britain was furnishing her with war material, transported by ships over the Arctic Ocean. My uncle served on a cruiser that accompanied one of those ship convoys. This is his story.

As so often [...]

The missing 800 million

The missing 800 million

I had finished eating my dholl-puree and was crumpling the wrapping paper to throw it into the bin when I noticed some printed characters. I smoothed back the paper and looked closer. Right at the bottom, in the left hand corner, was the following : IP 132.55.49.84. Now, to most people [...]