The plumber came round on a Tuesday morning wearing a navy blue baseball cap with an image of a mountain and the word Wisdom on it. It really floated my boat to think that you could walk around with “wisdom” on your head so I had to find out how to get one. The answer...
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Ashes to Ashes – Maggy’s award-winning Folio article
Here is Maggy's article, Ashes to Ashes, which has won the Folio 'Eddie' award in the 'Essays and Criticism' category 2023. It was published in the March/April edition of Unity Magazine 2023 When people ask me how I can dare do stand-up comedy, on the grounds that it...
The April Shock Wave
Sunday afternoon, 23rd April 2023. I’m in the heart of the Devon countryside and have just stopped off after the afternoon’s dog walk to pick wild garlic from high up on the verge of a lane. I was away from my mobile phone, which was turned off anyway. I felt the...
Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus
A letter to Editor FRANCIS P. CHURCH for publication in the New York Sun 1897 Dear Editor: I am 8 years old.Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.”Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?...