Monthly Archives: November 2009

Kisses and French Dressing

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

My remaining five  mysteries By Helvi Oosterman As you have all been waiting, with bated breath no doubt, for my remaining five mysterious things; no more suspense, here they are. To please dear Asty, I’ll start with something ‘sublime’ and … Continue reading →

Posted in Helvi Oosterman, Ladies Lounge, The Dining Room | Tagged , , , | 84 Comments

Cyrus: Chapter 14: A Prodigy Indeed

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

One of Croesus’ servants had run to tell the king about a prodigy which was happening right here in the centre of Sardis; indeed it was happening quite literally right under the king’s very nose, yet Croesus found he could … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyrus the Great: Chronicles | 6 Comments

Father O’Way is a Farce

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

Digitally Rescued by Warrigal We have just hit space debris where the planet Joon should be and I’m now at the controls of a spaceship, controls that remind me of my faithful Toyota Camry. Henry, the navigational computer, is busy … Continue reading →

Posted in Father O'Way Chronicles | 30 Comments

Merry Dionysia

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

Happy Dionysia Everybody! They didn’t call it Christmas, back then because Christ had to wait another five or six hundred summers before he could descent upon Earth’s dust; but the Athenians did have a Theogony festival. The birth, or rather … Continue reading →

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A Pig-Tel Christmas

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

As we rocket towards the festive season, The Pig’s Arms marketing team Pig-Tel brings you, our faithful patron, the opportunity of a lifetime, the perfect gift for the geek who has everything – the PIG-Tel USB toaster. Now we know … Continue reading →

Posted in The Public Bar | 25 Comments

Mary’s Mum

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

  The moment I began writing about the Iranian lady the other day, the very moment I had put down the first word, another lady’s face also came to my mind and, with it, the need to write about her … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s Horoscope – Sagittarius

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Sagittarians are well and truly on the cusp of Scorpio tomorrow – with dire consequences. As bold and impetuous types, you will make a really effing huge mistake and, under the influence of copious amounts of alcohol and recreational drugs, … Continue reading →

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Westfield Lovesong

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Let us leave then, you and I where the suburbs stretch out like pizza pie and by the mall the women come and go talking of woolworths and bi-lo the maclaren prams that through the streets flow like a tedious … Continue reading →

Posted in Poets Corner | 3 Comments

The Afghan Lady

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

The Afghan Cafe was the opposite of ‘The bitches Milk-bar’.  She was so beautiful, it made grown men weep.  She could be seen above her counter at the back of her small cafe, in the semi darkness of a cosily … Continue reading →

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Paternalism

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

Digital Patriarchy by Warrigal Wikipedia says that “Paternalism refers usually to an attitude or a policy reminiscent of the hierarchic pattern of a family based on patriarchy, that is, there is a figurehead (the father, pater in Latin) that makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics in the Pig's Arms | 20 Comments