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WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN (sinful sunday)

I prefer not to play poker in the casino just now; it’s a dauntingly crowded environment while Covid infections are so high. Instead, I play in a London flat rented by two well-known local players, one of whom is a longstanding poker friend. Last time I played, I stayed in the flat the night before… Read More »

AND SO I TOOK A LEFT….

I changed my walk this morning. I’d planned to walk through the water meadows; it’s a beautiful path first thing in the morning, all reeds and tall grasses, criss-crossed with streams and waterways. Close to the town, and yet pleasingly wild and unkempt. It would be especially beautiful on this bright, spring day.

TAKING DOWN THE BIG GAME (part 2)

Part 1 of this story is here. “What the actual fuck am I doing here?” I asked myself as I looked round the table in the private card room behind the main poker area in the Aria Casino. I took my seven and a half stacks of $100 chips (20 chips in each stack) out… Read More »

TAKING DOWN THE BIG GAME (part 1)

I realise that, at a time when so many are struggling and losing their jobs, a story of winning large amounts of money merely by playing a game, might seem out of tune with the times. However I enjoyed recollecting different times, times of travel and holidays and sunshine. I enjoyed reliving these remarkable few… Read More »

STRONG WOMEN

I wrote this a while ago but sat on it. I decided National Women’s Day might be a time to give it an edit and post it.  Back in the days when my soon-to-be-ex wife was actively antagonistic towards me, fortunately long passed, one of her repeated barbs was: “You have a problem with strong… Read More »

BIG HOUSE, SMALL HOUSE

I used to live here, lucky bastard that I am. Big barn conversation on an acre of land. Huge open spaces, wonderful light, a fantastic family home that everyone who visited it loved immediately. I hated it.

IMAGE OF SUBMISSION

I love this beautifully kinky painting, and have done since I first saw it. It’s by American artist Natalie Frank, who spent time in New York City’s dungeon underworld, gathering material for a striking set of images of Dominatrix’s and their clients. I know that underworld, and have visited Dominas in New York dungeons myself,… Read More »