WordPress has just sent me a notice congratulating me on the 12th anniversary of Tell Me Another. Twelve years! In that time I’ve found myself telling more than 500 stories here. Decided to share two from each year below, plus one for good measure—and good luck. Thank you for your indulgence.
The Horn Player in the Cupboard
1974: Living in London with old high-school friends
My Grandmother
Mum’s memories, 1930s-1950
Sucking Lemons and Quoting Shaw
My parents in 1930s England, 1930s/1940s India
Trouble
Empty-nesters
Victory V’s
In my youth the slogan for the Victory V lozenge was, “It’s got a kick like a mule!” One look at the ingredients shows why.
No, It’s Not Political Incorrectness
Calling a spade a spade
Oh, to be in England
Decolonizing “Home”
It’s Only Temporary
At least, one thinks so, until
Krishna’s Butterball
Grant me a little nostalgia
Whetstone Press
1980s and 1990s: Our job printing business
Time’s Wingèd Chariot
Time, again
Real Country
Music to my ears
It Wants To Be Found
Guns
Colo(u)rs
Dad loved them
E is for Emigrant, Expatriate, and Exile
Self-explanatory
Householder
Remembering that noble stage in life
The Sitting Tenant
A pandemic companion
Notting Hill Bedsitter, 1950s
A storied place
Britishisms
They date me
Farewell, Old House!
On the eve of the closing
Tell Me Another (Contents to Date)
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