Monthly Archives: January 2018

Four Horror Tales About Birds

The Birds by Daphne du Maurier A fantastic suspense story. If you’ve only seen the Hitchcock film, make sure you try the book as it’s surprisingly different. You could also try this 1953 radio adaptation from Lux. This radio theatre was clearly on the ball as the story only came out the year before. TheContinue reading “Four Horror Tales About Birds”

Holy Ireland

We tracked snow and mud over a spotless stone floor. Before an open fire stood Madame and the three children—a girl of eight years, a boy of five, a boy of three. They stared with round frightened eyes at les soldats Americans, the first they had ever seen. We were too tired to stare back. We at once climbed to the chill attic, our billet, our lodging for the night. First we lifted the packs from one another’s aching shoulders: then, without spreading our blankets, we lay down on the bare boards.

The Thursday Album: Perfect Blues

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