Newsletter sixty eight

[charlie_cochrane]

I think we had sleet this morning. Winter is here...

News

At least the monthly dose of that old codger Beare and his desperate old jokes will warm the cockles of our hearts.

And that loquacious young codger, Jonty Stewart, has been giving a character interview. Those of you who prefer Orlando be warned. Jonty is in mischievous form.

Now, do you ever run across something you wrote and think, “Oh! Did I produce that? It’s rather good. If incredibly daft...” There is a link here to a whole collection of daftness in the form of requested flashfics and limericks featuring Jonty and Orlando, my werewolves, my actor ladies, etc. Enjoy! (You have been warned.)

Inspiration:


Not only are war graves incredibly moving, the inscription at the bottom of this one fascinates me. What story is there to tell?

Comments

Re: The Rest of the Story

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this. So many things which chimed. Carisbrooke - I know the area and am now wondering where he lived (see, each answer produces a new question).

The guide who took us around didn't mention anything about Jack, so I guessed he wasn't at Netley. The stories of some of the chaps there were really moving, like the one who'd died first day of the Somme and the one who'd probably been injured by gas the first day that was used against the British.

The graves at Netley aren't just of locals. There was a huge military hospital there, treating allied and german casualties. Patients and staff who died at the hospital were buried in the graveyard, so there are people from all over the UK and a number of nationalities, including many Belgian graves.

Re: The Rest of the Story

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

Well, we now know that Nora wasn't his sister, nor was Jack his brother.

http://www.royalvictoriamilitaryhospital.net/2011_11_01_archive.html

Re: The Rest of the Story

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

See? Just more questions. Nice article, although not sure how reliable some of the road names are (the censuses are notorious for having errors of transctription in them!)

Thank you.