"Antiquities of Furness", first published in 1769 purports to give the definitive History of this region of England from the Stone Age to the middle of the eighteenth century. Many of the connections made, and explanations given, in this book now seem implausible and in some cases even hilarious. "The Drustone " is a...
During her last years my cousin Anne devoted a great deal of time to researching family history. On her death I inherited a black box file bearing the name , William Benson. William Benson was my father. I have no real recollection of him. Of course, I have family pictures inherited from my mother, but most of them a...
During the worst winter since the ice age, a lethal pandemic sweeps across Europe and Asia reducing survivors to starving, psychotic cannibals. As the snow retreats from the fifteen-foot walls of Wideheath high-security psychiatric hospital, a ragtag group of patients and staff struggle to make it through the zombie a...
The Mayans were right.....almost. On the 23rd of December 2012, the Earth witnessed beautiful harmless meteor showers all round the planet. Beginning on the 25th of December, the world did end for the humans. The earth did not implode, the stars did not come crashing down, no giant tsunamis hit the coastlines nor did...