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On Trial. Day 11
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. One or the other. Pictures courtesy Wikimedia Commons. We’re getting further into the hiatus. With...
May 22, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 10
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Still me. The meat-sack Editor is having difficulties. Not because of the case he is hearing, whatever...
May 21, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 9
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. "Houston, we have a problem." Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. You lot have got used to this, I can...
May 20, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 8
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Still AWOL. You know, I could get used to this gig. Himself, the meat-sack Editor, he’s always...
May 19, 20241 min read
On Trial. Day 7
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Sergeant, where are your stripes? One week down, one to go. Maybe. A lot depends on how the case goes....
May 18, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 6
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Look - no opposable thumbs. Well, it’s the weekend. The meat-sack Editor has been complaining how...
May 17, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 5
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Nope. He's still away. You've still got the Snow Marine. The meat-sack who is normally the Editor sends...
May 16, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 4
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. I'm still here and he's still away. He’s still away, so I’m still in charge. Aren’t you lucky. As...
May 15, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 3.
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty Trust me, it's not loaded. The Editor is still away on Jury Service. Apparently the lift in the Court...
May 14, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 2.
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. The Deputy Editor. Yesterday, the warm meat-sack sometimes called “Oi, you,” or “Thingummy” or...
May 13, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 1.
By The Editor. Going AWOL for a time. There is likely to be an unpredictability about if and when articles will be posted on the blog for...
May 12, 20242 min read
POD Cast: 16 June, 1272. Part 1
By Tim Venning. Edward I at Burgh by Sands, Cumbria. If one is wielding a sword with intent to use it, wearing your helmet rather than...
May 10, 202411 min read
Alternate Space For All Mankind, Part 2.
By Andy Cooke. The famous Earthrise photo taken from Apollo 8. Picture courtesy NASA (public domain). Part 1 of this article series can...
May 8, 20246 min read
Monthly Vignette: Protecting the Served.
By Alex Wallace. Oh, good. Vignette time again. This month, our vignette is from the 72nd vignette challenge, which had as its theme:...
May 6, 20242 min read
The Alternate Lavender Island: Guest Liam Connell
Marooned Guest: Liam Connell. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. This time on Lavender Island, we turn our attention towards the...
May 3, 202412 min read
Paleofuture. Part 1: Introduction
By Tom Anderson The Jetsons, from Hanna-Barbera. Set in 2062. Is this what things will look like in 40 years time? Picture courtesy TV...
May 1, 20248 min read
What if NASA had used as much existing Apollo hardware as possible for the Space Shuttle?
By Allen W. McDonnell and Jeff Provine This article was originally posted on Today in Alternate History (twitter)and the original article...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
Sport and Politics - The Olympic Games. Part 8
By Pete Usher. The Royal Barge Gloriana moored at the London Olympic Park in 2012. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. And so we come to...
Apr 26, 202414 min read
A Myth is Good for a While. Part 2: Stone Circles.
By the non-mythical Sergeant Frosty. Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Stone circles. There are...
Apr 24, 20246 min read
Fiction Friction: Pragmatic Adaptation, Part 2
By Tom Anderson Denethor, apparently, a character portrayed very differently in book and film. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Part 1...
Apr 22, 202415 min read
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