by Keiron | Oct 21, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
The metal detector lay against the garage door gathering dust. A Christmas present that had scarcely been used. I felt guilt at my negligence but it did not outweigh my laziness when it came to doing the requisite research and finding more experienced metal...
by Keiron | Oct 16, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
When I was a young rascal, runny nosed and dirty from playing out in the back street, I’d run into the kitchen and lunge for the bottom drawer. My gran usually kept it stocked with sweets: sometimes softmints, sometimes chocolates, other times fudges. Grabbing...
by Keiron | Sep 2, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
Anyone who mentions Christmas before December is sure to draw my ire. The fists clench and the jaw tightens as the premature ‘countdown’ begins. The season of advent begins on the first of December and that is long enough. By this time the days are short...
by Keiron | Aug 19, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
If I’m honest I can remember very few of my University lectures. Late nights and hangovers were compounded by a short attention span. Laziness was another unwelcome character trait which made listening such an arduous task. I would usually switch off after about...
by Keiron | Jul 29, 2018 | Steeltown Rambler
A pair of small yellow eyes greet me as I awake. Confidently, Bubble, my cat, plants his paws upon my chest. I feel a slight tingle as his claws pinch my skin ever so slightly. He wants out into the morning sun having chomped his way through the cat biscuits and wet...
