Discussion post for everyone else: Herapath and Mrs Wogan, the Americans (or Irish), the Leopards...

Have at it.

Mrs Wogan blushed and laughed, said she was happy to hear it, and wished she might believe him. But in fact this was largely mechanical: she paid little attention to his remarks. After a turn or two about the room she observed that it was ( Read more... )

Last chapter post of the book for Jack and Stephen. Or Jack or Stephen.

But when this facetiousness rang false, it rang very false indeed. It reminded Stephen of a 'cello suite that he had often tried to play, with small success; one in which, through very slight successive changes a simple, artless air in the adagio took on a nightmare quality. He ( Read more... )

Last chapter of Desolation Island. How much is there to love in this?

General and nautical here, you know how this goes.

Sternposts and pintles and gudgeons, oh my!