Sunday, 22 February 2026

Magna Carta John


 An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years Of Upper Class Idiots In Charge) by John O'Farrell,  continues to go through various kings and get to how Richard the Lionheart only visited Britain twice yet virtually bankrupted the country . The author compares this to the Labour Government of the late seventies except Thatcher was the last PM of the seventies, and she destroyed the country with her spiteful economics.

Richard was succeeded by John Lackland, who was not much better, so they forced him to sign the Magna Carta.

I am still reading "Imajica" by Clive Barker on my Kindle. This is a book I never want to end. When I finish it, I just restart it.

I recently discovered that my American Amazon Author page has a feed from this blog, which you can see here. It only shows on the .com site but not on others. C'est la vie.

The music is "Kings" by Steely Dan that mentions King Richard and King John

Mike Singleton - Vocal Stories

I am not sure if you are aware of my writing on Vocal, but these are a few of my stories if you would like to sample them:

  1. The Plagiaristic Poetry Series - Poems Taken From Random-Themed Lines
  2. Another Raven - A Take On Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
  3. The Cleaner - An Autism-Focused Christmas Special
  4. The King Of Elfland's Daughter - A Wonderful Book By Lord Dunsany
  5. An Owl In A Towel - A Beautiful Book by Lesley and Cheryl
  6. Barter Books - An Amazing Bookshop In A Railway Station In Alnwick
  7. Three Reasons Why I Love Settle - Scaleber Force, The Hoffman Kiln and Castlebergh Crag
  8. The Accidental Book - Helping a Great Vocal Friend Resulted In Me Publishing My First Book
  9. Call Me Les - A Great Friend and An Amazing Writer, and this is her Instagram

Sunday, 15 February 2026

Normans Here


An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years Of Upper Class Idiots In Charge) by John O'Farrell, and after sixty pages, we have gone through a few kings, and William decided it was his turn. The book is pleasant and gently humorous. Whether this is true or not, I don't know, but O'Farrel posits that the name Northumberland came as a contraction of Land North Of The River Humber.

I am still reading "Imajica" by Clive Barker on my Kindle. This is a book I never want to end. When I finish it, I just restart it.

I recently discovered that my American Amazon Author page has a feed from this blog, which you can see here. It only shows on the .com site but not on others. C'est la vie.

The music is "Civil War" by Invaders

Mike Singleton - Vocal Stories

I am not sure if you are aware of my writing on Vocal, but these are a few of my stories if you would like to sample them:

  1. The Plagiaristic Poetry Series - Poems Taken From Random-Themed Lines
  2. Another Raven - A Take On Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
  3. The Cleaner - An Autism-Focused Christmas Special
  4. The King Of Elfland's Daughter - A Wonderful Book By Lord Dunsany
  5. An Owl In A Towel - A Beautiful Book by Lesley and Cheryl
  6. Barter Books - An Amazing Bookshop In A Railway Station In Alnwick
  7. Three Reasons Why I Love Settle - Scaleber Force, The Hoffman Kiln and Castlebergh Crag
  8. The Accidental Book - Helping a Great Vocal Friend Resulted In Me Publishing My First Book
  9. Call Me Les - A Great Friend and An Amazing Writer, and this is her Instagram

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

The Dark Ages Are Here


An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years Of Upper Class Idiots In Charge) by John O'Farrell has dealt with the Roman Invasion, the fall of the Roman Empire, Boadicea ( or Boudica or Boudicca) and after fifty pages has arrived at the start of the Dark Ages, although I feel that we may be back for a second instalment.

I am still reading "Imajica" by Clive Barker on my Kindle. This is a book I never want to end. When I finish it, I just restart it.

I recently discovered that my American Amazon Author page has a feed from this blog, which you can see here. It only shows on the .com site but not on others. C'est la vie.

The music is from "Doom: The Dark Ages"

Mike Singleton - Vocal Stories

I am not sure if you are aware of my writing on Vocal, but these are a few of my stories if you would like to sample them:

  1. The Plagiaristic Poetry Series - Poems Taken From Random-Themed Lines
  2. Another Raven - A Take On Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
  3. The Cleaner - An Autism-Focused Christmas Special
  4. The King Of Elfland's Daughter - A Wonderful Book By Lord Dunsany
  5. An Owl In A Towel - A Beautiful Book by Lesley and Cheryl
  6. Barter Books - An Amazing Bookshop In A Railway Station In Alnwick
  7. Three Reasons Why I Love Settle - Scaleber Force, The Hoffman Kiln and Castlebergh Crag
  8. The Accidental Book - Helping a Great Vocal Friend Resulted In Me Publishing My First Book
  9. Call Me Les - A Great Friend and An Amazing Writer, and this is her Instagram

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Rome Is Finished



Thankfully,  "The Vengeance Of Rome" by Michael Moorcock, the fourth and final part of the Pyat quartet, is over. While I wanted to know what happened, it was hard going, and the protagonist was very annoying. That was 2,200 pages of reading that I just wanted to end.

My next one is An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years Of Upper Class Idiots In Charge) by John O'Farrell which, thirty pages in, is a bit of fresh air and fun, but there are five hundred pages to go on this one.

While I will never read these books again, it has still been a strange and interesting journey. I still have two-thirds of this book to go.

I am still reading "Imajica" by Clive Barker on my Kindle. This is a book I never want to end. When I finish it, I just restart it.

I recently discovered that my American Amazon Author page has a feed from this blog, which you can see here. It only shows on the .com site but not on others. C'est la vie.

The music is "The End" by The Doors


Mike Singleton - Vocal Stories

I am not sure if you are aware of my writing on Vocal, but these are a few of my stories if you would like to sample them:

  1. The Plagiaristic Poetry Series - Poems Taken From Random-Themed Lines
  2. Another Raven - A Take On Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
  3. The Cleaner - An Autism-Focused Christmas Special
  4. The King Of Elfland's Daughter - A Wonderful Book By Lord Dunsany
  5. An Owl In A Towel - A Beautiful Book by Lesley and Cheryl
  6. Barter Books - An Amazing Bookshop In A Railway Station In Alnwick
  7. Three Reasons Why I Love Settle - Scaleber Force, The Hoffman Kiln and Castlebergh Crag
  8. The Accidental Book - Helping a Great Vocal Friend Resulted In Me Publishing My First Book
  9. Call Me Les - A Great Friend and An Amazing Writer, and this is her Instagram

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Flying

"The Vengeance Of Rome" by Michael Moorcock, the fourth and final part of the Pyat quartet, is coming to a close. Max is back in favour with the Third Reich and is flying his one-man airship for reconnaissance in Spain, but he, rather expectedly, gets shot down. He still manages to find an old acquaintance, and together they plan an escape.

While I will never read these books again, it has still been a strange and interesting journey. I still have two-thirds of this book to go.

I am still reading "Imajica" by Clive Barker on my Kindle. This is a book I never want to end. When I finish it, I just restart it.

I recently discovered that my American Amazon Author page has a feed from this blog, which you can see here. It only shows on the .com site but not on others. C'est la vie.

The music is "Flying" by The Faces


Mike Singleton - Vocal Stories

I am not sure if you are aware of my writing on Vocal, but these are a few of my stories if you would like to sample them:

  1. The Plagiaristic Poetry Series - Poems Taken From Random-Themed Lines
  2. Another Raven - A Take On Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
  3. The Cleaner - An Autism-Focused Christmas Special
  4. The King Of Elfland's Daughter - A Wonderful Book By Lord Dunsany
  5. An Owl In A Towel - A Beautiful Book by Lesley and Cheryl
  6. Barter Books - An Amazing Bookshop In A Railway Station In Alnwick
  7. Three Reasons Why I Love Settle - Scaleber Force, The Hoffman Kiln and Castlebergh Crag
  8. The Accidental Book - Helping a Great Vocal Friend Resulted In Me Publishing My First Book
  9. Call Me Les - A Great Friend and An Amazing Writer, and this is her Instagram

Monday, 2 February 2026

Max In Dachau


"The Vengeance Of Rome" by Michael Moorcock, the fourth and final part of the Pyat quartet, now finds Max in jail in Dachau, and things are getting very bad for him. He has been betrayed by friends and is doing terrible things to stay alive. There are sixty pages to go before this is wrapped up ,and I will see how that happens this week.

While I will never read these books again, it has still been a strange and interesting journey. I still have two-thirds of this book to go.

I am still reading "Imajica" by Clive Barker on my Kindle. This is a book I never want to end. When I finish it, I just restart it.

I recently discovered that my American Amazon Author page has a feed from this blog, which you can see here. It only shows on the .com site but not on others. C'est la vie.

The music is "Dachau Blues" by Captain Beefheart


Mike Singleton - Vocal Stories

I am not sure if you are aware of my writing on Vocal, but these are a few of my stories if you would like to sample them:

  1. The Plagiaristic Poetry Series - Poems Taken From Random-Themed Lines
  2. Another Raven - A Take On Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
  3. The Cleaner - An Autism-Focused Christmas Special
  4. The King Of Elfland's Daughter - A Wonderful Book By Lord Dunsany
  5. An Owl In A Towel - A Beautiful Book by Lesley and Cheryl
  6. Barter Books - An Amazing Bookshop In A Railway Station In Alnwick
  7. Three Reasons Why I Love Settle - Scaleber Force, The Hoffman Kiln and Castlebergh Crag
  8. The Accidental Book - Helping a Great Vocal Friend Resulted In Me Publishing My First Book
  9. Call Me Les - A Great Friend and An Amazing Writer, and this is her Instagram

 

Sunday, 1 February 2026

Why Donald Trump Does What He Does


Donald Trump has the mentality of an awful, spiteful five-year-old child and is never slapped down for what he does. 

Think what would happen if a kid steals, or nites another, and people just say, "Aw, you know what he's like" with no thought for his victims. He would keep doing it, and each day would get worse.

He breaks the law every day, and he lies every day, and people say he's not nice, but no one takes any action.

The two recent murders by his thugs were just an extension of his saying he could shoot somebody in the street and people would love him for it.

He is a disgusting individual, and the Democrats could have stopped this after the attack on the Capitol, but they didn't. Lots of words are said, but nothing is done.

He has surrounded himself with sycophantic thugs, and he is being allowed to get away with murder.

The Epstein files will prove him to be a rapist and worse, but why the hell the victims are not listened just smacks of legal misogyny.

I needed to say this, though it's pointless putting it on Vocal as I am not listened to there