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Send us Fan Mail Wendy Lockinge relates an unpleasant visit from her old rival Detective Inspector 'Prudence' Parrswoode with his new assistant DC Dokic. They inform her that a member of her staff has been exchanging suspicious messages with a young girl, revealing her identity as Jessica. Parrswoode contrives to speak privately with Wendy, offering two days to find out the truth or othe...

Send us Fan Mail My investigation into the most closely-kept secrets in the world of ballet began with a statement from Dr Glycol. We were taking a coffee at a location I have agreed not to reveal. The good Doctor was looking even more morose than usual. Our casual discussion about mutual ailments was petering out, with a marginal edge for Dr Gycol for his badly sprained wrist. Sustained, he expla...

Send us Fan Mail I report on a near-fatal incident on the notorious Urmston Roundabout recently. My journey began outside the East Cheshire Chess Club headquarters on Church Road, Cheadle Hulme. Our team was led by Captain Steve (Also known as Steve the Gardener, to distinguish him from all the other Steves  in the club). The weather conditions were bad, with icy roads and subzero temperatures.  W...

Send us Fan Mail Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand announces her retirement, giving her party time to select a new leader for the upcoming election. In 2020, Leaders We Deserve nominated her as Leader of the Month. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern In 2019, she was shortlisted for Times Person of the year and was spoken of as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for her lea...

Send us Fan Mail It was with some concern I received a message recently from Tennis William, an indispensable member of our social tennis group, and incidentally the person who came up with the name Tudorama. William, for all his undoubted creative skills, including his undercut forehand shot, can at times get carried away with a new idea. This seems to be happening at present. I quote his message...

Send us Fan Mail I received my replacement machine today. I thought the deliverers would set it up for me. They did. I thought they would demonstrate the controls. They did. It’s easy they said. It isn’t. With some assertiveness, I asked them to ‘get it working’ They said they could. I watched as the machine sprung into life.  Purring like a well maintained Rolls Royce.  This is the test run, they...

Send us Fan Mail What to do after a pothole accident Welcome to our programme Pothole Peril being streamed around the world. In the Studio, we have Mrs Amanda Trigg from Little Chalfont who is a typical pothole sufferer, MP Felicity Blythe, her MP, and special guest Albert Pestle, also known as Mr Pothole, of the Flatten the Potholes campaign. I’m going to ask Amanda to kick us off. Amanda, you ar...

Send us Fan Mail Millions of fans of the Monty Python gang will recognise the film Life of Brian, which reminded me of the antics of Andrew Tate, currently under police custody in Romania, for charges related the child trafficking.  In the Film, the eponymous Brian is mistaken for the Messiah. As his fame and number of followers grew, his exasperated mother declaimed the famous words which became...

Send us Fan Mail In which the Pelicans arrive at Urmston’s ground to find themselves locked out and drenched, as part of Clogger’s dirty tricks. Billy Bobble stands outside the locked door of the Outlaw’s changing room, getting wetter than a duck in a thunderstorm. Beside him, Martin is inside his Pelican outfit which gives him a little more protection.  Billy is doing his mental rehearsal for the...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Glycol’s Chemical Cooking. Boneless Lamb Leg Joint I learn from Dr Glycol about his latest chemical cooking experiment. ‘I’ve been cornered’ he said, ‘I agreed to try out an upmarket product. Marks and Spencer actually’. It seemed our mutual friend Cordon Bleu Judy had decided Glycol would change his ways, if only he would try food cooked with what he called unnecessary ingredi...

Send us Fan Mail According to an Instagram post authenticated with an image, a Swedish delivery driver left a large parcel of fresh fruit and veg jammed into a pram occupied by a sleeping baby. I had found yet another example of everyday creativity through which the routine is elevated into a memorable event. The mother rang the company to complain and the driver, apparently stricken with remorse,...

Send us Fan Mail Newly released from their hospital beds, the EC pensioners were persuaded to face the might of Blue Stilton CC.  Leaving their guide dogs at the door and supported by the (relative) youth of Captain Ahab and New recruit Steve Gouda, they were shown to the tables. ‘Remind me how a knight moves Gouda', wheezed Gorgonzola George. Shocked by a surprise e4, he moved the first pawn...

Send us Fan Mail Twitter continues its new uncharted course, with Captain Ahab (aka Captain Musk) at the helm. His willingness to accept tweets 'in the interests of a libertarian philosophy' begins to have unexpected consequences.  Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com...

Send us Fan Mail Billy Bobble and the Poynton Pelicans. A Football Fantasy Chapter 1. The Grudge Match against the Urmston Outlaws Billy Bobble is the star of the Poynton Pelicans junior football team. He plays on the left wing. In a match against their bitter rivals, the Urmston Outlaws he is injured by Ryan Clogger, the dirtiest player in the league. He is out of action for the vital league cup...

Send us Fan Mail John Keane is alerted to problems at Meniscus by an old colleague, the brilliant scientist Hari Antonocropolis. Hari arranges a secret meeting with John. Hari finds someone watching John but is able to communicate his news. He was recruited by Dr Trescothick before the explosion which killed the head of the laboratory to help identify someone at Meniscus working for some powerful...

Send us Fan Mail I have a tale to tell, full of personal blunders and their consequences...  Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycreativity.uk leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com

Send us Fan Mail Once upon a time there was a little girl named Megan who lived with her mother and father close to a forest, far away from their nearest neighbor. One day, while walking in the forest, Megan said to herself, ‘I wish I had a friend I could talk with’. Then a voice said, ‘I could be your friend’ ‘Who said that?’ There was nobody around. ‘Down here!’ Megan looked to the place where t...

Send us Fan Mail Tudorama celebrates Christmas with its own version of a festive message: 'Not the Thought for the Day' Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycreativity.uk leaderswedese...

Send us Fan Mail The great Twitter resignation debate December 2022 saw the great resignation debate on Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter. The story so far:  In October, The BBC featured the life and adventures of America’s wealthiest entrepreneur. Aleart famed for business brilliance and eccentric lifestyle.  At that time, the lengthy acquisition of Twitter was being finalised. It had begun in April, w...

Send us Fan Mail John Keane meets up again with the 'old man' who has been guiding him towards his mission as the next chronicler within the ancient society known  Fellowship of the Lead. He reveals himself as Paddy Mac and tells Keane he is to continue his search for the messages left by John Maynard Keynes, an earlier Chronicler, in  his master work. He later arranges a meeting at whic...

Send us Fan Mail When crime novelist All Cleeves loses her PC with the only draft of her next novel, she faces the nightmare of every author who has suffered a similar and sometimes catastrophic situation ... Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twit...

Send us Fan Mail I came across Dr Glycol recently, waiting his in the checkout queue at a nearby Convenience store.  His basket contained only two items. A pre-cooked chicken and a jar of curry sauce. "For my evening meal", he explained.  "Do you already have the other ingredients?" He looked about him carefully.  "All that I need".  Dr Glycol is famed for his cooking...

Send us Fan Mail This second report from the Land of Tweets includes contributions from well-known figures including the big Chief Elon Musk, and Lord Sugar. It also exposes a cunning prankster and his hilarious attempts to fool Twitter followers with his fake news. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email every...

Send us Fan Mail Wittgenstein’s Poker is a ‘serious’ treatment of ‘a ten-minute argument between two great philosophers’ . This is how the book is described itself on its cover by English authors David Edmonds and John Eidinow. After the first chapter I already saw it as having features of a detective story. The meeting, which is presented as a critical incident, is described with evidence from in...

Send us Fan Mail My selection of tweets from Twitter, published November 2022. The authors are aknowledged in my blogpost https://leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com/2022/12/09/the-wit-and-wisdom-of-twitter/ Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @...