I thought a while on what to title this post. I settled on 15 minutes of fame for reasons that will become clear but it might as easily be ascribed the title “How I ended up sitting on the throne of the King of Jordan”. Every Saturday morning when I am either out walking or… Continue reading Red sauce, brown sauce or no sauce at all? 15 minutes of fame on the Danny Baker Show
Category: writing
Posts predominantly related to writing and specifically the books of author Stephen Liddell
Forever and Until – Book 3 of the Timeless Trilogy
Today is a happy day as it sees the release of Forever and Until, the final book in my Timeless Trilogy. For those of you who have been reading the first two books, please forgive me in giving a little re-cap to those who haven’t. In book 1, The Promise, Ben Milburn is a man… Continue reading Forever and Until – Book 3 of the Timeless Trilogy
WW1: A nation remembers, a family grieves.
With the war memorial services of the last week, I thought that I would share just one or two of several family photos related to WW1. Though I already knew of many of their stories, I did quite a bit of research into those family members that fought and more often than not, died in… Continue reading WW1: A nation remembers, a family grieves.
At the going down of the sun and in morning, we will remember them
So yesterday was the big day, the 100th anniversary of the start of The Great War – The war to end all wars until of course WW2 at least. Like many other people I spent much of the day watching the live ceremonies from around the country and in France and Belgium. Reading extraordinary accounts… Continue reading At the going down of the sun and in morning, we will remember them
The Lamps are going out all over Europe
It is now 100 years since this famous phrase was first uttered by Sir Edward Grey to describe the ominous feeling that Europe and perhaps the world was about to slip into a war more bloody than most could ever imagine. His remarks were made on the evening of the 3rd August whilst looking out… Continue reading The Lamps are going out all over Europe
Lest We Forget: A Concise Companion to the First World War (my new book)
I know what you’re thinking. Stephen can’t be releasing another book. I know, I know. I’m sorry. Long-time readers will know that I spend my summers giving guided tours and during winter I spend most of my time writing and it just so happens that it takes a certain amount of time for books to… Continue reading Lest We Forget: A Concise Companion to the First World War (my new book)
Our village (Leavesden Green) gets a new WW1 memorial
Like many others have done as the 100th anniversary of WW1 or The Great War looms ever closer over for us, our village has been busy working on a new war memorial which is situated at the end of my street. One of the most popular of my blog posts is that of Armistice Day… Continue reading Our village (Leavesden Green) gets a new WW1 memorial
The Messenger – Book 2 in the Timeless Trilogy
Today marks the release of the second book in my Timeless Trilogy of History-Romance novels, namely The Messenger. I’m very excited about The Messenger as with any trilogy, the second book in the series contains much of the meat of the overall story though it is a gripping read as a book in its own… Continue reading The Messenger – Book 2 in the Timeless Trilogy
Farewell to a great Airbnb guest – or am I Matthew from Game On
I’m not sure how many people are familiar with the 1990’s extremely funny but short-lived BBC Comedy Game-On. It centres on the lives of 3 flatmates, most particularly Matthew who comes into an inheritance after his parents are killed in a car crash and buys a large flat (apartment) in London which he rents out… Continue reading Farewell to a great Airbnb guest – or am I Matthew from Game On
Stupid corporate customer surveys
We all have them don’t we. Every time we go somewhere, every time we do something, every time we visit a website we are urged to share our opinion. Tight companies offer us nothing in return, others offer us a 1 in a million chance to win £10 or something similar. Those lucky enough to… Continue reading Stupid corporate customer surveys
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