Male Trailing Spouse

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

The Notting Hill Rapist

If you want to understand what a city wants you to remember, don't start with its history books. Start with its estate agents.

The Secret War between Man and Squirrel in Notting Hill

Nobody likes grey squirrels.

Dracula, Foot Zombies and the King of Essex

Every man has that one mate. The one with ideas.

Listening to AM 920 in Atlanta

Listening to AM 920 for any length of time is to enter a closed acoustic system, one with its own logic, rituals and economic weather.

The Legend of the Highgate Vampire

This is the story of one of the silliest manhunts in human history. Maybe you read about it, or rather, what they let you read about it. Probably as some minor item, buried somewhere in a back page. However, what happened at Highgate Cemetery, between December 24th 1969 to November 23rd 1974, was so incredible, that to this day, the facts have been suppressed in a massive effort to save political careers from disaster, and high-ranking police officers from embarassment.

On Duty for Uncle Sam

Though fully armed, and with a good heart, my knight's quest has been a bit of a chore. Still, at least it's not a bore.

A Dog's Ransom in Taco Town?

A gang of "dognappers" in Taco Town, Atlanta? Unbelievable, but it had to get checked out, and the only shamus-at-scene was yours truly, the Male Trailing Spouse.

At Scouse in the World

People from Liverpool always bore outsiders with tales of their home town. Alas, poor reader, I am no exception.

Meditating in Oakland Cemetery

Without meditation there is no knowledge, without knowledge there is no meditation. Paradox or summink...but who said dat? Not me, Guv. The Old Buddha. Who else? But what brings one round to the subject of meditation?