Simon TruckleMar 198 minThe TEFL bit, an extract from Love's Labours On arriving in Volos, the boys had swiftly discovered that the only obvious employment for two non-Greek speakers in a provincial Greek t...
Simon TruckleMar 143 minSkiing in Greece, extract from Love's LaboursHania was a good place for Scott’s first introduction to skiing, having just four slopes ranging from not-very-steep to something you’d n...
Simon TruckleAug 31, 20191 minWhere's Wellington?Hats off to the New Zealand authorities for putting up this fine sign over Wellington Harbour, modelled on the Hollywood one in LA no do...
Simon TruckleJul 7, 20193 min"...one of the funniest summer holiday reads that you will come across."‘Love’s Labours’ by Simon Truckle A Book Review It’s always a nerve wracking experience to review a book for a friend, or a friend of a f...
Simon TruckleMay 19, 20195 minAs dry as Stephen FryScott had the sort of face you would love to play at poker. It was not hard to read his expression at the best of times and right now he ...
Simon TruckleMay 13, 20194 minMeet MildredHe undid the rope and pulled her gently in the direction of the straw, only to discover Mildred had other ideas. She had decided that alt...
Simon TruckleMay 12, 20191 minCatch, how many?Mr Heller looked down into the wriggling mass of fish at the bottom of the boat. It looked like a reasonable haul and one that would brin...
Simon TruckleMay 8, 20191 minOpening lines revisitedVirginia Woolf leant over her Underwood portable, adjusted the paper feed and marshalled her thoughts. She considered the starting of a n...
Simon TruckleMay 7, 20191 minWhat the Dickens?Dickens at the casino... "Please sir, can I have some more?” Oliver Twist “Please sir, can I not have any more” Oliver Stick “Please sir ...
Simon TruckleApr 24, 20191 minTo Helsinki and backJem: How are the the book sales going? Truckle: Just back from my first book tour. Went to visit a mate in Helsinki for the weekend, the ...
Simon TruckleApr 24, 20194 minFoot Spa Anyone?Oliver took a swig of beer to wash down his last slice and cleared his throat. ‘Nessie, of the events you put on, which ones get the most...
Simon TruckleMar 27, 20191 minHoroscopesFurther down the beach, Vanessa was having a slightly less cheery morning. She was sitting at a beachside café flicking through the paper...
Simon TruckleMar 27, 20191 minBeware of Greek....dogsIt was at this point that things started to unravel. Scott’s optimistic assumption that the sign on the wall said ‘This is where the mayo...
Simon TruckleMar 3, 20191 minVery, very dryOliver was reclining in the second of their tatty deckchairs in his customary position, outside the shed that housed the equipment. This ...
Simon TruckleFeb 28, 20192 min4 go mad on social media part 1Simon: Lads, I’ve written a book, and need to build a social media following to market it. What do you say? Jem: Have you? Is it any good...
Simon TruckleFeb 28, 20191 minWhat's the opposite of a pushy parent? While waiting for the main course and watching Oliver hoover up what was left of the vine leaves and olives, Scott was bemoaning the plig...
Simon TruckleFeb 26, 20191 minWhat would you do for £200?It was an easy day for her: all she really had to do was, rather like Tennyson’s account of the Charge of the Light Brigade, count them o...
Simon TruckleFeb 22, 20191 minOlive trees as old peopleThere is something about olive trees that holds the attention. They look like people would if they lived for three hundred years and had ...