Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar

11th September, 2025: “New Life and New Civilizations” . The Introduction . Right now, I’m not like George Orwell. Right now, highly civiliz...

4th September, 2025: “Terrarium” . The Introduction . Right, then. It’s just coming up for half past four in the afternoon: and it’s almost ...

28th August, 2025: “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” . The Introduction . Right, then: it’s officially Thursday. And … ? I have a version of Strauss...

21st August, 2025: “What is Starfleet ?” . The Intro . Right, then: once again, we reach a Thursday! Which means … ? Yes: you’re right.   I’...

14th August, 2025: “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” . The Intro . Right: it’s officially Thursday. And … ? It’s a sweltering hot day: my therm...

*Spoilers.*   7th August, 2025: “Through the Lens of Time” . The Intro . Gosh … but it’s early on a Thursday! Actually, that’s something of ...

31st July, 2025: “A Space Adventure Hour” — The Intro . It’s officially official. It’s that time of week again. The time when I sit myself d...

24th July, 2025: “Shuttle to Kenfori” — The Intro.   As I speak … ? It’s Thursday: and, wrestler, Hulk Hogan has died . I’m saddened by that...

20th August, 2025: “Wedding Bell Blues” — The Intro . Right, then: it’s officially Sunday lunchtime. And … ? I’m starting a post early. Thur...

17th August, 2025: “Hegemony Pt 2” — The Intro. Right: it’s a Thursday afternoon. And the air has a muggy feel to it: the sort we point to w...

11th August, 2023: the Intro. Not that I’m trying to rush myself …  But … ? I’ve just turned down the oven! Which possibly doesn’t make sens...

4th August, 2023: The Intro . Right: it’s Friday, again. It’s amazing how it crops up, once a week. At any rate … ? That means two or three ...

28th July, 2023: The Intro. It’s Friday. And yes: you’ve possibly guessed a few things. For a start, that it is a Friday. You’ve got a cale...

23rd July, 2023: the Intro. Yes: it’s Sunday. You know that as well as I do. And … ? Frankly, I’ve done my usual thing of having Sunday dinn...

Friday, 21st July, 2023: the Introduction . Yes: it’s official. It’s been payday. So … ? Frankly, I’ve been tempted to treat myself to fish ...

14th July, 2023: an Introduction. Wouldn’t you know it? It’s Friday … again ! Which means, yes; I’m cremating fish and chips. The weather’s ...

7th July, 2023: “Among the Lotus Eaters”. Yes: it’s Friday, again. And … ? I’m grateful I’ve got food in the fridge-freezer. Life on benefit...

30th June, 2023: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”. Yes: it IS Friday. And? Yes: I’m doing fish and chips, again. And wondering what on E...

23rd June, 2023:  “Ad Astra Per Aspera”. It’s got to be said, payday can be frantic. OK, granted, I got into town early: for a diabetic foot...

16th June, 2023: “The Broken Circle”. Right …  At the moment, I’m … I think the polite phrase is ‘twatted off’! Yes: twatted off seems to de...