Tales
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Hugh Snaffold and Ambrose Gitch Consultancy and Efficiency Experts.

The second in a series of observations born from witnessing the box ticking disruption junkies newly installed into management positions. Continue reading
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Curtain Twitching

The Diary of the Curtain twitcher. thoughts, Musings and Ramblings of living in London W10. Continue reading
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The Trickster at Winter ~ Jack Frost ( or ‘that’ without a name)

The Trickster, A Winter Story of JAck frost. Continue reading
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Winter Solstice 2025

Sonnet Diptych to Persophone on the Winter Solstice ’25, and prose and commentary on The Fool, The Wise and The Hierophants of Knowledge. Continue reading
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What Cities Shall I Visit ? (Writing prompt 15/12/25)

What Cities in the world would I like to travel to? Continue reading
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Three Jobs I’d do (Writing Prompt 26th Sept 25)

What Three Jobs would I do if Money was no object? Continue reading
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T.Lobsang Rampa and Other Characters of Questionable Faith (Book review #73)

Review of “T.Lobsang Rampa and Other Characters of Questionable Faith”, R.B. Russell and printed by Tartarus Press. Continue reading
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Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance (Book Review #71)

Review of Jane Harringtons book, Women of the Fairy Tale Resistance Continue reading

The Random musings of a nobody. “Dagenham Dave”, is slang for someone one stop short of Barking (mad), though more contemporarily refers to any wayfaring and carefree person. Dagenham is a town to the eastern side of London (Luds Dominium) that was first recorded in a Barking charter in 666a.d. as the town of Daeccanham. Daecca is an ancient man’s name meaning ‘bright’ or ‘famous’ . Ham is short for Hamlet.
Dave is short for David, Hebrew for ‘Beloved’, My Surname ‘Wenborn’ derives from old English meaning of the Winding Stream.
Contents:-
1/ Book Reviews.
They’re not reviews as such- to recommend or asway, I neither seek to promote nor condemn, more my personal reflections on the books I read. In that respect it’s a subjective thing. I write the reviews as it instils in the mind, like writing down your dreams on waking, the right to remember.
2/ Short Stories and Tales
Short stories borne from imagination, dreams, thoughts and wanderings. Too large to be written in my journal of shadows.
3/ Full Books
Books that were once published elsewhere, I have full copyright on these, and of course given here freely.
4/ Magazines and Articles
Small snippets and articles that may or may not have appeared elsewhere, and information not included in Journal of shadows.
5/ Poetry
A small selection of poetry. Like song, I create as a means to an artistic diary.
6/ WordPress Challenges
Wordpress (where this website is hosted) offer up a daily prompt for people to answer, sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.
I do not accept donations or offers, bribes etc, and do not advertise or am paid to promote anything either. All donations should be sent to either of the following ;-
Zarach ~ Helping Children living in poverty
Street Talk ~ Helping women trapped in prostitution and trafficking


Email at the following ;-



