It had been raining, but by then it had stopped. The night was in. Across the sky were vast expanse of cloud, smokey mauve on the deep...

. During the Vietnam war a term known as fragging occurred. It involved the deliberate killing of  bastard, abusive or gung-ho commanders...

The first time I ever saw a needle I was five. It was being pulled out of my father’s arm by my mother as he lay slumped and motionless on t...