Category Archives for Belles-Lettres
Three Dickensian obituaries (YP 23 Dec 2011)
Tweet Published in the Published in the Yorkshire Post 23 Dec 2011 Sir Wilkins Micawber OM was a Nobel prizewinning economist, whose optimistic theories strongly influenced the formation of the euro. Troubled until middle age by profound economic insecurity, he … Continue reading
The dark secret of Tony Blair
Tweet Ivan Ansa is the pseudonym of the author who infiltrated the longest and darkest conspiracy in British history. Here is an extract from his sensational book The Worse The Better to be published by Hottotrot Books on … Continue reading
YOUR VERY OWN RICKY RUBATO Opening sequence before main titles
Tweet From my awardwinning screenplay YOUR VERY OWN RICKY RUBATO Full copy available from richardkheller@hotmail.com INT. THE 21 CLUB, BACKSTOP. DAY BEFORE MAIN TITLE AND CREDITS The 21 Club is a rundown nightspot in a depressed provincial American town. Ricky … Continue reading
A collection of zingers
Tweet Speaking passages offered to Ed Miliband, without reply. Available to others on application to richardkheller@hotmail.com On Andy Coulson “David Cameron says that the British people are tired of hearing about Andy Coulson. They want politicians to deal … Continue reading
A social and economic barometer: 30 years of change in the rejection letter Yorkshire Post 25 March 2010
Tweet Published in the Yorkshire Post 25 March 2010 You can tell the state of any industry by the way in which it rejects an unsolicited good idea. Yes, I said “rejects.” Acceptance is so rare and … Continue reading
The neglected genius of Britain’s letter writers Yorkshire Post 9 May 2008
Tweet published in the Yorkshire Post 9 May 2008 I am a man of letters. I do not mean the spurious MA which I purchased from my old university. I mean that I write letters to People in Authority … Continue reading
The arts: it’s time to trust the people Yorkshire Post 25 April 2011
Tweet Published in the Yorkshire Post 25 April 2011 As reported extensively in this newspaper, the arts locally and nationally face major cuts in public funding this year. InYorkshire, several organizations have been hit especially hard, including the Wakefield … Continue reading
The Little Yellow Gadd
Tweet There’s a cross-eyed mad dictator by the shores of Tripoli With the last remaining goons who take his pay, Where new graves are dug for people who just wanted to be free, And Tony Blair for ever looks away. … Continue reading
