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• Behind the Leaves

  Children's story · 2 min read

  A friendly monkey appears from the trees outside a third-floor flat — but he is not the only creature hiding in the leaves.

• The Chariot Queen

  Historical · 2 min read

  The bronze Boadicea at Westminster Bridge is magnificent — but why, asks Colin, did a warrior queen go to battle so dramatically underdressed?

• By the Piccadilly Line

  Romance · 4 min read

  A woman at Gloucester Road station becomes convinced a distracted man is about to throw himself under a train — and launches the only flying tackle ever recorded there.

• Ode to Dad

  Poem · 1 min read

  A birthday tribute in limericks to a nonagenarian with firm views on the monarchy, a talent for debate, and a very long-lived Queen to contend with.

• Kith and Kin

  Crime · 4 min read

  Two business rivals meet and feel an immediate pull toward each other — until a stranger with a briefcase full of papers arrives at entirely the wrong moment.

• Amelia in the Tunnel

  Memoir · 2 min read

  Driving back into Paris through a grim motorway tunnel, Colin is in a foul temper — until their Portuguese concierge sees the panoply of tail-lights and declares it beautiful.

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