Lost in Words: June 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Medium Update: Latest Article and Story.

The following article and story can be found on Medium.

I have, what you might call, a love-hate relationship with grammar check software. We all make mistakes when we write. I know that I do. The mistakes are corrected during editing, but...

Welcome to The House of Fun

My journey into Bedsitland had begun when I rented a small, partially furnished single room on the ground floor of a terraced house, close to where I had lived as a boy...

Monday, June 24, 2024

When I Was a Lad: Billy's Boots, a Blast From the Past.

I was on Twitter X the other day, when I came across a post about the comics that were a big part of life for children back in the 1970s. The question was asked, how many did you buy? There was a picture of the comics available at the time. Not sure if it was all of them, but there were a lot.

Most of them were for boys, some, Sally, Bunty, and Diana, for girls. There must have been more available for girls, surely?

Here it is.

It's an impressive number. The ones that I bought regularly were the Beano and Dandy. I think every kid bought those, or had parents who were generous enough to pay for them.

I also remember Look-in, Joe 90, Marvel and Spider-man. Most of the names are familiar to me, and the chances are that I occasionally bought them. It has to be said, though, that I couldn't afford to buy all the ones that I wanted. And the local newsagent didn't always have the new ones in stock. I assume he only wanted the comics on the shelf that he knew would sell.

I don't remember ever seeing Terrific, or School Fun, though.