A view across Douglas Bay Greetings friends, I’m writing to you from the capital of the Isle of Man, Douglas. Home to the oldest parliament in continuous existence, The High Court of Tynwald. Norse in origin the parliament is over 1,000 years old and has two Branches, the Legislative Council and the House of Keys.…
Greetings from Dunnottar Castle, wish you were here all you lovely readers. Isn’t it beautiful? This lovely place was where the Scottish crown jewels were hidden from Oliver Cromwell’s army. It withstood an eight month siege during which time the Jewels were safely removed and hidden, until the restoration of the Monarchy. Lots of love,…
The Dark Crystal has become something of a cult classic over the years, up there with ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’. Produced in 1982 it used ground breaking animatronics in a film that, although described as a family film, is quite dark, especially when you consider that the directors were…
Hello and welcome to The Iris Tribune, a cosy corner of the web for lovers of literature. We have serials, short stories and poetry plus articles covering a variety of topics, so we hope that you will find something to your taste. If you write for pleasure and would like to exhibit your work for…