London. August 2012 One Shot He lay prone on the mat, mind half-aware of the crowd falling silent, even as he was focusing on the sights. A long way to the target. Too far? No. He had trained for this, trained until targets blurred from exhaustion and his muscles trembled with fatigue. Perfect weather. Cloudy skies, no sun glinting in his eyes, no wind to distort the path of the…
Gay Ellis Considers Her Favourite Things
Craters on Moonbase, and chest hair on Foster, Summer approaching, and holiday roster Launched interceptor, moon under its wings These are a few of my favourite things. Guys in blue flight suits, unzipped to the navel Skydiver Captain, with eyes that are hazel, Lt. Lewis in vest made of string, These are a few of my favourite things. Cream-clad Commander, with crisp way of talking Blond-haired and slender, so elegant…
Miss Ealand answers your questions
This month , Dr Jackson has received a variety of letters, and we have assigned different members of SHADO to the task of solving your problems. The first question comes from ‘Concerned’ and has been answered by Miss Ealand. *** Dear Dr Jackson Following SHADO protocols I recently upgraded my CPU from Boyfriend 0.5 to Married 1.0. I was careful to get the complete package and…
Gay Ellis and the women of Moonbase read your stars
The August Horoscope Capricorn: 22nd Dec – 19thJan You face a difficult month. Too many chocolates? Or perhaps not enough exercise. Those few extra pounds are certainly going to make it hard to zip up that uniform! Aquarius: 20th Jan – 18th Feb False eyelashes are certainly ‘in’ this month. Just make sure yours are securely fastened. Colonel Foster gets very embarrassed when someone notices a stray eyelash on his…
The Virginia Monologues #5
Her: Finally. Signed and sealed. The deed is done. There is no turning back now. After so much heartache, so many broken promises, so many rejections, tonight I will finally get my heart’s desire. Tonight. I have given up everything for this. Oh, the sacrifices. My post in Westbrook Electronics, my research, my lovely lovely home. But it will be worth it. Tonight I will achieve my heart’s desire, and,…
Art: Colonel Lake
Colonel Lake When I started drawing, ( and lets face it, ..scrawling might have been a better description!) I did a sketch of Virginia Lake, the one that was posted on her last Monologue. I thought it would be interesting to see how I have, hopefully, developed over the last two years. This is my latest ‘Virginia Lake’ drawing. I hope it is a little more accurate than the previous…
Is There Anybody There?
“Is there anybody there?” asked the UFO fans Knocking on M. Gratzner’s door As others in the background held their breath; desperate to hear more. And Sky One flew out of the darkness Above the massed fans’ heads And they smote upon the door again a second time “We’re waiting for news,” they said. But no one descended to the UFO fans, No sight of M. Gratzner was there, Leaning…
‘Girlie’ Issue
Welcome to this edition of the Ed Straker Herald, sub-titled the ‘girlie’ one by several journalists. I must assure serious readers that this issue does not contain the usual articles that one finds in the glossy ‘Celeb’ magazines that are so popular. I have striven to maintain our high standards and as a result I have removed several articles that seemed to be primarily concerned with either the most effective…