Author of fiction

Forget Eastenders, Corrie and Neighbours, Leeford Village is where the action is. Except of course, in the fictional worlds of Ambridge...

Another short story from the collection, 'Banfield Tales' (2015) 'Pigeon' by Michael Braccia He’s there again. That middle-aged bloke at...

I came across a term the other day for something that I’ve been guilty of at times as many other avid readers out there may be, when one...

Give credit to the i newspaper for this: American Simmy Richman gave us a treat with what in the UK we call 'Colemanballs'' - "Nobody in...

My co-writer, Jon Markes, has now created his own website. Jon is also including the 'Leeford Village' episodes, and has just added...

Hope you enjoy this short story from the collection I published in 2015 - 'Banfield Tales' Don’t Take a Fence by Michael Braccia Four...

Here's a quote I enjoyed reading some time ago, but brought it back just for you: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know...

The body consists of three parts - the branium, the borax and the abominable cavity... (really?)

We all love a joke, don't we?

Great Expectations

On Shakespeare

The comma is all-important: Let's try a sentence with and without the comma. I think the first is correct, don't you? 1) "Shall we...

What do writers think about? Start a sentence – usually with a word – then follow the first word with another, then another. Usually...

Working for Glaxo (now Glaxo Smith-Kline) in 1982 as deputy warehouse manager, I found myself trapped (along with 40 other employees) in...