One of my stories was started when I read in the paper that the then Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Joe Bugner, had his house burgled while he was away at a fight.
The latest one, 'Wag's Manjadi Seed', began when I researched a small gift that my Uncle brought back from India and gave to my mother at the end of WW2. Here are two Christmas aerograms he sent:
What has been the stimulus for writing your stories?
Peter
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