On day 370, I cleaned the Augean stables with help from the farmers and the socialist collective. With the aid of the Ceryneian Hind and Hydra, the task was completed by mid-afternoon. To deceive Eurystheus, I pretended to divert a river through the stables. The day ended with everyone benefiting from the cleared stables.
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The Diary of Hercules – 4
Hercules returns home after his North Pole journey, but faces a new challenge: capturing the Erymanthian Boar. Despite skepticism, he successfully traps the boar with a fishing net and delivers it to King Eurystheus. Despite the boar’s resistance, Hercules completes another task with his unmatched strength and cunning tactics.
The Diary of Hercules – 3
During the third labour, I pursued the Ceryneian Hind, a remarkable creature with golden antlers and flaming breath. After a prolonged chase, I managed to harness her to a wagon, but she ultimately escaped, leaving behind a fragment of her golden antler. Despite a year-long pursuit, all I obtained was this small trophy.
The Diary of Hercules – 2
On Day 2, I spared the crying Hydra at Lerna after learning it needed dental care it couldn’t afford. I retrieved a tooth as proof for Eurystheus and persuaded the Hydra to lay low. It planned a seaside trip for its painful teeth before its appointment.
The Diary of Hercules – 1
I married Megara, daughter of King Creon of Thebes. However, in a fit of madness induced by Hera, I killed Megara and our children. I always find it useful to blame someone else in these situations. Hera did this as revenge against her unfaithful husband Zeus who impregnated my mother Alcmene when disguised as herContinue reading “The Diary of Hercules – 1”
The Schirmer Inheritance by Eric Ambler
A book I didn’t want to end as for me there are many questions left unanswered about the characters, but I can’t say what those questions are otherwise I will give away the ending. However, the ending is satisfying and does close the main story of this book, which leads from early 19th-Century Eastern EuropeContinue reading “The Schirmer Inheritance by Eric Ambler”
The Schirmer Inheritance by Eric Ambler
A book I didn’t want to end as for me there are many questions left unanswered about the characters, but I can’t say what those questions are otherwise I will give away the ending. However, the ending is satisfying and does close the main story of this book, which leads from early 19th-Century Eastern EuropeContinue reading “The Schirmer Inheritance by Eric Ambler”
21st August – Book Review – The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
The English crime novelist, Charles Latimer, is in Istanbul when he hears that the body of a famous criminal, Dimitrios, has been found in The Bosphorus. In order to garner some background information for his new book, Latimer decides to find out more about Dimitrios who has been in most parts of Europe at oneContinue reading “21st August – Book Review – The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler”
HASTE – 2
My name is Brian Snell and I am a representative of the Health and Safety Time Executive or HASTE for short. I have a kept a diary of my more interesting experiences as it was important to document my findings for HASTE just in case they were sued for negligence by the people I met.Continue reading “HASTE – 2”
Delos – 5
The final piece about the Greek Island of Delos, at the centre of The Cyclades. Following the Brown Path on the map the visitor heads across the Hippodrome and past the Archegesion or Sanctuary of Anios, mythical archegetes and king of Delos. This building dates from the 6th Century BCE, but was remodelled during theContinue reading “Delos – 5”
Julian Worker Fiction Writing 