Hi Steve. I am glad you enjoyed it and that it brought back memories, which were hopefully fond memories!

Thanks for the feedback, Steve. It is appreciated especially comparing it to Black Mirror!
To be honest, I am not sure of the origins of this one. It may have come from one of those frustrating dreams, but I cannot remember having one like this, but it was written in 2010 and memory fades. Someone else told me it reminded them of one of the last scenes in the Dr. Zhivago film where he has the heart attack chasing who he thinks is Lara. Again I cannot remember if this had any connection. So “it is a mystery” – sticking to the Dr. Zhivago thread!

I would encourage you or anyone to do something with your “ramblings”. It is a good hobby for us as we age. And to be honest, you never know who will read, like or comment on your writing and ones I sometimes think, dare I publish this as I am not confident its quality usually turn out to be the ones people like! Good luck.

I’m thinking of publishing my ramblings I have written to Grok3

Thanks for the feedback. I am not sure if the novel will ever see the light of day! I will dig around and see what else I have in terms of Khao San Road. It had an influence on my early days here and I still have the vivid memories although it has changed a lot now. I also have a lot more characters from those days. An earlier story – Jesus, was from that time too and I have Ghurka, the Olympian, A Man called Cake and probably a few others that fully or partially feature the road in that era. As for description of the road then, it is a good idea to build it and actually quite easy for me, so thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks for the feedback and I am happy you enjoyed it!

It is funny when reading comments, how you react to them. This one got me thinking of a bunch of other characters and stories in a somewhat poignant way. Some of those I have written about with a few published and a bunch not published. Others remain to be written about, but maybe the ones most interesting are the ones that I would not write about either in a memoir or fictional rendition. memories.

You are never really sure of what people tell about their past. But once again thanks for the feedback and also for getting me thinking about other times and people.

Glad you like it and thanks for the advice. This was written recently in about two sittings! I was today toying with the idea of the DS Dereck series! But not sure if that is the right angle yet. I have a mass of fire investigation stories to tell, but the best will need very heavy changes from reality!!! And you are right. I do have the time.