philwhiteland
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I have 266 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 396246 times
and 183 of my stories have been cherry picked.
11 of my 422 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 11 votes
Philip is a retired university lecturer in Human Resource Management. Turning 60 seems a very long time ago, now, largely because it is and the 'three score and ten' bit looms large on the horizon. If you can forgive him both of those facts, then you might just enjoy his writing. He lives on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, because that is as far as they will let him in. He was born and brought up, in Burton upon Trent, the home of the UK brewing industry, and spent much of his early years attempting to support that industry single-handedly. Much of his early writing was for the Derby Telegraph, Burton Mail's "times gone by" magazine and Mature Times which featured his recollections of growing up (allegedly) in the 1950s and 1960s. He christened his combination of nostalgia and comedy 'nostalgedy', he did consider 'comalgia' but he thought it sounded too much like an unfortunate medical condition. His first five books(link is external) of stories are mostly these 'nostalgedy' stories.
Philip is now focusing on his humorous fiction, particularly his Undertakers'(link is external) series of stories featuring Josiah Oakshott and Archibald Thurble, along with the precocious pairing of Peregrine and Prudence who always seem to be one step ahead of the adults in their lives. He has also written a series of childrens' stories about (originally) Packham and India(link is external), the two labradors at Old Tunrpike Farm (his daughter's care farm) and now Rohan and India(link is external). These have been surprisingly popular with adults, too. Also, a one-off period drama about a noble young lady and her resourceful maid, which was originally serialised here on ABCTales, during the dark days of the pandemic - The Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid)(link is external)
You can find all of Philip's published work at http://author.to/PhilipWhiteland(link is external)
Thank you. I often think my
Posted on Sat, 26 Apr 2025
Thank you. I often think my characters are far brighter than I am!
Read full commentPosted in Ring (Episode 7 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))
I love a happy ending!
Posted on Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Thanks so much for the kind comments! It's been fascinating to see how this story hass developed over the past 50 weeks, starting with the notion of Josiah's first love making a reappearance and then spiralling into the psychotic world of...
Read full commentPosted in So The Story Goes (Dead Reckoning series - Part 50)
Very imaginative, Jane. Well
Posted on Wed, 25 Dec 2024
Very imaginative, Jane. Well done for getting Pick of the Week!
Read full commentPosted in Planet Secret Santa
Seat-hanging!
Posted on Fri, 16 Aug 2024
So, I've got to stop Jenny from falling off her seat - it's quite a responsibility!
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Read full commentPosted in Here Comes the Rain Again (Dead Reckoning series - Part 22)
It's got legs!
Posted on Sat, 06 Jan 2024
It would certainly have legs! Quite a few, I would imagine. Huge opportunities for fowl deeds (I know, I'll get me coat)
Read full commentPosted in The Austere Planet
The next one...
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
Thanks Jenny. In all honesty, the next instalment is going to be the really tricky one. I'll need to devote some time to it, to try to get it right ...
Read full commentPosted in Ashes to Ashes (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 52)
Belated congratulations,
Posted on Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Belated congratulations, Jenny! Well deserved
Read full commentPosted in When All I Need Is Artistry
Think so!
Posted on Fri, 07 Jul 2023
Thanks for the kind comments. Re the photo, I believe so, it came from Wikimedia Commons Images. I think it was from some form of zombie convention.
Read full commentPosted in Zombie! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 25)
Quite a surprise!
Posted on Fri, 26 May 2023
I'm really pleased and quite surprised. I'm very grateful and happy that people are enjoying the story
Read full commentPosted in Ocean Drive (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 19)
Well deserved, Jenny.
Posted on Wed, 17 May 2023
Well deserved, Jenny. Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Miracle Of Spring On Gossamer Wings
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