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The end of the road for FO John

A story sitting at the edge of  The Écrivélo Book - and not one you will read in those pages. The Last Ride of FO John Christie. On 26 August 2026 I left Orléans for Gien. Thirty seven kilometres in, the bike began to make a noise I had not heard before.[...]
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The Lochart Confusion

One of a series of stories and place-based sketches exploring locations that sit at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book. The Head-Stone with Two Names. I have wanted to visit this grave in particular for a long time. This is the grave of Corporal 2982682 John Avery Lockart[...]
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Birling Gap

One of a series of stories and place-based sketches exploring locations that sit at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book. The RAF Bomber Command Memorial on Beachy Head. The RAF Bomber Command Memorial, located on Beachy Head above the lighthouse. During the Second World War this was a[...]
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