P i a n d O

Welcome to the home page of

PiandO Publications

featuring a selection of articles,

short stories and novels by

John Gavin

In writing a few of the short stories featuring on this site, John Gavin has developed plots from personal experiences and interesting characters he has met along the way. The authors' interests range from fictional short stories to full length novels, biographical work, research papers and travel documentaries.

Notice:

Visitors to this site are welcome but it is stipulated that all the featured stories, unless otherwise stated are the intellectual property of the author and attract the following notice:

Copyright ©  2006-2016 John Gavin – All rights reserved

 

Breaking News!

For December 2016

 

 

Blood in the Wine:

click this link.

 

Apologies and

Soldier. You have your orders/

Just for colour:  View from the Northern Deck of Dublin Docks Tavern,  Biggera Waters, December 2016.

 

 

Pubs of Australia and the World:

 

Introduction:

 

Apologies and soldier, you have your orders:

 

Ports of Call:

 

Slow Boat to China:

 

North to South 2015:

 

Touring the Top End:

 

Luxury Hotel on Rails                      

 

Hiding in Plain Sight:

 

Murder in the Stables:

 

Understanding Road Safety:

 

Unsafe at any Speed:

 

Pubs of Australia and the World:

 

Reflections on the London to Sydney Air Race 1969/1970:

 

Vale Reta Banks; Captain Ducky (1908 to 2013.)

 

An English road travel reporting website

http://www.frixo.com

Links to pages on this site and other links:

 

Special Link to The amazing tale of Captain Ducky:

The London to Sydney Air Race 1969/1970

A Tribute to the late Stanley Victor John Hinton

Advance Aviation Training Fiji

That Infernal Horseless Carriage

Hero on Horseback                Meet John Gavin

The first hour of life             A Brewers Tale

The Formal:                              Four Horsemen:

Lost Stolen or strayed          Unsafe at any Speed:

Earth Air Fire Water           Published Articles/Stories

Extraneous                                PJ Art Peter Hill paintings

The Magna Carta:                 Constitution of Australia

 

 

Introduction |  Apologies | Murder in the Stables | Air Race | Captain Ducky

Links to Recent Articles:

 

Fact or Fiction

Ports of Call

Slow Boat to China

Star Gazing

A Pacific DawnNorth to South 2015

Touring the Top End

Luxury Hotel on Rails:  The Ghan

Hiding in Plain Sight