Day1Springof1940.

Thisiswillbemyfirsttimeinthisjournal.Notreallya
bloodyjournalbutmorelikefiles.Filesofmylife.Yes!I
shallcallthistheFilesOfChurchill.Howdoesthatone
soundchaps?Bloodyolfunaintit?Toobadyourarsescant
respond.Butenoughofmylollygagging.Today,May1940,marks
myfirstdayastheprimeministeroftheUnitedKingdom.A
greathonoritistoberecognizedasoneofthetopchoicesto
runthisfinenation.Everythinggoesbymyword.Cantreally
expresshowmuchIappreciatetheonesthatnoticedmyconcealed
talentasasufficientleader.ManywouldsayImthecomplete
opposite.Thosebeastlydisbelievers.Alltheywantisagood
leaderwhointheireyeswouldbeNevilleChamberlain.Butblast
it!WhenIreceivedwordearliertodaythatheresignedIm
prettysuretheentirenationwentintoanimmensenotionof
shock.Butwhatfollowedwascompletelyinsane.Letmegiveyou
alittlerundownofwhathappened.
ThecoolwindsoftheBritishlandswereroaringharderthanit
everhadmostpeculiaritwas.Couldhearthepunchesoftheseahard
againsttheair.Buttheairdidntjustputupafight.Itkicked,it
yelled,itfell,andgotbackupagain.Thebeautyofnature.Theway
ithasitsquarrels.Justlikemankind.Beauty.Ilookedoutsidemy
apartmentdormwindow,thetimewasabout,Idsay,4oclock?Very
difficulttoreadBigBen.Verydifficultindeed.TheU.K.neverseems
jolly.Notatall.Buttoday,wasthecompleteepitomeofhappiness.
Thecompleteepitome.
Withinmyperipheralvision,Icouldseethebrightlypainted
colorofarichyellowBentleyasIglaredatBigBen.Adarkdressed
mansteppedoutatthestopofthecar.Hisfacemasqueradedbyatop
hopsettingashadowofmysteryoverhisface.Heworeanelegant
suit.Aniceblacktopwithawhitetie.Averylongwhitetiein
fact.Hebeganmovingforward.Closerandclosertome.Imustve
knownhisintentionsbecauseassoonasIheardthefirstechoonthe
concreteground,Istrolledtomydoorandturnedtheknob.Outinto
theoutsideIwent.
Afternoonchap,begantheyounggentlemanwithhisjoyous
voice.
Afternoon,Irespondedwithmyvoiceinaslumber.
SoIvegotsomenewsforya,hecontinued.

Andwhatnewsdoyouhappentobringsir?
ThePrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdomNevilleChamberlainhas
recentlysteppeddownfromhisauthority.Sadnessthisnewsbringsto
theU.K.Sadnewsindeed.Butnonetheless,westillneedaleaderfor
thisnation.Aleaderwhowillnotleaveusincorruption.Soafter
frequentstudiesofyourpastandknowledge,wesuspectnoonebetter
forPrimeMinisterthanyouMr.Churchill.
AmomentofsilencestoodovermeasIranthewordsinmyhead
onemoretime.Me.MeasPrimeMinister?
IIIdontknowwhattosayreally!Iresponded.Astupid
answer.NotananswerforthenewlycrownedleaderoftheU.K.
ItswithgreathonorthatIshalltakeyoutoyourcabinet,
themancontinued,bowingdownwardsasheendedhissentence.
Thankyousir,Irepliedslowly.Alsowhatwouldhappentobe
yourname?
AlfidorasTheThird,Alfidorasanswered.Oryoucanjustcall
meAlfieyoubugger!
PrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdom.Blimey.ImthePrime
Minister.IsurehopenothinggoeswrongwhileIminpower.I
reallydohopeit.WishmethebestofBritish!


Day2Winterof1945
Theironyofthisworldisinsane.Bloodyhell.Im
lookingbackatmyfirstpageofthesefilesandIsaidHope
nothinggoeswrongwhileIminpower.Lookwhatshappened
now.Theworldisatwar.Nonationissafe.Nocountryissafe.
Nohumanissafe.IvebroughtmytypewritertoTheStates.A
beautifulplacethisis.Insanelygorgeous.ButIcannotdomuch
typingtoday.NoIdonothavetime.Ihaveameetingwithone
ofthestrongestleadersintheU.S.andprobablytheentire
worldrightnow.Howhemanagestostaycalmascitiesarebeing
bombedandhiscountryisbeingthreatened,Idontknow.
PresidentFranklinD.Roosevelthasgivenmetheopportunityto
stayhereinhishouse.Hiswhitehouse.Wehaveameeting
today.NotmuchIcanreallytypeabout.Butthismeetingcan
haveahugeimpactonthecourseofhistoryandmankindaswe
knowit.Ifourplansforwarhappentoworkout,wecansetthe
worldintopeace.IllbebackinafewweekstotheU.K.

11:59P.M.
Sowetalkedtoday.Averylongtalkindeed.Weve
comeupwithagreatstrategyonethatIcannotrevealtothe
public.Butthenagain,Iamjusttalkingtomyselfwiththese
filessoIlltypeitdownforfuturereference.Wecannotlet
thosewhofearchangeandruleuncannylawsleadourbattles.We
mustusetacticsthatnotonlybenefitus,buthaveagreat
chanceofsecuringsafetyforournation.Butwe,asin
RooseveltandI,haveproducedsuchagreatmaneuver,thatwe
havenodoubtofdefeatingourenemies.Weconjoinedthe
penetrationstrategyanoldfashionedmilitarybumrushtothe
centerofthefightersandwewanttheenvelopmentmaneuverto
tagalongwithit.ThisideaisjusttheBee'sKneeswouldnt
yousaysofellers?Brilliant.Absolutelybrilliant.Wehavean
initialattackandadefensetactictokeepallthosethattry
torun,neverabletogetaway.Well,myflightbacktotheU.K.
issoontobeoff.Ihaveacoupleofmoreminutesleft.Seems
tomeIcanstillrambleonabouttheU.S.Justabitof
rambling.Itssospectacularlywonderfuloverhere.Theyhave
somethingcalled
Soda
overhereintheStates,whichisareally

peculiarnameforpop.Theytasteaboutthesamehowevermuch
moresugarinthesecups.Ohbollocks!Its12:30.Whatinthe
fierydepthsofhellhaveIvebeendoing!BestofBritishto
youlot.


Day3Summerof1945
Well,anotherdayhasgoneaby.Adaythatwill
foreverberemembered.Adayrememberedduetoitsagony.Asof
today,IamnolongertheUnitedKingdomsPrimeMinister.That
intelligentlittleshitter!WhatrageIhaveforthatlittle
rat.Littlerat.Dirty.Obnoxious.Smartrat.Idoapplaudhim
forhispersuasiveelementstowinthecrowdoverthewayhe
did.Applaud.Butthisnationwillnotgoanyfurtherwith
problemsaddressedonlytothepublic.Weneedtothinkabout
oursituationsasacontinent.Asaworld.Asauniverse.Great
manoldAtleeis.GreatmanAtleeistrustme.Smarttoo.ButI
donotapproveofhisvictoryoverme.Ihavebeenmighthumble
foralongtime.Whatdoesntbothermeisthelose.ThatIcan
dealwith.Butwhatbothersmeisthepublicsopinions.YesI
canagreethehousingcrisisdidaffectmany,andwillcontinue
toaffectmany.Butagainweneedtobethinkingoutsidethebox
herefocusonproblemswithwar,death,family,etc.This
electionhasdefinitelychangedthewayIviewthingsIsuppose:
Thesunhadneverbeenmorefiercelyevilbefore.Damn.It
waslikeithatedmethebloodything.Thewindwasfinesameoldpush
andpullofourair.Buttodaywasnotthesame.Notthesame.These
people,infrontofme,lookedinsane.Theywantedtokill.Theywere
moving.Anxioustheywere.Theywouldntstaystill.No,notuntil
theygotwhattheywanted.
Secondsseemedlikealifetime.Minutesfeltlikeaneternity.I
stoodtherestaringintotheeyesofmyeversoelegant
wifeClementineHozier.Mykids,the5ofthem,wereeagerlyhorsing
beneaththepodiumasClementAttleeoneofmyrivalsinthisgeneral
electionandIstoodthere.Iwasnervous.Sonervous.Manywere
criticizingmyworkasPrimeMinisterasoflate.Theywereallso
caughtuponthehousingcrisisthathadbeengoingonthateveryone
wantedsomeonethatcoulddealwithit.AndfromwhatIveheard,I
wasacatinadogparkwhenitcametothoseissues.AttleeandI
werebothstaringatthecamerasastheysnappedphotosofusstanding
there,onthestage,worryingwhattheresultswouldbe.Ihadno
anxietyfortheresulthowever.Ifeltindifferent.Veryindifferent.
Imean,thatbloodyolAttleehasawaywiththepeople.Damn.Ive
forsurelostit.Lostit.Allgone.Whatawaytogoout.Igofrom

beingthetopnotchleaderduringWorldWarII,nowImlosingtothe
publicwholovedmywork!Literally,theyveboxedmyears.
Noneedtoprolongthatstorynowisthere?Intheendof
theday,IlosttoAttlee.Greatmanheis.Wishhimwell.I
reallymeanit.ThebestofBritishgoestohim.However,Ijust
dontseehimliftingthisgreatnationanymorethanheis
bringingitdown.Letmeendthischapterofmylifeandstop
lettingmyemotionsconveymyopinion.IguessIjustwasnt
wellequippedforsocialreform.

Day4Winterof1953
Werebacktothisoldrelicarewenow?Seemslike
foreverthatIvetypedwiththesekeys.Beautifulhowourworld
howchangedsomuchwiththeintroductionofthecomputer.This
yearwasdefinitelyonetoremember.Everydaywasbetterthan
thelast.Mostlybecauseoftheeventsthathavehappenedover
thelast8yearsthatIhaventtypedabout.Idontreallyknow
howtostartthis,butIguesswecanstartwithmyreelection
ofPrimeMinister:
MorningWinston,begantheangelicvoiceofClementine.I
havesogreatnewsmylove!
Wwhatdoyoumeansweetie,mygroggyvoicequietlywhispered
underneathmypillow.
Ivejustgottenwordabouttheelection,
WHAT!Tellme.TELLMETELLME!
Youvewon.
What?
Youvewon.WinstonChurchillyourethePrimeMinisteragain!
Awetslobberykissplottedontothesideofmyface.Myheart
fullofgoldohhowgreatthisfelt!Peoplewantme.Peoplewantmeto
leadthem.IdefeatedClementAttlee.Amazing.OHHOWGREATITFELT!
AtLeastthatshowIrememberthatgoing6yearsago.It
wasagreatfeelingtoknowpeoplewantedmebackovermyonce
defeaterClementAttlee.Iwassocaughtupinthemoment,I
didntbloodyrightaboutit.Thatsadarnshame.Another
memoryofaonceyoungerandbrighterChurchillgone.Brighter.
Ilovethatworld.Whateleganceitbringstothesurrounding
others.Onthetopicofthewordbrighter,Ihaverecently
beenawardedagreatprize.Anastonishinglygrandprize.Let's
gobacktothisevening:
Newcountry.Whatagreatsmellithad.Smelledlikeaspring
goingintosummerbreezethatjustshoveseverysinglebranchand
leaf.ButitwasstillheavilycoldhereinSweden.Gelidpilesof
frostcoveredmostofthestreets.Itwasawinterwonderlandreally.
IwasjustwaitingforjollygoodSaintNicholastocomeflyingpast.
Buttodaywasjustmorethantheembracementofscenerywhichwouldbe
everyotherday.TodayIwashonoredtheopportunitytocometo
Stockholm,Swedenandacceptanaward.Morethanjustanyaward.An
awardthatwouldshootmeintoheavenandriches.Agreathonorit

wasandImeantit.Ihadacoupleofhourslefttogettothehallso
Idecidedtoenjoythescenery.Itseemslikethesunsetgetseven
moregorgeouswitheverynewareaIexplore.Adelightfullightpurple
skygoingtoafieryorangemorning.Witheverybreathofair,apuff
ofsmokereleasesoutintotheair.Itwasreallybloodycoldouthere
inSweden.

SoIhavejustobtainedmyaward,andletmetellyou,iffeels
astonishing.Literally,Icantdescribeit.Thehysteriaofallthose
peoplerisingfromtheirseatsandclappingtheirarsesoff.Yelling
theirheadsof.Lovingtheirheartsout.OnceItouchedthatsmall
symbolicpieceofmedal,Ihasinheaven.Currentlyoutsidewaiting
formycabtogetbacktotheoldhotelImstayingat.ButbeforeI
go,thankyouallforyourlove.

Day5Winterof1965
Nothingisthesamenow.Beautyislostfromevery
vertexitmeets.Everythingisalosthope.Nothingisgoingto
stayinthisworld.Everythingmustgojustlikemeina
scheduledweekleftlifetime.Thesestrokeshavemeundertheir
thumb.Willnotletmego.Willnotletmeleave.Willnotlet
melive.Ibarelyhavethestrengthtotypeonthesekeys.I
havenomind.Lostitwaybackwhen.Ifeelsorryformyself.
Heavilysorry.Seeingmytwolegsstretchedacrossabed,not
movingorbeingproductive.Feelingmyrelaxmovementofmy
arms,insteadofthefastpaced,workaholichandsIhad
before.Knowingmyfatewasconcealed.Ihatemyselfforthis.I
hatetheworldforthis.Whyhasittobemethatfacesthis
end?BLOODYHELL!Icanbarelybreath,see,talk,orthink.My
wifeandkidsaresosupportiveandloving.Ohwhymustweall
falleventhosewhoaregreats.IdespisethishomethatIlay
insideof.Uselesstome.Uselesstoyou.Uselesstotheentire
world.Idontfeelrightanymore.Thereisnothinginmysoul
besidetheempty,heavypoundsittakeseverysecond.Bumbum.
Bumbum.Buttheseheartbeatsarestillnotthesame.Theystill
feelodd.Somethingishappening.Oddlyquietandunvividthe
worldis.Everythingisnotwhatiswas.Thetimeis
slowingdown.Ilovelife.Thankyouforreadingthe
Filesof
WinstonChurchill.

ThesefileswereshortlyfoundafterthedeathofWinstonChurchill.Inhiswill,heasked
forustoburythesedocumentswithhimintohisslumber.However,hiswiferefusedstatingit
wastheonlypieceleftofherhusbandthatwasstillagreatrepresentationofthemanhimself.
Hisfuneralwasheldtwoweeksafterhisdeath.Manyfromallovertheworldcameto
commemoratethemanwhooncewasWinstonChurchill.Representativesfrom112countries
visited,makingChurchill'sfuneraloneofthegreatestofalltime.Wearecertainhisdeathisdue
thebodilyissues,butuncertainwhatwasthecausebehindthosestrokesandsuch.Further
investigationwillfollow.Wealllovedtheman.Atrueherowhenitcametoit.Suchgrace,
determination,andpositivity.Greatoutlooktotheworld.Wemayneverseeanotherleaderlike
him.Butwecantrustheisonewithournation.Onewithourworld.Onewithoursouls.Ingreat
honorofSir.WinstonChurchill,thePrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdom,weasasocietywho

lookeduptotheinspirationalChurchillwouldliketogiveanelegantthankyouandmeaningful
goodbye.