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The Lilliputians in the vegetable patch - IP
Posted by Caldwell on Sun, 29 Sep 2024
In literature, we often stumble across inventions—names, ideas, phrases—that bRead morePoem of the week
The Old Man and the Libyan Sea
Posted by Turlough on Thu, 03 Oct 2024
A whimsical look at my involvement in the world during the first half of September 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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Story and Poem of the Month
Our Story and Poem of the Month for September - very kindly chosen by onemorething:
Picks of the Month for September:
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Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point
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Happy Friday and thanks again for all the wonderful writing that's shared every week on the site.
Bloody Scotland - Update!
As you know, our very own celticman - Jack O'Donnell - was star of the show at Bloody Scotland which is Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival. Here's what happened in his own words:
Bloody Scotland, 14th September 2024
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Mr Martinez by Ewan Lawrie - Out Now!
I'm very pleased to announce that Ewan Lawrie's new novel, Mr Martinez has just been published!
You can order it here on Amazon:
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We've had to suspend the automatic joining facility for a while so if you would like to join us please email
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Posting From Your Android Phone - Fixed!
Some of you have been having issues with posting your work using an android phone. Ewan and John our techie have been working really hard to fix this.
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Picks of the Month
HALF PAST THE MONKEY'S MOON - RELOJANDO CRONICOS
Posted by Mitchell Jamal ... on Thu, 19 Sep 2024
The first in a Time-Travel collection that imagines the most disruptive technology of all. Digging up the past to judge our predecessors is nothing new. A hardboiled detective undertakes an...
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