Cherry

Lizard's Leap: Chapter Eight: Shoo Fly

‘Phew.’ Emma said. ‘That was close. We could have been killed.’ Her voice was shaking

The Teenage Woe Files- First Kiss

Kiss me already!!!

Magpie

Magpie you cheat, knave, ace of spades, you play a clever hand. If it wasn't for that blue streak I'd say you were bluffing; badger, zebra, freisian- I can't guess your secret

Bricks

Behind the wallpaper the red bricks of my room are itching, they've been keeping me awake at night, grinding at their cement. I can't sleep, incase they fall on me and I can't get out.
Cherry

Trebetherick

Wind, blow me back to Trebetherick where the cows lie in the fields around Trenain like fat dominoes waiting for the rain and sharp grasses make pincushions of the dunes,

A Train Ride

Are the plans for our lives literally written down?

Suspended existence

Seven miles above the Alps I take my pen and begin to write

ABCtales Poetry Pentathalon

Dear All,

A quick note to alert you to the ABCtales Poetry Pentathalon.

It's a five round poetry contest where you are not only the entrants but also the judges - and all for just £3!

There is £60 to share out between the winners - and it's a great chance to enter a new and interactive kind of comp. You MUST enter by September 28th so do it right NOW!

Full details are here:

http://www.abctales.com/abctales-poetry-pentathalon-enter-now

ABCtales Poetry Pentathalon book is out!

The anthology of the Poetry Pentathalon entries is now out at a price of £6.99. Go and order your copy now! http://www.lulu.com/shop/2012-poetry-pentathlon/fox-shade-other-poems/pa... Congrats go to Bear, sonora and ItsSteveDave for taking the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively. Many, many thanks go to the Wilky Bar Kid for organising this competition and sorting out the book. There will be Prose Pentathalon early in the New Year -so...

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