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Chelsea Floor Show

What's it about? I've no idea. Make up your own meaning, why don't you? :-D image is PD
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Noir-sery Rhyme

Like most things it'll have been done before. Best imagined as being read by Tom Waits. image made at canva.com
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A Toe Dipped In the Stream of Self-Consciousness

Good luck with this one. Image made by me at Canva.com
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Letters

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Gardens

IP. I don't do these often, you can see why. Image author's own, garden not.

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389 of my comments have received 424 Great Feedback votes

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Perhaps not as outrageously ridiculous

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2025

 as previous episodes, but very good all the same.

I'm not entirely sure "relent" is the word you want at line 12

OED does have at 2†b."to yield, give way; to give up a previous determination or obstinacy" which does fit." which...

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Ho-Ha-Heh, Hertha Beh-Ess-Tseh!

Posted on Mon, 31 Mar 2025

 I had a couple of military pals in Berlin, who followed Hertha, who - in those days - had quite a hooligan set-up. There were some Kneipen that were only for Herta fans in Spandau just a stop or two down the U-Bahn from Wilmersdorf,where the...

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A very cross tic, eh?

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2025

 
Not my favourite form
Or indeed -
If I'm honest -
Maybe I just don't like 'em
No-one hasn't written one
Or had a go and
Tried too hard.

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This is our Pick of the day for 10th March 2025

Posted on Thu, 06 Mar 2025

  Assured, convincing writing, a bold and meaningful premise, well handled. Art and how we respond to it is an interesting subject, Mark has made the most of that in this wonderful piece, and that's why it is our Social Media Pick of the Day....

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Posted in The Face in the Pollock

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From what I've experienced of the publishing world

Posted on Sun, 09 Mar 2025

 (and it isn't THAT much).

1. They don't much like a prologue at all
2. If they let you get away with it, it will have to be short and punchy. <1500 words
3. You'll need a cold open, (start in medias res) and it will need...

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Posted in Iteration 3017 Prologue

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Guaranteed to raise a smile ...

Posted on Sun, 02 Mar 2025

 whatever's in the news.

BTW, as kids we used to sing "Who Put Your Lights Out?" to one of Dana's minor hits.

You can't fool me, that's Dana International up there in that photograph, at least she's had a shave.

You can't...

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This is our Pick of the Day, 10th February 2025

Posted on Mon, 10 Feb 2025

  This second part of The Speedy is today's Pick of the Day. There are several names for this kind of tale, one of them is chain. But that's not important. This is a clever conceit and beautifully executed, PLEASE share on your social media...

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Congratulations, this is our Pick of the Day, 2nd December 2024

Posted on Thu, 02 Jan 2025

 Funny, others' - and the author's own - foibles depicted with an indulgent fondness and, as ever, bringing smiles and laughter. I can think of no better reasons to select this as our Pick of the Day today. Please share on your Social Media,...

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As good as ever

Posted on Thu, 02 Jan 2025

 Coffee came out of both nostrils at BDSM. Loved the pictures too. You have a good eye.

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Outstanding

Posted on Mon, 18 Nov 2024

  Chilling, with a wry vein of humour running through it. Terrific writing, indeed.

Well done.

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