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Halloween
Not very seasonal, but one I made earlier and have been tinkering with. Photo CC0 via Pixabay
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Postcard from Upstairs (IP)
Don't say anything to Leonard. Picture: https://tinyurl.com/y9mrwdjt
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Mosaic
A word limited exercise in memoir, written for a course I did last autumn. Picture: https://tinyurl.com/yd92krwx
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The Game of the Name
Hooray! The most popular baby names list is out! No, I couldn't care less. Yes, I love a bit of a gawp at other people's choices.
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Why Does The Cat Plonk Her A**e On My Mouse?
And other questions
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This is our Poem of the Week
Posted on Mon, 11 Feb 2019
This is our Poem of the Week - congratulations!
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Congratulations - wonderfully
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Congratulations - wonderfully written. The description of Brooksy as a breakable glass animal is beautiful and effective and a sad precursor. You've caught so well that thing that happens, when music at the time doesn't do a lot for you, and...
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I'm absolutely melting with
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
I'm absolutely melting with these two. I just want to build a wall round them and keep the world away. Possibly my favourite line is 'he ginned as if he'd given birth to her' - tells you so much about him, and what he wants, and his feelings...
Read full commentPosted in Angel 11 (Edinburgh)
Well spotted! I don't know
Posted on Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Well spotted! I don't know where the trainers came from. She's far too sensible to wear trainers in the snow. She's now changed into appropriate footwear.
Read full commentPosted in Walk In The Park With Snow (Part 1 of 2)
Good ending, racheting up the
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Good ending, racheting up the tension even more. I am very interested to see how these characters will develop - keeping multiple characters going is hard work! Do keep on with this, looking forward to seeing more.
Read full commentPosted in The Cave Chapter 3
Very glad to see you posting
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Very glad to see you posting here again. Totally caught up in this from the first sentence. The rhythm and the structure convey the narrator's state of mind, hopes, despairs, in partnership with the words themselves. Skilfully done, so that...
Read full commentPosted in The Casino Payphone (Part 1)
A beautiful piece of nature
Posted on Sun, 27 Jan 2019
A beautiful piece of nature writing that suggests new ways of thinking about strength. This is our lovely Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in Tree Speaks
Now had another read through.
Posted on Tue, 22 Jan 2019
Now had another read through. What comes out very strongly is your passion for and immersion in this world. The reader has no doubt that you are completely familiar with the setting and the characters, and this is a strength - nothing worse...
Read full commentPosted in The Life of Okkun Resteravi - Part One
I don't think anyone saw the
Posted on Thu, 17 Jan 2019
I don't think anyone saw the current mess coming, however they voted! Your point is very interesting - yes, I wonder what words and ideas will be common currency among us in a few years time. Twenty years ago the only ones who tweeted were birds...
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Completely the right thing to
Posted on Wed, 16 Jan 2019
Completely the right thing to do. I do hope the owner is evenutally reunited with their property.
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