This works very well indeed. You capture a real sense of weariness and this swan losing his beauty and his verve, but still proud of the past. I have heard that things are very difficult for skilled clowns now, with the decline of circuses and...
Dear Jean, your warmth, humour, humanity and lovely writing are at the very heart of our community. They, and you, always will be. Thank you so much for all you have given us.
Definitely seen and SO relished. My daughter works at The Potions Cauldron! The Golden Fleece is one of our regular 'haunts' and my son used to do a Saturday night residency there in his early busking days. I have had many conversations with that...
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Posted on Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Fascinating and ever so slightly scary, this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share it round.
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I'm inclined to go with the
Posted on Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Even as a convinced non-believer, I'm inclined to go with the laughter.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sun, 24 Mar 2024
This is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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This works very well indeed.
Posted on Sun, 24 Mar 2024
This works very well indeed. You capture a real sense of weariness and this swan losing his beauty and his verve, but still proud of the past. I have heard that things are very difficult for skilled clowns now, with the decline of circuses and...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2024
Funny, true and moving - this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day!
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Dear Jean, your warmth,
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Dear Jean, your warmth, humour, humanity and lovely writing are at the very heart of our community. They, and you, always will be. Thank you so much for all you have given us.
Jane x
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Beautifully done, Paul. I so
Posted on Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Beautifully done, Paul. I so enjoyed this. Well done.
I don't think the Ghost Walk bloke is meant to be Jack the Ripper - I think he's more just a generic Victorian. I've never asked him, though.
I've been told that the Golden...
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Brilliantly done, Ewan, and
Posted on Wed, 06 Mar 2024
Brilliantly done, Ewan, and every word true. But I do miss the days when I believed that the sunlit uplands were out there somewhere.
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Definitely seen and SO
Posted on Wed, 06 Mar 2024
Definitely seen and SO relished. My daughter works at The Potions Cauldron! The Golden Fleece is one of our regular 'haunts' and my son used to do a Saturday night residency there in his early busking days. I have had many conversations with that...
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Wonderful piece of flash
Posted on Sat, 10 Feb 2024
Wonderful piece of flash fiction. A very absorbing read.
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