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Assorted writers' groups, the odd anthology, occasional readings. Lots of looking out of the window. Hello, and thanks for dropping by.
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I'll Teach You To Burn (IP)
Fire was a dominant theme in my childhood. It was for most kids in the fifties and sixties. It was one of our earliest lessons on the contrariness of life.
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Three)
I knew who she was. We all did. And every face was afraid.
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Castle Pillock 12
Castle Pillock has run the London Marathon! Well, one of us has.
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Two)
I began to laugh from fatigue, shock, grief, and an overriding terror of being locked down here in this cellar with a group of disparate and apparently ill-matched Bios.
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-One)
'I've got nothing left to lose,' I told him. 'You haven't asked about your sister,' he said.
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As others have said, the
Posted on Tue, 10 Aug 2021
As others have said, the different views of his life were very interesting. How sad that Maria and the others were excluded from the accounts of his life. There was, I think, a very narrow view of what was 'noteworthy' then, and there is still a...
Read full commentPosted in Maria's Diary 40
Still enchanting, and still
Posted on Tue, 10 Aug 2021
Still enchanting, and still blending the magic and the everyday with such skill.
There are a couple of little typos - in the first conversation about the orchid, you've got a 'their' which I think should be a 'they're' and 'thy' instead of...
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail" 15
Poem of the Week
Posted on Tue, 03 Aug 2021
This beautiful piece is our Poem of the Week - congratulations!
I hope you don't mind, Paul - I have taken your very intriguing question about what is normal, and used it as the basis of this week's Inspiration Point. It's such a universal...
Read full commentPosted in Saccades of Sands
Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 06 Aug 2021
This very beautiful piece is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Read full commentPosted in White Sailors
I was thinking about the
Posted on Mon, 02 Aug 2021
I was thinking about the Woody Allen film as I read it!
Sounds like Mission Control came up with the most sensible plan in the end!
Read full commentPosted in How Roger Came to Spend Lockdown on the Sofa in His Underpants
Oh go on. Give us another one
Posted on Fri, 06 Aug 2021
Oh go on. Give us another one. The angels might sing next time.
Read full commentPosted in The Last Poem I Shat Out
I'm finding these really
Posted on Thu, 05 Aug 2021
I'm finding these really fascinating. I had to go and look up the Greek words, but was intrigued by what I found, and you are adding a new dimension to these tales for me.
Read full commentPosted in I, Helen -Parts 1 and 2
Full of life, full of humour,
Posted on Thu, 05 Aug 2021
Full of life, full of humour, and full of acute observation. These characters are fantastic. As are all your characters! Great read.
Read full commentPosted in Wan Goal tae the Good
That's fascinating - I love
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
That's fascinating - I love finding out about how language develops. I've learned something today!
Read full commentPosted in Lord Strange Examines a Premonition of Bad Things to Come
Very intriguing - I had a
Posted on Fri, 30 Jul 2021
Very intriguing - I had a very vivid picture of the proceedings, and there is real sense of foreboding at the end. Enjoyed reading it.
In the first line - broom stails? Should this be brooms' tails, or what is a broom stail?
Read full commentPosted in Lord Strange Examines a Premonition of Bad Things to Come
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