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and 185 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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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Readings of Episodes One and Two of the Pad Life Journals are now available on Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-968566758 More to follow!
But what's behind the coats,
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2021
But what's behind the coats, I wonder...
Enjoyed this very much!
Read full commentPosted in Night Time Stalker
Being a happy writer is the
Posted on Sat, 04 Sep 2021
Being a happy writer is the thing. And of course, it all depends how you define success. I would say you very much have success, not because you've published (though that's bloody brilliant) but because you like what you write and you bring...
Read full commentPosted in On Giving Up
It was such a pleasure to
Posted on Mon, 30 Aug 2021
It was such a pleasure to hear this at the reading, Paul, and lovely to have a chance to read it now. I look forward to hearing it again when it's all on YouTube!
Read full commentPosted in Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)
I read Kim Sengupta's article
Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 2021
I read Kim Sengupta's article in the paper, and pathos and horror of it is almost unimaginable. It is both the most complex of situations, and the most simple. Thank you for putting so much into words.
Read full commentPosted in Kabul Airport
Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021
This marvellously evocative poem is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too.
Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
Read full commentPosted in Naples: balcony overlooking Via Firenza
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
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