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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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And don't forget that there's
Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018
And don't forget that there's mini plastic, or whatever it's called, in bottled water. It's probably in tap water too, but at least you're not paying extra for it.
Very good piece, Ed.
Read full commentPosted in Wai Peipei Comes Of Age
Really interesting question.
Posted on Sun, 25 Mar 2018
Really interesting question. There's a lot of research going on at the moment, particularly into a compound of cannabis, cannabidiol. Some researchers say it can reduce or lessen the severity of seizures, particularly where other drugs have not...
Read full commentPosted in International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness
Good Lord. Normally the
Posted on Sun, 25 Mar 2018
Good Lord. Normally the crowd runs the other way...
Read full commentPosted in International Purple Day - Epilepsy Awareness
Elsie, this is brilliant.
Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2018
Elsie, this is brilliant. Was this one of the pieces you were going to do at the Slam? I can hear you performing it as I read.
So many good things - the way you evoke decision/indecision with the ebb and flow, wonderful phrases like the...
Read full commentPosted in Shifting Sands
The way you use both the
Posted on Wed, 07 Mar 2018
The way you use both the words and the flowers as signifiers, and then indicate that it was language that finished the relationship, is very effective. Memory is preserved in all sorts of vessels, in all sorts of ways. I enjoyed reading this.
Read full commentPosted in Flowers From a Book
Time does heal the wounds,
Posted on Tue, 06 Mar 2018
Time does heal the wounds, but we still miss those we loved. I'm sure your mother would be proud to know you are still thinking of her.
Read full commentPosted in Rest In Peace, Mom - Part III
I'm afraid not, Richard - you
Posted on Mon, 05 Mar 2018
I'm afraid not, Richard - you'll have to post it in sections, but you can include a link to the next part at the beginning or end of each bit of text.
Read full commentPosted in The Lad from Pointe de Bute (a short outline)
Orion keeps watch in the sky
Posted on Sun, 04 Mar 2018
Orion keeps watch in the sky above our garage. When my kids were small I pointed him out and told them this, and they were staggered when they found out they could see him elsewhere. He remains their 'special' piece of the sky, and I hope they...
Read full commentPosted in I Saw My Old Mate Again
I'm participating in a study
Posted on Fri, 02 Mar 2018
I'm participating in a study run by King's College, looking at mental capacity in older people (not being funny, I honestly can't remember what age you have to be to start participating ...
Read full commentPosted in Lethe
You and me both, Elsie. We
Posted on Sat, 17 Feb 2018
You and me both, Elsie. We are of that same generation. I was a Rape Crisis counsellor twenty odd years ago, and an 'activist' for some years before that, and I get sick of the 'great and the good' saying now that 'no-one knew' about systematic...
Read full commentPosted in Why Feminism - Me too?
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