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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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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 4 of 4
'I wonder what else there is. What else we might set free by accident.'
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 3 of 4
The Tower has summoned Strength to the Old Place, between Barclay's Bank and Marks and Spencer's.
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Tower of Strength (IP) Part 2 of 4
'Tentacle things...all bright and shiny...like that thing with all the snakes on its head...' 'The Medusa,' said Mrs Brenton.
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Pad Life: Clean Moggie, Yellow Moggie
Both the cats have turned yellow. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Mountain
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is ( Donovan,1967) Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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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.
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Read full commentPosted in Naples: balcony overlooking Via Firenza
I didn't know about this -
Posted on Sat, 14 Aug 2021
I didn't know about this - thank you! What a marvellous hoax.
Read full commentPosted in Simian Sympathy
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
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