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Ewan Lawrie
The picture is me signing copies of my novel, Gibbous House at Unbound Books HQ in Islington by the canal.
My stories
31. W O L D
Really? Award ceremonies are like this? Surely not... Image is created by author from royalty free components in the public domain.
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30. Lady Writer
Needs must I suppose, 'cause the Devil IS driving... Image is from Wikipedia Commons: Moshe Milner took the picture of this lady writer who has absolutely nothing to do with Fools Rush In (not yet anyway) and it's used in accordance with CC-by SA 3.0
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29. (Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz
It's a long time since you've been here, hope you're glad Gabriel's back picture is used in acc. with CC-2.0 owner of picture is https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenjonbro/
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Fou Sans Frontières
With many apologies to Peter Gabriel Esquire. Image source is Wiki Commons
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Jump Rope Politics
What it says... WIP Image is from the National Archives at College Park [Public domain]
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Clearly
Posted on Thu, 04 Jan 2018
You have done some research. However, the RPI changed its name in 1883, or rather reopened under another name that year.
"In September 1881, the Royal Polytechnic Institution closed, marking a transition to new ownership and a new era...
Read full commentPosted in The Second World War: PART 1 - Roger Farrier - Dunkirk (1940) #2
Woof! Woof!
Posted on Tue, 26 Dec 2017
Gold digger alert! We men are such fools, I imagine Donald believes Melania finds him irresistible, (just like Ivana and Marla did too).
Interesting piece.
best
Ewan
Read full commentPosted in Narcissistic
This
Posted on Mon, 18 Dec 2017
is definitely the area to mine for your writing. Convincing; it certainly had me in the classroom (probably in a disappearing seat).
Upbeat and uplifting and at this time of year, why not?
Best
Ewan
Read full commentPosted in Ralph and Big Dave
Thank
Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2017
you for the roses.
This is artfully done. For me it would be even better if you didn't give the answer to the riddle in the poem itself.
Lovely imagery and phrase-making.
Best
Ewan
Read full commentPosted in My Lady Of Damask
Really liked this.
Posted on Wed, 08 Nov 2017
However, it needs a good "going at" for punctuation. Or you could not punctuate at all and leave everything in lower case, which might well suit the content. The problem is that some punctuation is worse (in terms of meaning) than none. One thing...
Read full commentPosted in City Breath
I see
Posted on Thu, 26 Oct 2017
what Jack means.
"beyond make-do-and-mend"
or even
"beyond make-do-and-mending"
I like this.
Best
Ewan
Read full commentPosted in Broken
Truly
Posted on Wed, 18 Oct 2017
outstanding writing. As allusive (and perhaps elusive) as a long poem by Eliot. I'll be reading this over and over today picking out all the references.
You have a typo
Read full comment"When at home, I read a book every day...
Posted in The Black Book Restored: Fragments 1A to 33 (second half)
This second part
Posted on Sun, 15 Oct 2017
to a story, which stands as a fine piece of writing in and of itself, is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Why not share or retweet it if you like it too?
Part one can be found...
Read full commentPosted in BERNARD Part 2 (from Ribbentrop's Chair)
Splendid.
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2017
I think Jack's picked up on a couple of things, (I admit I didn't notice them).
It's interesting that you chose to write "risen mounds". If there is some idea of autonomy here, fair enough. I like the idea that they've risen like loaves....
Read full commentPosted in Yellow Ribbons
There are always
Posted on Sun, 17 Sep 2017
at least two poems on the page: the one the writer wrote and the one the reader understands (or not). Poetry truly is the infinite art, since its meaning is open to infinite interpretations. I know many people who do not enjoy this nebulous...
Read full commentPosted in time travelling
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