Ewan
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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.
Both Moffat novels are available here
My stories
Ghosts in the Machine
An old friend died a few days ago. Faceache sent me a friend request from him. He was already my friend, so I knew it was some hacker. I took the appropriate action. (No, not write this poem). Image authors own created at Canva.com
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Bronte's Inferno XXX (They're Not A L L Mad)
Aren't they, though? Still hunting for licence or rights for this image... Will remove if man he say no.
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Bronte's Inferno XXIX ("I Blame Cellini")
More of this. Image author's own.
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Play the B-Side
You know it. Image source wikipedia.org and used under fair use terms.
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A Letter to Untethered Books Ltd.
I am not Walter De La Mare's great-grandson and I don't live in Arizona. Not suitable for the sensitive or people working in publishing. Image is PD
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This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day 17th Nov 2022
Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022
This excellent slice of misspent youth is our pick of the day. Please, dear readers, share and/or retweet if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in "Forever Autumn"
Another good chunk
Posted on Thu, 17 Nov 2022
of this skilfully written tale.
I've spotted two typos.
You have "coffee's" vice "coffees" at line 2.
You have "I look like my mother had been conversing". Do you mean "...
Read full commentPosted in Runaway Mother chapter 14
This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day 10th Nov 2022
Posted on Thu, 10 Nov 2022
Gritty, authentic and well-written, this is our Pick of the Day. PLEASE share and/or retweet if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Runaway Mother chapter 9
Marvellous.
Posted on Thu, 10 Nov 2022
This reminds me of the kitchen sink drama* so prevalent in British film, TV and stage drama in the 60s. The narrative voice is utterly convincing. The milieu, the circumstances of the narrator and the locale are all outwith my life experiences,...
Read full commentPosted in Runaway Mother chapter 9
This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day 3 November 2022
Posted on Thu, 03 Nov 2022
Congratulations.
Surreal, touching, funny and sad. That's why this is our Pick of the Day.
Please share and/or retweet dear members.
Read full commentPosted in Centipede Olympics
Congratulations,this is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Fascinating is right and that's why this slice of an interesting life is our FB and Twitter Pick of the Day. PLEASE share and/or retweet ABC-ers.
Read full commentPosted in Joining up my rainbow memory dots - 1978 I help the homeless in Belfast
Thanks all for your comments.
Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2022
The Monarchy, as it did all those years ago, when Elizabeth ascended to the throne, stands at a crossroads of history. Just as the Empire morphed into the Commonwealth, whilst Great Britain became the UK and the country's influence diminished,...
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Bill is
Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2022
Shakespeare. The line is a slight paraphrase of one in Richard II:
"Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs"
I came across it the other day, when I was looking for something else.
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This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 14 Sep 2022
This high-quality writing is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Please share and/or retweet, readers, if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses
Most likely.
Posted on Fri, 09 Sep 2022
I think my imaginary Bert's attitude is acceptable. A black armband and do what you would normally do. Maybe turn on the TV for the actual funeral, if you're not emptying bins, or "a dinner lady or a steelworker". (Look that up, see why it's...
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