Monthly Archives: November 2013

Notes from a small dog XXXIII

She says she’s not talking to me anymore. She may not have noticed that’s a bit contradictory… I won’t tell her. She’s upset enough as it is. She’s wandering round muttering things like, “Might have ruddy known…” and making little … Continue reading

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The Initiate by Sue Vincent and Stuart France

A lovely review of The Initiate from Rosie Amber. Reviews are a gift… they mean a lot to a writer.. coming from another writer, or from a reader… both bring a unique perspective. Thank you!

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Eastern promise

I was up and out very early yesterday . I didn’t get very far… the lane at the end of my street to be exact… before I stopped the car and got out. The sun was cresting the horizon and … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXXII

She’s been shopping. She doesn’t do it often… not in any quantity… and not the good stuff…apart from my stuff of course. And she’s been doing things with the flowery smelling squirty and the hoover monster. I know what that … Continue reading

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Merry meetings

Ye gods but it was cold scraping the ice off the car in the wee, small hours this morning. It had been a long, long day…but a good one. Quite why I have been awake so long already after so … Continue reading

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Ghost in the machine?

Today I am nothing more than a figment of your imagination. I am not here, tapping away at the keyboard, but am, in fact, elsewhere. Which is really quite odd and, while utilising technology to fill a gap in presence, … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog: Four Legs on Two

Well, everyone else seems to be at it… and certain people have kept saying the ‘p’ word… so …you can blame them. I’ve had my secretary.. well… her…working on it… and she’s all done. She needs to be kept occupied, … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXXI

Some of us are not happy bunnies in this household. As there are only two of us here, me and her, you can take it as read that I mean both of us. She keeps saying rude words at the … Continue reading

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The sound of silence

Today there will be a two minute silence, an act of Remembrance. How many will hear it? “‘Sound!’ ‘Quite. Do you realise that the word silent and the word listen are comprised of the same set of letters arranged in … Continue reading

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Armageddon – Old dogs and new tricks

It’s asking for trouble, a title like that really. But then, so was I. And you can’t call Ani an old dog… but the Bambi thing is definitely a new trick. Madam is moulting, shedding the thin summer coat and … Continue reading

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