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State of Nations… Stuart France

* If a nation Fails to stand In right relation To its stories… Continue reading here

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Field of Sheaves VI… Stuart France

* ‘Riders of the Sidhe to me from every place still free… * That’s how Lug, the Lord of Light, summoned the Otherworldly Hosts… He met his father Cian and Cian’s two brothers and together they set off for the … Continue reading

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Field of Sheaves V… Stuart France

* ‘No… They burned the keepers…the practitioners…they were too old to flee with the rest.’ ‘The lore perished?’ ‘There was a young one…also a keeper’ ‘This is before the Romans right?’ ‘Oh way… way… way before…’ ‘How did they generate … Continue reading

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Guest author: Judy Martin – Niche writer?

I had such a lovely time round at Sue’s before that I have come back again for another visit. Luckily, she didn’t slam the door in my face, and in fact, made me feel very welcome. As my blog is … Continue reading

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Field of Sheaves IV… Stuart France

* …When Wen insists… I leave Wen to her circumambulations and try to focus on what little good is to be seen about the place… which amounts to Rowan Trees…a whole raft of them. They never fail to lift my … Continue reading

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Guest author: Graeme Cumming – Self help in writing

When I wrote Ravens Gathering, I knew it needed plotting carefully. There were several twists in it, and garden paths needed laying for the reader to be led up – difficult to do if you start with no real sense … Continue reading

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Field of Sheaves III… Stuart France

* …But first the directions… Wen decided to ignore them completely and find the stone by way of Mr Pre-Science-Man which proved to be spectacularly successful only, of course, she did not tell me that this was her plan and … Continue reading

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Field of Sheaves II… Stuart France

* …But first to the finding, which was not easy and which though I am utterly loathe to admit it, was down to Wen. I should have known then. Turning up on my patch and finding things! Still I suppose … Continue reading

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Guest author: Ritu Bhathal – New old friends

I talk. A lot. I’m pretty sure those of you that follow my blog probably can vouch for my incessant ramblings too! At least you can decide what you want to read and what to skip. Not so for those … Continue reading

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Guest author: D. Wallace Peach – Room to Breathe

I’m delighted to guest blog today on Sue’s wonderful Daily Echo. I’m sitting in my recliner looking up, wondering what to write. There’s a ten-foot long spider web hanging from the ceiling fan to the beam over my head, gently … Continue reading

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