Category Archives: reblog

Other People’s Sadness: A Nautical Metaphor… Alienora Browning

Reblogged from Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman: If we are true friends. and committed loved ones, we ideally rock with another’s boat whatever the weather: We brace ourselves for the storms and vast waves of grief and illness, bad fortune … Continue reading

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Barb Taub – Life Begins When The Kids Leave Home And The Dog Dies ~ IT’S HERE! #humor #nonfiction

Reblogged from Barb Taub: My new book, Life Begins When The Kids Leave Home And The Dog Dies, is available today on Amazon. It only took a week to put together—and thirty years to write. Acknowledgments This is the part … Continue reading

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The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition – Sacha Black

Reblogged from Sacha Black: The Bloggers Bash writing competition was so popular last year that the committee is bringing it back (with a slight difference) for 2018. As you may have noticed, there’s another exciting event happening in London the … Continue reading

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Harbour’s Night Light – Steve Tanham

She stops, the gentle collie Tasting the air at the breakwater’s end The day in the car forgotten Enchanted by the dingle ching Of cables and pennants The hiss of moonlight on cold sea The stroking breeze from the eastern … Continue reading

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Breaking point… a Jack Lockwood story by Geoffrey West.

Reblogged from Jack Lockwood Diaries: “For God’s sake! I’ve got two children and a husband!” So saying, Vera pulled away from our embrace, glaring at me angrily as she stepped backwards. “You can’t just—” “I know, I know, I’m sorry,” … Continue reading

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Whew! – Craig Boyack

Reblogged from Entertaining  Stories: Hey there. Remember me? It’s been a while since I wrote something specifically for the blog. I’ve wanted to, but the blog tour demanded my attention. The tour is over now. This one involved a pile … Continue reading

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Has he no shame? – another tale from Tallis Steelyard

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I am sure I’ve never mentioned Alatan Zore. He is, of all things, an essayist! If you find poets self absorbed and insufferable, trust me in this, essayists are worse. It is also entirely impossible to … Continue reading

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Is there a point to all this? (4) – Jeff Grant

Reblogged from Besonian:  “Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend. Dust unto Dust and under Dust to lie, sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer – and sans End!” Is there … Continue reading

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Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – Things you should know about your characters by The Story Reading Ape

Reblogged from Smorgasbord: Chris the Story Reading Ape shares a very useful checklist on things you should know about the character your have created. Things you should know about your characters by The Story Reading Ape These are what I … Continue reading

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The Lambton Wyrm – Neil Rushton

Reblogged from deadbutdreaming: As a sideways break from my ruminations on the faeries and their abodes, here are some contemplations on the magico-folkloric tale of the Lambton Wyrm, from the North-East of England. A version of the article was originally … Continue reading

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