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Overkill hill by Stuart France

* Never look back! It is good advice, unfortunately in literature, this advice, when given, is never adhered to. Gilgamesh…Orpheus…Lot…Dr Faustus… They are all concerned with Soul. The Soul that turns to look back is caught in time. It is … Continue reading

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The Bibliophile’s Excursion by Jan Malique #writephoto

 My response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt Lights #writephoto. I thought I’d deviate from my usual offerings to spin a tale of wonder, adventures and retail therapy, lots of retail therapy. The view from the bridge presents a world of … Continue reading

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Book Launch: Dangerous by Ian Probert

A quarter of a century ago journalist and author Ian Probert decided never to write about boxing again. His decision was prompted by the injuries sustained by boxer Michael Watson during his world title fight with Chris Eubank. Now, in … Continue reading

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Crocodile Man… from Stuart France

* Crocodile Man was married to Whistle Duck and they had two daughters… “We’ll have fish tomorrow night,” said Crocodile Man, “I’ll go out early in my bark canoe.” So next morning Crocodile Man set off, and his two daughters … Continue reading

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Green grow the rushes O III… from Stuart France

* …If Tee’s study was the hub of intelligence, then Miss Hunnyfludd’s office, which comprised no more than a hastily compromised ante-chamber to its plush superior, was the heart… Thomas Welch was currently making himself at home in the heart … Continue reading

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A riddle…by Stuart France #Writephoto

Reblogged from Stuart France: Dark the frame and dark the spur About the light which shines over there. * Lost to memory, lost to time Good and great cut down in their prime. * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Sleuth Fest Success by S.K. Nicholls

Susan is celebrating….find out why… Reblogged from S.K.Nicholls Friday night Cocktail Hour, me and my husband milling through the crowd looking at all the pasta and potatoes we couldn’t eat, and holding up the pillars in the room. Me sipping … Continue reading

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Sally Cronin with Susan Toy – Reading Recommendation Revisited

Reblogged from Reading Recommendations Sally Cronin is a long overdue guest on the Reading Recommendations Revisited portion of this blog. Since she first appeared here, in Mar. 2015, Sally has been a tireless promoter of me, my writing, and this … Continue reading

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What I’ve Learned After 3 Years…

Charles Yallowitz chats with the Ape 🙂

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The Mudfold and Cockeren Feud: from the pen of Tallis Steelyard

The tale is freshly penned, the ink barely dry and the tale as yet unpublished… and it is with inordinate delight that I once again welcome that renowned, if impecunious poet of Port Naain, Tallis Steelyard, as my guest, with … Continue reading

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