Tag Archives: Jim Webster

Always read the terms and conditions ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: Have you any idea how much trouble I have to go to, just to get my work published? Ignore the toil I have to go to afterwards, once I physically have books, I’m talking about the … Continue reading →

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Growing old disgracefully and still life ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard (aka Jim Webster): It has to be said that it was old Garl Furtling who set me off with this particular train of thought. He has produced some wonderful paintings, for forty years young ladies almost … Continue reading →

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Sometimes one has to cheat ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I have previously mentioned Gisset, clerk of works to Tildus Thallawell. I would rate him as perhaps the best organised man in Port Naain. But occasionally even he needs the help only a poet can give … Continue reading →

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Watch where you put your feet ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on September 2, 2018 by

Reblogged from Jim Webster, aka Tallis Steelyard: A wise man avoids encounters with the law. Whatever your budget, it’s still more than you can afford. Not only that but once entangled with lawyers, you place yourself at the mercy of … Continue reading →

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A Lady And A Poet – Tallis Steelyard is Khyati Gautam’s guest…

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

Reblogged from ookish Fame: I’m not sure how many of you have eaten at Granny Muggart’s Eatery? It’s just off the Ropewalk in Port Naain. Granny Muggart died long before my time, it was her daughter, ‘Young Muggart’ who ran … Continue reading →

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Twinkle toes ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: Port Naain has a vast array of dance styles. Some are danced by couples, some are danced only by women and some are danced only by men. There are peasant dances, sailor’s dances and in Port … Continue reading →

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The clerk of works ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

Reblogged from Jim Webster aka Tallis Steelyard: There are people of impeccable good taste whose houses are symphonies of elegance and charm. Yet how many cases can you cite where the house is testimony to the good taste of a … Continue reading →

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Mistress Laviscia Kipplehowe and her kitten ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: Mistress Laviscia wasn’t one of my more regular patrons. It wasn’t that we couldn’t work together; it’s just that I’m not the sort of person you’d automatically call upon for arranging the sort of event she … Continue reading →

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My cynical use of enjambement ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: When I wrote about the Anaphora Controversy it brought back memories of other arguments within our community, and I can still see the face of Silhat Wheelbroom when he realised what I’d done. But still I … Continue reading →

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The Anaphora controversy ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: Do many now remember the notorious Anaphora controversy? At the risk of causing insult, I’ll merely remark, for those who have advanced far beyond such techniques, that Anaphora is the deliberate repetition of the first part … Continue reading →

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