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JaneShuff replied to the topic Richard's Literary Byways: Robert Aickman's Bad Dreams in the forum Blogs 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Richard. I’d never heard of him but have down loaded a collection of his and will have a look – maybe not at night with the wind howling round the house like it did yesterday evening!
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Stevie replied to the topic Monster Anthology opportunity in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks for posting this, Jules. I really fancy having a swing at it and I’ve got the makings of an idea but no confidence I can knock out 20k+ words of quality copy in five months!
Ah, decisions, decisions.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
I know I’m incredibly talented, Daeds, I’m just pretending to be modest.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks Philippa, Thea. Not much prospect of me progressing but I’m sure Elle is in with a chance.
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And I thought things couldn’t get more apposite after the year of the cock
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Happy New Year! I’m a fan of pigs. Having met wild boars, I have much respect (mild terror) for them, and much love for the stripyness of their babes.
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I like peccaries, with their tiny dainty feet
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Okay, a bit of porcine trivia. The meat of the wild boar is prized in some quarters in France, but the animal is a protected species (though that doesn’t stop it being sold under the counter occasionally). to get round this, pig breeders have crossed the wild boar (sanglier) with the farmyard pig (cochon). The resultant hybrid is known as a…[Read more]
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French is great. En anglais that would just be a Big
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😀 @daedalus that made me cackle!
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@raine I adore the baby humbugs. Utterly cute. They have escape ladders and platforms attached to trees in the Austrian woods to get away from angry Dad pigs, though.
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I wonder where the other replies went?
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It’s a bug that means the ‘show all replies’ button sometimes fails to appear, unfortunately. Has been annoyingly persistent
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@bellam those platforms are a genius idea! Could have done with them in Poland – although it was the very protective mummies who made me more nervous tbh, especially when gorgeous humbugs decided to check out my boots!!
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
I do too. I’m really annoyed with myself for not entering the last one. I had an idea and half the words down but I ran out of time…
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Thanks, @JaneShuff
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Congratulations @Johnalty. Lovely news!
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John S Alty replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
I made the long list for the Ink Tears Short Story Competition 2018.
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John S Alty replied to the topic January 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
The results are in!
Jonathan: A really clever piece of writing, wry observation. Excellent.
Libby: A pleasing little tale, well written and with a message. Good job.
Daedalus: Hugely enjoyable and accomplished description of life with a new puppy and the utter contentment that comes with its unreserved adoration. Liked it a lot.
So, eenie,…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic January 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done to the three of you! I’ll give these tales due consideration during the day and post the result by this evening.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Publishing Deal in the forum Podium 7 years, 8 months ago
Well done Philippa!
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John S Alty posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Looks like judging the January competition will be an easy task.
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I suspect it’s because many of us are desperately trying to beat our RWAV stories into submission!
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Aye, that’s the likely thing. And my judging late didn’t help. Could always think about extending the comp to the end of Feb?
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It doesn’t bother me at all to have no takers. I know everyone is absorbed with RWAV. Real life intrudes as well. Priorities.
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Have started a submission. Now I’ve admitted it I’d better get on with it 🙂
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Regarding that Raine, how would Denizens feel about making it a two-monthly comp? I suppose Christmas plus Winter Challenge is going to make Nov-Dec-Jan most difficult for most people, so it might not be a problem in the normal run of things to keep it monthly
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Or even a quarterly competition. Maybe we could look at a judging panel, too. It needs new life breathing into it, somehow.
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Possibly. It might just be the time of year – there were ebbs and flows on the Cloud too, and with a smaller pool of people here we’ll always feel it more acutely when people are busy. But I’ll open a thread, and we can put those suggestions to people and get a sense of what might boost participation a bit.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Delilah S Dawson on developing an idea in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
PS Great thread @daedalus
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Delilah S Dawson on developing an idea in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 9 months ago
That’s interesting @seagreen. I am still not sure. I don’t think I am but sometimes when I don’t know where something is going, I need to write for it to become clear although what I write at these moments is often utter garbage.
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Stevie replied to the topic TSS Cambridge Short Story in the forum Competitions, Open calls and Writing Opportunities 7 years, 9 months ago
Must be worth a swing at for the price of a couple of pints. I’m in!
(And maybe a packet of crips as well. If you’re drinking outside London. Or Edinburgh.)
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John S Alty started the topic January 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 9 months ago
OK, everyone, we’ll make this short and sweet because the RWAV competition is reaching its finale this month and many will be busy with that.
It’s a new year so the theme is “Looking Ahead” and you have to do it with a mere 200 words.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – December 2018 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 9 months ago
Well, I didn’t see that coming. Thanks, Raine.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Speed Kills: Salisbury, 1906 in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 months ago
Another interesting and entertaining story from the world of railways – thank you Richard.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Speed Kills: Salisbury, 1906 in the forum Blogs 7 years, 9 months ago
Another engaging story, Richard. I have no particular interest in railway history but your adept recounting of these incidents mean that I open your blogs with a sense of anticipation and I am never disappointed. You have a gift for giving us the right amount of background to bring the events to life. Thank you!
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