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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 10 months ago
Fox Wood
When I was little, the two roads through Fox Wood were no more than undergrowth pressed flat by habitual footfall. Now I am old. The roads are asphalt paths. Fox Wood is a quarter of its previous size and instead of the roads emerging onto glorious open fields, they emerge onto Honeysuckle Drive and Rose Crescent, although there is…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic Choices in the forum
Coming Home 4 years, 10 months agoCourtesy of Jules who picked for me
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Athelstone posted an update in the group
Coming Home 4 years, 10 months agoRe Choices, and especially @seagreen and @knickylaurelle who have posted choices. Sorry, I inadvertently put up an old version of the lists which omitted “animal” from choice 1.
A reminder that everybody is free to change choices until the group closes.
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It’s all good for me. Doesn’t change my choice any 😊
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Athelstone replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum
Coming Home 4 years, 10 months agoAwards to Knicky and to Seagreen (who joined even before I’d finished setting up).
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Athelstone started the topic Rules in the forum Coming Home 4 years, 10 months ago
Some Basic Story Rules and Guidelines
The challenge is to produce a short story, so in the way that the term is usually understood, what is needed is a work of fiction. By all means stretch this definition as you like, to include, for example, an imaginative account of true events, but please avoid essays, reportage, political polemic,…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 4 years, 10 months ago
It’s that time again. There’s a new group in town. Head on over to “Coming Home” for details of the new Short Story Challenge.
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Athelstone started the topic Voting in the forum
Coming Home 4 years, 10 months agoOn the face of it, what you have to do is quite simple. However, those of you have been through this before in previous challenges will know that in fact it is extraordinarily tough.
When the writing stage of the challenge closes on 7 February 2022 at 22:00 UK time, the voting stage begins. No doubt most of you will have read many of the entries…[Read more] -
Athelstone started the topic Choices in the forum
Coming Home 4 years, 10 months agoWelcome all.
<e>Home is where the heart is</e> according to Pliny the Elder and a thousand sentimental songs since his time. Pliny clearly had in mind a place where we love to be: where we were shaped. But maybe that doesn’t appeal to our writing souls. Perhaps it’s a place of dread, or contempt, or it’s so unfamiliar as to be unrec…[Read more]
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Athelstone started the topic Welcome PLEASE READ THIS FIRST in the forum
Coming Home 4 years, 10 months agoWelcome all.
Home is where the heart is according to Pliny the Elder and a thousand sentimental songs since his time. Pliny clearly had in mind a place where we love to be: where we were shaped. But maybe that doesn’t appeal to our writing souls. Perhaps it’s a place of dread, or contempt, or it’s so unfamiliar as to be unrecognised. We may n…[Read more]
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Athelstone started the topic Chit Chat in the forum
Coming Home 4 years, 10 months agoPlease post all chit chat here!
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Athelstone posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Unable to login to the Den? You can see the Den but “activity” won’t load: the Den tells you it’s getting your updates but they never arrive? It may be that you are using the free version of Bitdefender which has a problem following the last upgrade. Try another anti-virus solution either permanently, or until Bitdefender is fixed.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition July 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 11 months ago
Libby, thanks for a super topic and the fabulous reviews. Seagreen, a well-deserved win.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Beta Reading Discussion in the forum Blogs 4 years, 12 months ago
Why do you say you’re a terrible beta reader?
It’s a bit like when I had to read books for exams at school. It was no reflection on the work itself and I’ve read many of the books since with great pleasure. Something about picking up a book for a purpose (a meta-purpose if you like) that isn’t simply pleasure, idle curiosity, whatever, and my…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic Beta Reading Discussion in the forum Blogs 4 years, 12 months ago
Thanks for the topic. May I add that I’m a terrible beta reader. I would like to be more useful and hope to pick up some tips if this discussion develops and hopefully turns into something more.
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Athelstone replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs 4 years, 12 months ago
What I meant was that we can post images now, providing they are online somewhere. That said, like many things on the Den, it’s a bit hit and miss whether it works.
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A bunch of roses always brings a smile, especially when the ones in our garden are rain battered and looking about as depressed as a rose can.
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Athelstone replied to the topic The Future of the Den in the forum Blogs 4 years, 12 months ago
Hi – that was a reply to Sandra, just for avoidance of confusion. Yes, there are several very appealing forums available, including Discourse (and I must say as a longtime repairer, I like your forum and the topic). That said, with Discourse, we would need a VPS or similar non-shared server arrangement*, unlike a traditional web-host, so the…[Read more]
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