@athelstone
Active 18 hours, 20 minutes ago-
Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
Have thoroughly enjoyed reading the monthly competition entries so far. Glad I’m not judging.
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 1 month ago
Gerry, if being absent was a disqualification I’d be booted out by now. To my mind, the new Townhouse has the problem of overcoming the old Townhouse. There’s an attempt to push a “wow this is awsome” mood and this, combined with the staff being very evident, is a bit unwelcoming. Awsomeness(?) comes with the people who contribute and there are…[Read more]
-
Great to hear from people – quite like the old days – how nice. Sandra’s comment ‘I suspect quite a lot of us are getting on with writing’ inspires me to consider writing a blog (on submerging and re-emerging – a sort of rhythm that I suspect a lot of us follow).
It’s been sad to lose the Cloud’s timeline – it was a real plus of SocialGo, and w…[Read more]
-
😀
-
Write the blog @gerryfenge.
-
-
-
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 1 month ago
The registered @names are anagrams (sort of)
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
What would be ideal is an option to indent and insert replies following an entry so that they were clustered after the entry to which they refer. I haven’t seen enough of WordPress or BBpress etc. to be certain, but I think that reply threading only introduces indentation to nest replies, in the same way that replies are handled for “updates”. All…[Read more]
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Regular Den competition – where next? in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Unfortunately, AFAIK (which may be completely wrong) WordPress and its plug-ins only allow a single chain of posts, the idea being that you have a Topic followed by Replies to it. So the thread might go something like ENTRY1 – Comment on ENTRY1 – Comment on ENTRY1 – ENTRY2 – Comment on ENTRY1 – ENTRY3 – Comment on ENTRY2 etc. which is likely to be…[Read more]
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
I think I’ve spotted you, Sandra. For cloudies with a long memory, I see Aonghus Fallon has joined.
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
I posted an update here a couple of days ago when JW issued an email. Some here have joined – some have not. The Forum looks far more useable than their last effort, but not many posts yet.
-
It could hardly have been worse! For me the Word Cloud was all about the people, the Cloudies, who made it what it was, and I don’t think Harry ever understood that. Let’s see what happens.
-
Yes, the Cloud was something very special, and I don’t know if that particular vibe can ever be recaptured. Though it has to be said that it had already soured before it vanished, due to the efforts of A Certain Person. My daughter has wide experience of forums devoted to her ruling passion, football, and when I told her about the souring of the…[Read more]
-
-
I’m giving it a tentative try but doubt the same vibes can be captured
-
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Bi-Monthly Comp – May/June 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
The Memory Thing
I think it was reproach: that look on his face; or maybe despair. I only had a second to work it out as he fell backwards onto the tracks. That’s an odd way to put it. I mean, I wasn’t actually trying to work anything out, let alone his expression. And I was shocked; I hardly registered what happened. This man, this young man…[Read more]
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years, 2 months ago
Fabulous piece, Raine.
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
And now it’s upper case. How confusing.
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
Well, the “k” on the JT kate is lower case, which doesn’t seem like her at all.
-
And now it’s upper case. How confusing.
-
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
You’re very welcome. I think I saw Kate, but I wasn’t sure whether it was Kate, if you know what I mean. I was going to wait until she adds a photo
-
I’ve just asked her on our group thread. There could be lesser Kates out there …
-
Well, the “k” on the JT kate is lower case, which doesn’t seem like her at all.
-
And now it’s upper case. How confusing.
-
-
-
-
Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
So, Jericho Writers has (have?) scrapped the Townhouse forum and launched Jericho Townhouse which is open to the public and free, it seems.
https://is-tracking-link-api-prod.appspot.com/api/v1/click/5347572672102400/6493349099864064
-
Thanks for befriending me on the JT, Ath! Now I’m off to find Kate. For greetings on JT it’ll be a question of ‘and anyone else who knows me’ until I get the hang of things.
-
You’re very welcome. I think I saw Kate, but I wasn’t sure whether it was Kate, if you know what I mean. I was going to wait until she adds a photo
-
I’ve just asked her on our group thread. There could be lesser Kates out there …
-
Well, the “k” on the JT kate is lower case, which doesn’t seem like her at all.
-
And now it’s upper case. How confusing.
-
-
-
-
-
Hi Athers, I’ve joined JT to see what WordCloud Mk2 looks like – and asked to be your friend 🙂 I think, while we all wished Harry well with JerryCoats, we thought it would come back to this eventually. Whether it will ever regain the self-perpetuating impetus of WordCloud we’ll just have to wait and see.
-
Yeah, interesting. They must have seen that the subscription-based model just wasn’t creating the necessary sense of community. Feel a bit torn now! Not sure I want to go back, especially now we have the Den. But if it gets going like the Word Cloud, I may well rejoin.
-
I’ve joined and am enjoying the interesting new game: Spot the Denizen!
Some are easy, others you just wonder ” is that……?”
-
-
Interesting. I’ve joined but I can’t seem to confirm my email without getting “ERROR OCCURRED, PLEASE TRY TO LOGIN TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND RESEND VERIFICATION EMAIL.” in reply … Iwonder if I’m on a blacklist somewhere 🙂
-
-
Athelstone replied to the topic 'The Five': A Dissenting Voice in the forum Blogs 7 years, 2 months ago
Before I forget to say it “Great blog, Richard”.
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
Yes, but apart from the fact that I’m a bit fussy about keeping the kitchen clean, the only time I’m struck by the impulse to do housework is when I’m sat in front of the keyboard trying to write.
-
That’s alright then. Just Say No.
-
Yes, Sandra! I think many of us have had a narrow escape from the clutches of cleaning and can look back and think ‘There, but for the Grace of God …’
-
It’s a dangerous road, indeed – I have never been seriously tempted down The Cleaning Way, except perhaps like @athelstone as a procrastinatory device. Much better to maintain low standards. It’s hard work, but worth it (all that TIME!). Also, kids. Train them up. They get quite useful as they get older.
-
-
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
Sincere apologies for not welcoming you back sooner, Raine. I’m afraid I was engrossed in the ironing. Welcome back! Those English, eh? Thank goodness I’m Italian.
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
stepped away long enough to do a few hundred words. Who would have thought laundry would have such a fascination.
-
Dirty clothes are great. People will stop visiting or inviting you around because you smell so bad, which means there will be no distraction from writing. You can always wear a gas mask if your own smell becomes too much for you! Leave that laundry and housework alone. 🙂
-
-
Athelstone posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
Let’s see if I can do 1000 words today. Although, having said that, there’s a pile of laundry to sort out…
-
Step away from the dirty clothes. You know you can…
-
Step away, Ath, step away. Acknowledge the temptation, then remind yourself you do not *need* housework. Deep breaths. I believe in you (and your soon-to-be-dusty house).
-
stepped away long enough to do a few hundred words. Who would have thought laundry would have such a fascination.
-
Dirty clothes are great. People will stop visiting or inviting you around because you smell so bad, which means there will be no distraction from writing. You can always wear a gas mask if your own smell becomes too much for you! Leave that laundry and housework alone. 🙂
-
-
-
-
Athelstone posted an update 7 years, 2 months ago
Installed a CPU fan in a mini-PC, cooked a chowder and a loaf of bread, watched a film, cleaned the kitchen and washed the floor (put the vacuum cleaner round the house while I was at it), measured up for a new side gate and some fencing, lounged about quite a bit. Actually supposed to be writing. Managed < 500 words 🙁
-
You need to give up cleaning, Ath. It’s an addiction. Once started people find themselves having to do some or all of it every day and it ruins their health, their lives and their relatonships with their loved ones. I got help a few years ago and have managed to kick the habit. But it was hard, very hard.
-
Let’s see if I can do 1000 words today. Although, having said that, there’s a pile of laundry to sort out…
-
Step away from the dirty clothes. You know you can…
-
Step away, Ath, step away. Acknowledge the temptation, then remind yourself you do not *need* housework. Deep breaths. I believe in you (and your soon-to-be-dusty house).
-
stepped away long enough to do a few hundred words. Who would have thought laundry would have such a fascination.
-
Dirty clothes are great. People will stop visiting or inviting you around because you smell so bad, which means there will be no distraction from writing. You can always wear a gas mask if your own smell becomes too much for you! Leave that laundry and housework alone. 🙂
-
-
-
-
Only time I got the cleaning habit was when no.2 child started school, 3 months before no.3 child arrived. Never tried it since (& no.3 child now 41)
-
Yes, but apart from the fact that I’m a bit fussy about keeping the kitchen clean, the only time I’m struck by the impulse to do housework is when I’m sat in front of the keyboard trying to write.
-
That’s alright then. Just Say No.
-
Yes, Sandra! I think many of us have had a narrow escape from the clutches of cleaning and can look back and think ‘There, but for the Grace of God …’
-
It’s a dangerous road, indeed – I have never been seriously tempted down The Cleaning Way, except perhaps like @athelstone as a procrastinatory device. Much better to maintain low standards. It’s hard work, but worth it (all that TIME!). Also, kids. Train them up. They get quite useful as they get older.
-
-
-
-
@janeshuff is that actually a true story, or tongue in cheek? I am intrigued…
-
Sadly not @kazg. Not even sitting in front of the computer preparing to write makes me want to go and clean.
-
🙂 you and me both, @janeshuff
-
-
-
-
-
Athelstone replied to the topic Help/brainstorming needed please – using antagonist narrator in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 7 years, 3 months ago
Thanks Bella 🙂
- Load More
Me too – an astonishingly varied and well-worked collection.
Am just about to spend a week travelling round the UK visiting family (hello internet@sea) and am looking forward to reading them all!
I’ve not looked, but I can’t wait!
Go on, have a peek; you know you want to.