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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 9 months ago
Not quite fulfilling the brief but it’s this or nothing.
The post-gathering I should most like to write the aftermath of, did time and ability permit is the one which took place following the reading of the will of Thomas Hutchinson Goodfellow, my husband’s great-grandfather, following his death in Tottenham in 1891, age 73.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly Competition – September 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 9 months ago
After the Gathering
There was never an invitation. No surprise email in your inbox, no speculative phone call while your mouth was full of the last of the chocolate brownies, and no snatched conversation as you unloaded your shopping in the supermarket queue.
‘Have you heard? Amelia’s having another one of her get-togethers this weekend. It see…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 3 years, 9 months ago
Hi all, just dropping by to catch up on the annual challenge & whisper that a previous challenge story (Bathymetry) has just won the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. So thank you all for being part of such an inspiring annual event. 🙂
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A very fine story indeed. And Wikipedia agrees 🙂
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omg I’m on the wiki!! Lol, fame at last.
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Only one response? Shame on us, for that is really quite some achievement. I see illustrious names among the past winners, so many congratulations and I hope you’re feeling as proud as you deserve to be. I’ve said it before: we in the Den may be few, but we’re talented.
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That’s amazing news, Raine. Huge congratulations.
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You are going from strength to strength – wishing you a sufficiency of spoons.
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OMG that’s amazing! Well done
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Squidge posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
Dipping in to say hi… ridiculously busy at the mo with Life, so barely time to breathe, let alone write! How is everyone doing at the moment, following the Queen’s death? Whether you’re for the monarchy or not, it seems to have impacted nearly everyone I’ve spoken to in some way, shape, or form. Sending hugs if you need them x
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Doing well (I think). Similarly busy, especially yesterday when I was included in a tale of lost keys which necessitated a drive from Worthing to London and back.
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Even for a republican like me it does feel like the end of an era. Thinking about how as a Scout we had to make promises to do our duty to the Queen etc, and every time you see a post box or a coin, or hear The King, it feels strange. Very few people have known anything different – @athelstone that sounds like an incredibly trying day, was it all…[Read more]
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Yes, no harm done, thanks.
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Oh blimey, Ath…can imagine that being rather stressful.
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Busy here too, but yes, life seems to feel ‘on hold’ as we witness the end of an era. While not being an ardent Royalist, I did have a lot of respect for a queen who was the unwavering anchor for her family, showing how publicity could be done properly without scandalous revelations. I think I shall miss her.
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I had a very strong (and somewhat unexpected) emotional reaction to the death. She has always loomed large in my life as my father is an ardent royalist. I’d expected to feel a bit sad, as I did when Prince Philip died, but I burst into tears when I heard the news. We were in Scotland and very nearly passed the cortege from Balmoral to Edinburgh…[Read more]
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RichardB replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoCrystal Palace
Yes there is
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Daedalus replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoConiston
Yes there is
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Thea replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoVasio, France
No there is not
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoCala Bridge
No there is not
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Clebs started the topic Monthly Competition – September 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 10 months ago
I am attending a gathering of sorts next week and am aware that when the attendees leave they will have different thoughts and emotions. The event will evoke different memories for them.
In 500 words or less please write a piece entitled ‘After the Gathering’. With the exception of the title and the number of words there are no res…[Read more]
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Clebs replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 10 months ago
Reading the other entries I didn’t expect that! Thank you. I really enjoyed this competition.
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 10 months ago
Congratulations, Clebs, a well-twisted tale. And thanks Alex for a prompt which produced such variety.
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Daedalus replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoFor me the town is the sticking point, as whatever I go with will necessarily narrow down what kind of story I can write a fair bit. That’s what comes of writing across a range of genres I suppose!
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Daedalus replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 10 months ago
Burn
The day the power went off for the last time, Dad started on about the country again.
“When did this country change?” he growled. “Things never used to be like this. This is Britain, how did it get so the electric doesn’t work?”
Gemma didn’t understood when he talked like this. It was like he felt the whole island was somehow the same. G…[Read more]
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Clebs replied to the topic Monthly Competition – August 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 10 months ago
<p style=”font-weight: 400;”><b>Upwards and Downwards</b></p>
<p style=”font-weight: 400;”>An unexpected ray of light pierced the blanket of cloud which hung over the otherwise dull cemetery. A plot empty of earth with planks and ropes ready to lower a coffin screamed yet another death.
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<p style=”font-weight: 400;”>Had the reaper taken…[Read more] -
Bella replied to the topic How to reach out to a speculative fiction editor? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 3 years, 10 months ago
Admittedly the last edit I had done was via someone I have known for a while. But still, you are commissioning a job so it is up to you to tell them/ask them what you think is necessary.
I’d write along the lines of
Hey, Editor. Sort out this pile of horror for me, there’s a good fellow.
OK, OK. More along the lines of
Dear Editor
I got your…[Read more]
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Libby posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
If you’re a member of Jericho Writers’ Townhouse they’re upgrading the platform tomorrow, Thursday 1st September. Everything except private messages will be transferred to the new platform. If you have private messages you want to keep, save them before tomorrow. https://community.jerichowriters.com/page.php?i=item&id=27931
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Kate replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoRavenwood
No there is not
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Raine replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoI think I’ve suffered more indecision over my choices this time than any previous comp! Ah well. Posted now so will just have to ride the chaos wave…
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Raine replied to the topic Choices in the forum
All You Need 3 years, 10 months agoTortuguero, Costa Rica
Yes, there is.
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RichardB replied to the topic The Price of Coal: Senghenydd, 1913 in the forum Blogs 3 years, 10 months ago
It did, but not by very much. I went looking for info on this, and found three post-nationalisation disasters with forty or more killed. Not quite slaughter on nineteenth century levels, but you have to take into account that the industry was being steadily run down.
Though I’m old enough (I was born in 1950) I don’t remember where I was or what…[Read more]
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