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Oh crikey. That took me back and then whizzed me forward. I haven’t tried this exercise, but I think I will try to find time for it now you’ve done it and shown us just how powerful the stuff that comes out can be.

It occurred to me two minutes after posting this that I have an actual break up letter in my other WIP. So here it is for good measure. If anyone wants to comment don’t feel obliged to comment on both. I’m just putting it here since it exists.

Dear Lucien,
I don’t know how to soften the blow so I’m just going to tell you what happened on Saturday…[Read more]

I’ve been very bad and not even finished the reading assignment. Things keep cropping up to divert me. We are off on a cruise at Christmas with several sea days so I will catch up on all reading then if not before.

Yes, all good for me, too. Thank you x

Can’t remember it all, now, and I couldn’t record, but overheard in the gym changing room (possibly TMI!):

My sister bought a laser machine and now she doesn’t have any at all. Anywhere.

How much was it?

It was a few years ago. Three or four hundred I think. She just zapped the hairs every time they grew back. What do you use?

Immac. Every…[Read more]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say, and I certainly feel that way about Le Guin’s gorgeous passages. Some were more gorgeous than others. It’s all very subjective. But I have to say that your gorgeous is also my gorgeous. I absolutely loved that piece. “a clatter of kaleidoscope birds” – sublime.

@janeshuff – I think that’s a good idea. Maybe we should have a dedicated thread, called “Craft Seminar Class x : Diary” started by whoever’s first off the blocks?

I loved your overheard dialogue. Especially the one about the peas.

That was a pretty horrid dream, vividly described. I could imagine myself there. I was interested to hear it felt quite false and agree with JaneShuff that it might be interesting to consider why. It didn’t come across as false to me, although it did come across as much more like…[Read more]

OK, no feedback. Just a hug.

Wow. That was a tough read. But it has struck me how all of our I Remember pieces have been a tough read.Not in the same way, and not to the same degree. But that seems to be what we do, mostly, when remembering. I wonder why.

Hugs, Hilary.

@Hilary – interesting question. I am pretty sure it would have turned out differently and I would probably have tried to make it funny.

*passes round the tissues and a box of chocolate fingers*

I’m so happy that we’ve got together to do this course. Although it hasn’t (yet) got me out of a logjam with a current WIP it has inspired me to re-write a previous WIP in which I have faith despite no interest from agents. I’ve dived in and am loving the process.

I love these, too. I remember the specs vividly – I was made to have the pink ones although I thought the blue ones were (very marginally) better.