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Raine started the topic Monthly comp – April 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
Bit different this time in an attempt to find beauty in our (confined) surroundings – look around the room you are in & find the oldest item (not counting people!). Now tell us something about it. Why is it precious, why have you kept it so long, who owned it before you… whatever.
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Raine replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
Thank-you so much John and everyone! I am delighted to have worried you all! I love how utterly different all our stories were, so well dones are due to the rest of you as well – each one was great. π
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Seagreen replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
Congratulations, Raine, and thanks, John. Glad poor Henry lightened your day. I have absolutely no idea where he came from, but he was a timely visitor π
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Libby replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
Congratulations, Raine. Your story has made me shiver with anxiety! Well done – fabulous writing.
Thank you John for setting the competition. I’m sorry March passed me by in a blur, what with one thing and another, and I didn’t manage an entry.
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Athelstone replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
Well done, Raine! Thanks for the comp, John.
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John S Alty replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
So, four very different entries this month. Eenie, meanie, minie, mo.
Seagreen made me laugh, Jill made me smile, Raine worried the hell out of me and Athelstone made me melancholy.Can’t separate you, all excellent.
But I’m going to give this months prize to Raine for all that energy and power.
Well done all of you!
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Seagreen replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
UNTITLED (395 WORDS)
Rheology: the study of the deformation and flow of matter.
Henry considered himself an expert in such matters. Lying on his back on the grass, unable to move, he was suitably impressed by whoever had applied the sky for this particular assessment. It was, he knew, the most perfect finish heβd ever seen. A solid block of c…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic March competition in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 1 month ago
Last day to get your entries in!
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RichardB posted an update 6 years, 1 month ago
My elder son – 40 this November – is a bit of a free spirit and so is his missus. Just before Christmas they announced that they were going to give up their jobs, sell up (not that they actually owned a house) and go off globetrotting. They weren’t to know, but they didn’t exactly pick the best time for that, with the result that they are now…[Read more]
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I hope they are managing to make the most of it. My sister and brother in law were stranded in the Galapagos and it was no fun at all. They got flown to mainland Ecuador last week and should be on their way back to Canada today, all being well.
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His verdict on the situation was, ‘It could be worse.’ Knowing his attitude to life, not to mention his fondness for sardonic humour in e-mails, I rather doubt that they’re suffering unduly.
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Janette replied to the topic Good news this time – finally! in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago
Thank you, everyone, for your support. It means a lot. @Hilary, please never give up. I’ve been told there couldn’t be a better time for pitching, what with so many events cancelled and agents working from home. And you deserve a break too.
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Elle replied to the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago
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Libby replied to the topic Good news this time – finally! in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago
Great news, Janette! So pleased for you.
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Thea replied to the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago
Just caught up with your news! Congratulations! Well done, Elle π
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Hilary replied to the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago
I will say congratulations again on here, Laure! Absolutely brilliant. Well done!
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Hilary replied to the topic Good news this time – finally! in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago
Just caught up with this. What brilliant news, Janette. So very, very pleased for you. Congratulations! Well done. (News like this always gives me hope!!!) x
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Seagreen replied to the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago
Absolutely brilliant news! So pleased for you π
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Seagreen replied to the topic Short story in Barren magazine in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago
I honestly thought I’d responded to this…
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Janette replied to the topic Good news this time – finally! in the forum Podium 6 years, 1 month ago
It’s official, folks – hope you like the pen name! https://andrewnurnberg.com/book-author/ellen-richards/
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Elle replied to the topic My ride so far on the rollercoaster that is publishing in the forum Blogs 6 years, 1 month ago
Thanks @daedalus – still hasn’t completed sunk in but I am lucky to have a great support system. That’s one of the things I love about the writing community.
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Raine posted an update in the group
CoronaMo 6 years, 1 month agoSubmitted a bunch of flash things to various magazines today AND did my monthly comp entry. For day 1 of homeschooling, I’m giving myself a gold star! π
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Well done, Raine. I managed a newsletter and 1000 words of current wip but a) I don’f have children so I did not have home schooling to contend with and b) every one of those words felt like I extracted them with pliers!
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Gold star is well-deserved!
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Well done, Raine.
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That’s good going, Raine. Your comp entry is amazing.
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Aw fankyoo! I am pantsing everything (writing and life) at the moment, but it was a fun one to write. π
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Pantsing seems to be working very well for you π
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