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Active 4 years, 7 months ago-
Athelstone replied to the topic Richard's Musical Byways: Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, and Percy's Song in the forum Blogs 5 years, 2 months ago
Your blog resonated with me in so many ways, Richard. I’m not quite the same generation as you, but I’m old enough to remember the rise of the pirate radio stations. I also remember listening under the bedclothes, not to a pirate station, but to Luxembourg. It wasn’t John peel that rocked my boat, but Tony Prince (my Prince and Ruler) who urged me…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic What if I'm a bad human being? in the forum Blogs 5 years, 2 months ago
With apologies to Libby – it didn’t really pop up again. I’ve just been investigating the ‘awaiting approval’ bug and spotted a reply from Libby that had fallen foul to it. It’s here at this point because I approved it.
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No worries, Ath. I had forgotten all about that post.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium 5 years, 2 months ago
So. Many. Ways. That’s horrifying.
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Today we had our 10,000th post. Well done Denizens! Keep posting.
I can’t see it, so I suspect it’s in a private group, somewhere.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium 5 years, 2 months ago
It is, isn’t it?
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Athelstone replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium 5 years, 2 months ago
I suppose that once a book and an author become so well known that the text will survive whatever the publisher throws at it, things are different. The various covers for Mrs Dalloway were what I thought of straight away. They are almost always a portrait of a woman, often Woolf herself, but there are few that would positively prevent a purchase.…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic Cover reveal for This Is Our Undoing in the forum Podium 5 years, 2 months ago
It is an excellent fox. Foxes are cool.
I think I understand really well why you wouldn’t want a human face on the cover. A huge part of the pleasure of reading a novel, is the way the characters reveal themselves to us as the story progresses. A picture of somebody, fully-formed, denies the reader that pleasure. But you can understand why…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 3 months ago
Things that go Bump: with just over one week remaining, only half the votes are in.
(apologies as usual to non-members)-
I have just story-binged. It was marvellous. Now I need to recover, and think, and might just (against all my expectations) vote in time…
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 3 months ago
Well done, Janette!
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 3 months ago
4 fab entries.
Sandra: a mind tortured by contemplation of an almost-certain affair and a child on the way that may not be his own. But which betrayal warrants the biggest shiver? What a deliciously twisted tale.
Seagreen: what an terrible tale – but writing as sharp as February frost. It isn’t the weather that makes the reader shiver, but an…[Read more]
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Thank you, Ath, for the prompt, and for the nice comments. I’ll go and put my thinking cap on now.
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 3 months ago
Dear Denizens,
I hope you are all well and not too discommoded by the present restrictions on movement and fraternisation in your various locales.
May I draw your attention to the date. I observe that there are 6 days and some hours before the February Monthly Comp closes. So far we have two superb entries, and there is plenty of room for more.…[Read more]-
Seem to be on a roll producing shorts at the mo – I’ll see what I can do. No promises… 😉
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Phew, didn’t think I’d find the time for this one, but squeezed in (sideways) a quick effort today.
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 3 months ago
The countdown begins. Including today, just 10 days left to enter the monthly comp and win the FABULOUS PRIZE of being picked!
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 3 months ago
Still February. Still time. Not a leap year. Be quick.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago
That is amazing news. Well done, indeed!
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Thank you, Ath
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John S Alty started the topic Good news on the lyric writing front in the forum Podium 5 years, 4 months ago
John Schofield (my real name) has won the Lyrics Only category in the UK Songwriting Contest 2020 with his song “It’s Later Than You Think.”
The UK Songwriting Contest directors and judges include top award-winning producers and songwriters who have worked closely with many of the world´s major artists. There were almost 10,000 song entries from 8…[Read more]-
Oh, big WOW John – not that I didn’t doubt you, but against 10,000??! Will anyone be taking the lyrics up going ahead, for recording? Are we allowed to see them? This is brilliant news for such a cold, icy-blast sort of day. Many congratulations.
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Congratulations, John! What a fantastic achievement 🙂
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Thanks, Thea
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Thanks, Janette.
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and I’ve just bumped in!! Hooray, now for the reading 😅
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Athelstone started the topic Monthly comp – February 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago
Can’t believe it’s February already. To quote Don McLean, February made me shiver. Cold, love, anger, heat, fear, excitement, illness, happiness – 400 words maximum on absolutely anything that caused a shiver one February.
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Ooh, thank you, Ath – you’ve enabled me to tackle another tricky scene.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition – January 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago
A small field but some fab entries and I’m very happy to be picked!
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 4 months ago
A MESSAGE FOR ALL “THINGS THAT GO BUMP” ESSAYERS. There is an update in the group’s activity stream.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition – January 2021 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 4 months ago
Occasional rough language
Prat’s Key Wood
Prat’s Key Wood was as old as the hills. No, really.
Well, seeing as the hills are billions of years old and forged in the countless aeons before organic life, that’s a stretch. But, I mean 1) it was ancient to the max and 2) it took Jacko and a team of ten, and a bulldozer, and chainsaws, just one…[Read more]
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Thank you for the blog, Richard.
A school friend was a fan of Fairport and Denny. I enjoyed listening but not enough to keep up an interest after school. Was the house in Hampshire Headley ?Grange. Led Zep recorded there. I still listen to them occasionally but after I left school I switched to classical and have stayed there ever since.
Tony…[Read more]
@libby, I’m copying your post onto the thread so I can reply without it all vanishing into limbo.