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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 4 months ago
Is it just me, or is the commercially produced garlic from supermarkets and greengrocers feeble old shite compared to the stuff I cooked with a few years back? I’ll swear it used to have some bite and tang to it, but these days I could stick whole bulbs in and hardly taste it. Going to try growing a few different types.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp: December 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 5 months ago
Well done Libby. Excellent entries from all.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp: December 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 5 months ago
A very happy new year to all Denizens! The advent competition didn’t have 25 entries as I hoped, but by way of compensation, those that were submitted are all gems that I would be happy to find behind a calendar window.
Janette: A New Opening
A truly positive response to the Covid restrictions. This was beautifully written with a powerful feeling…[Read more] -
Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 5 months ago
Are there any more takers for the last monthly competition, in the final hours of the year? We have three super entries so far, but room for more.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Indie publishing deal in the forum Podium 5 years, 5 months ago
So pleased with the news! Simply brilliant.
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Athelstone started the topic Monthly comp: December 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 6 months ago
Advent is upon us. I always liked Advent Calenders when I was little, but I haven’t had one for years. So you can make one for me. The theme is “opening a door or window and finding something”. It doesn’t have to involve calendars! Anywhere between 25 and 500 words.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition November 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 6 months ago
Smashing comp, Sandra and a similarly smashing selection of entries. So I’m really pleased to be picked!
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition November 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 6 months ago
I dreamt about you last night.
Really? I haven’t thought about you for ages.
Ooh! Harsh.
Aha – Sorry, Jack. That sounded terrible. I didn’t mean it like that. It’s just, well, you know – the kids and all that. I don’t have much time for myself.
How old are they now?
Callum’s ten and Orla will be seven on Saturday. Most of this shopping is…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 7 months ago
OK all. Did you miss out on your chance to join the “Things that go bump” writing challenge? Well, just like Brigadoon, we have appeared again – just briefly – to give you one last, brief, opportunity to join your fellow Denizens. To grab the opportunity send me a Direct Message and I’ll tell you what to do. ACT FAST! This offer expires on 1…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 8 months ago
Well done, @seagreen, excellent story.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 8 months ago
Great stuff @seagreen. Super story.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 8 months ago
Red Sun
Sunsets are very different here. Everything is different, but it was the sunset that I was staring at last night. Or rather, the absence of a sunset.
OK. No sunset. Tell you what, there aren’t any asthmatics here on Grissom’s planet either. I’m not blaming anybody; when a 300-mile-wide asteroid drew a bead on Earth at twenty-five miles…[Read more]
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Barny replied to the topic Choices in the forum
Things that go bump 5 years, 8 months agoOh ok then Believer. Justin time 😉
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Barny replied to the topic Choices in the forum
Things that go bump 5 years, 8 months agoHome, Belieber, Spoon
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 8 months ago
OK – at the risk of badgering people, three and a bit days left to enter “Things that go bump”. Also – 18 members at present, but only 16 sets of choices. If you’re intending to take part, don’t forget!
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
“I don’t care where you’ve been, You ain’t been nowhere till you’ve been in – the Things that go Bump writing challenge.”
Find the group. Join. Enjoy.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 9 months ago
Excuse the bizarre formatting, this had indents when I wrote it.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthy Comp – September 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 9 months ago
Sunset
The sun melted into the horizon like a knob of butter in a frying pan and behind it the sky was on fire, it’s flames dancing on the restless sea. Soon, for this was the tropics where sunset and darkness are never far apart, a million stars would come out to play. Frank and his sister, Sarah, sat shoulder to shoulder, their feet half b…[Read more] -
Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp: July 2020 in the forum Monthly Competition 5 years, 9 months ago
Congratulations to all (of us), especially @Janette 🙂
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Athelstone posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
A bump never hurt anyone – well, unless it did. Anyway, BUMP. Don’t forget the short story writing challenge! If that means little, hurry over to the group “Things that go bump!” and be enlightened (You’ll have to join to read the forum). Preferably make a choice and take part.
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No it’s not just you! Supermarket garlic tastes quite bland compared to the stuff I’ve cooked with while self-catering in France – though our local farm shop sometimes has decent bulbs.
Sounds a great idea to try growing it yourself.
Definitely true. The garlic in the box I get from the organic farmer in the next village is ten times tastier than supermarket stuff.
I agree. It has gone the way of so many other foods, so bland when mass produced. My France holiday (a distant memory) showed just how much.
One of the first and most obvious changes is that after preparing a meal with garlic I’d have to scrub away at my hands for a good ten minutes and they’d still be poor company next day. These days a quick rinse is all that’s needed.