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Libby started the topic Short stories, flash and micro-fiction in the forum
Beta Reading 4 years, 1 month agoI’m very happy to beta read short stories, flash and micro-fiction.
I generally print out anything longer than a couple of pages as my reading skills engage better with hard copy. Therefore if you send me your work please number the pages. Thank you!
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly comp – March 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
I lied.
Summer of sixty-one – when Percy Faith’s ‘Theme for a Summer Place’ persistently played along the telegraph wires, exhaling hauntingly into the ether – was one of much excitement and promise for the girls of the small Hertfordshire village where I lived, thanks to a recent influx into the village of no fewer than eight new males, mos…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
OK. There are a few changes to look out for. The new Main Menu is obvious, as is the new presentation of messages on the Activity Page. To be honest, I prefer the old appearance, but this version has the advantage of not suffering from the “missing posts” bug. On forums, you now have access to the “Visual Editor” as well as the old “Text (HTML)…[Read more]
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Looking good! Seems easier to log in now too
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There has always been a login button for WordPress, top left, that many folks don’t spot. It goes when you’re logged in and you get a tiny profile picture top left, where you can log out. The extra login widget that was located on the sidebar is quite nice, because it replicates that functionality, but a bit bolder. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite…[Read more]
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Yes, I had the same recently. Does the WP login work if you have a WP site? My generic WP login is different to this one
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I don’t think the sites are linked in any way. Every WP site will have its own unique user lists and passwords. Obviously you can set the same name and password for different sites if you want. I have a WordPress.com userid and password. No idea what the password is as it’s years since I used it, but I’m certain it wouldn’t work here.
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Thanks. Just tried logging out and in via that login and it seems to work, useful to know
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On the other hand, I think that WordPress (.com) tries, with varying success, to track what sites are created based on WordPress, and what known userids visit them.
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Exciting! Thank you so so much, Ath.
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly comp – March 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
The glow of embers in the fireplace, warm and comforting
Shadows chased by the sudden flare of a match
A candle flickering in a steamed-up window
The bob of a rescuer’s headlamp on a snowy mountain
A lighthouse in a stormy sea, guiding, reassuring
Sunlight slicing through dark curtains
A beam of torchlight on an unlit path
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Athelstone posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
A quick update on the update – as in proposed changes to the site. I hope to release these soon, but there are still some annoying bugs lurking in the dim and distant recesses of the WordPress/BuddyPress/bbPress code which I would at least like to understand first. Progress has been excrutiatingly slow, so I may release some of the more useful…[Read more]
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Since bugs and codes are completely beyond my capability to understand, this is where I pat you awkwardly on the shoulder and tell you have absolute faith in you 🙂
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*I* have absolute faith
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Your faith is much appreciated. It’s hard to sustain annoyance in the face of software that’s free and supported by a mass of volunteers. That said, it’s sometimes frustrating to follow an issue to the stage where somebody reports a similar problem, a developer responds with a few obscure statements, the online thread simply ends without any outcome.
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and it happens more than once…
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Your work is appreciated, Ath. 🙂
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Thanks, Kate. As it happens, I’ve had a nightnare day when nothing worked and the site ended up so broken that I had to restore it to the backup I did before starting. I’ll have to look at plan B tomorrow.
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Thank you for all your hard work, Ath.
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Just checked out previous autumn challenges and much impressed with new, improved ease of use. My IT skills being all but nil I hugely appreciate your efforts – thank you..
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Knicks replied to the topic Monthly comp – March 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
Lols, oh dear. I’m happy. I am. Happy happy happy. Tinking the happiest of thoughts. And not failing whatsoever. *goes off to see what big, fat li-, I mean what I can do* 😬😬 haha
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Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
Each of the entries for February was so evocative, provocative and moody; it was a great selection of theme from @Raine, and great flow of words from everyone who participated. Congrats as always, Ath, can’t wait to go peek and see what you have in store for March 😊✨
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
I love this story, Ath @athelstone. Congratulations!
Sandra and Knicks’ stories are fabulous too.
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Athelstone started the topic Monthly comp – March 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
We need some light. Up to 500 words with a happy ending. Thank you.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
Gosh, thanks Raine. I think there were some really excellent entries this month. I put my win down to luck – and sneaking “Madrigal” into my story.
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
Congratulations Ath, an intriguing tale and well-deserved top place. And thank you Raine for providing me with a very useful opportunity to work out a scene in my current wip as well as inspire others to provide entertaining tales.
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Raine replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 1 month ago
Thank you guys for entering! And for writing such fun pieces – they all have something special to them, I think.
@athelstone I love the details and voice of yours, the small touches that make each character so recognisable.
@sandradavies well, naked men wrestling, what more can anyone ask for really?? Love the balance of violence and tenderness…[Read more] -
Libby replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 2 months ago
The Mooring (325 words)
The two sisters were in their twenties. They stood on the kyle’s shore in their Puffa jackets and looked at a small yacht moored to a buoy, hatches closed. The yacht floated as calmly as a swan.
Although the sisters were dressed in similar clothes their personalities were opposites.
“They were lucky,” said Lena, about…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 4 years, 2 months ago
Just a couple more days to get your monthly comp entries in. If it helps with motivation, I’ve just had a recent one accepted for publication! So write them words, they might end up earning you money!
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Daedalus posted an update 4 years, 2 months ago
Have you seen this @thea? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/22/lavish-roman-mosaic-is-biggest-found-in-london-for-50-years
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Thanks so much for the link, Daeds! I have read about several interesting finds recently along the HS2 route, but I hadn’t heard about this mosaic in London. What a wonderful find, and in good condition too 🙂
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No problem. I was astonished that there’s still stuff like that left to find!
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Yes, there have been amazing finds. They certainly built stuff to last 🙂
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Knicks replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 2 months ago
Sarita
Clouds thicker than Peruvian fog, vaporous specters rising across the shifting mirror of the sky. The day’s restlessness calms my peregrine heart, part of the patterning and paradox of life I’ve come to cherish. Chilling drops of rain splatter like surprises on my upturned face, not unpleasant, like a birthday party you didn’t expect but a…[Read more]
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly Comp – February 2022 in the forum Monthly Competition 4 years, 2 months ago
A question of perception
After, naked, panting; towelling stinging sweat from our eyelids, we stepped outside through the open French windows into the still-warm August night. A quick sideways glance: he as relieved as I to no longer be the focus of intense female attention. Relieved it had ended – honourably? Yes. That could honestly be said.…[Read more]
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