@jennytong
Active 8 years ago-
KazG posted an update in the group
Whodunnit? 3 years, 1 month agonever written a whodunnit! But I LOVED Agatha when I was a young reader, so let’s see if anything useful sank in. Thank you, Ath!
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly competition – August 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 1 month ago
There is not the smallest piece of amusement in her confusion as she stands with a knife in one hand, a fork in the other. Which to the right and which to the left? She knows, of course, but in that moment the answer eludes her. So much hangs on the decision. Once, many years ago, she served water in a glass; put it at his place. For her trouble…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly competition – August 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 1 month ago
Not quite sure where this was going, but it felt good to respond to a prompt for the first time in ages… Also not sure why only a bit of the text unbolded when I was aiming for the lot! Ah well…
“In a yellow rectangle, in the black facade of a house, a woman is laying a table.”
He could have picked any window, of any house, in any str…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
Whodunnit? Idunnit. There’s a new challenge. Find your way to the new group called Whodunnit? to solve all your questions about how to fill those autumn and winter days.
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That time already? Hooray.
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John T posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
My latest blog post. And how searching the attic at the back of my brain uncovered much that I had conveniently covered in dust sheets. In retrospect, my first novel on the subject in 2012 barely scratched the surface. https://johnalextaylor.com/fractured-memories-and-fiction-digging-deeper/
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Athelstone replied to the topic Richard's Musical Byways: Pete Who? (No 2) in the forum Blogs 3 years, 2 months ago
Don’t get me wrong though, I’m not attacking him. I think it’s great that he doesn’t measure his success the way that some singer/songwriters do. And I do like his songs. He’s also a pretty accomplished guitarist. He seems to have been very successful indeed in other areas he’s chosen to work, pursuing a big career in Radio as a senior producer…[Read more]
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Seagreen replied to the topic Monthly competition – August 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 3 years, 2 months ago
Sunshine and Shadow (219 words inc. title)
In a yellow rectangle, in the black façade of a house, a woman is laying a table. Her movements are deft and economical…
Wait.
That’s not right.
For a start, that rectangle isn’t yellow; it’s liquid gold. Or maybe it’s a garden of primroses in spring. No. It’s even more than that. It’s mo…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic Richard's Musical Byways: Pete Who? (No 2) in the forum Blogs 3 years, 2 months ago
The clues to his, and their, lack of recognition are all there, I think. There’s some folk in it, some protest, a lot of the jolly sound of the 60s (cf the Beatles, Bonzo Dog Band, etc), but essentially it’s quiet, undemonstrative, intelligent music. Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, often both. It’s the sort of music that you want to listen…[Read more]
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Yes, I found it. Eventually.
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Athelstone posted an update 3 years, 2 months ago
Oh, by the way. Coming soon to a website near you: Whodunnit? A six-month(ish) challenge and opportunity for fun.
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Ooh, that sounds like a brain stretcher 🙂 I look forward to hearing about it, Ath. I’ve never even considered writing a whodunnit.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Richard's Musical Byways: Pete Who? (No 2) in the forum Blogs 3 years, 2 months ago
I have had a good listen. I have a feeling he’s somebody to hear live. Perhaps we’ll meet up at his next gig – if he has one.
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John T replied to the topic Influences in the forum Blogs 3 years, 2 months ago
Oh yes, Alan Bennett’s diaries are amazing!
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I’ve never written a whodunnit either, Kaz, apart from a silly story about a ghostwriter that probably doesn’t count! It’ll be a fun challenge, but meticulous planning and me don’t really go together.
me neither, John! It will be interesting…