@johnalty
Active 5 years, 4 months ago-
JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 12 months ago
Excellent entries and an excellent winner! Congratulations John and thank you Ath for the competition.
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 12 months ago
Well done, John, and well deserved. And to everyone else too. I’m glad I didn’t have to judge between such good entries.
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Sandra replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 12 months ago
Well done, John, and the Honourables, and thanks Ath for the prompting of a memory.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 12 months ago
Oops! Sorry all – got my days mixed up, but anyway, super quality this month.
Sandra – Time to play
Yes! That’s exactly the feeling: that unexpected memory. There’s a lot in these few words. Oddly enough I was thinking about the ‘play’ that’s so often missing from writing, quite recently. So easy to assume that a reverential approach will produc…[Read more] -
Woolleybeans posted an update 6 years, 12 months ago
Who’s doing NaNo? I seem to have lost all my buddies on the website.
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Hang on, I’m writing! I am. I’ll check the website.
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My buddies have all gone too 🙁
I’m Athelstone on NaNo. Anybody there?-
I am on and buddies with Silversquidge. But I am struggling with the website as the graphics are all misplaced on my screen.
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Gotcha – and Silver Squidge.
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Can’t find you WB. What are you called?
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Shell Bromley – I was boring and went with my name, despite insisting on remaining WB on here!
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Good luck all Wrimos! Get those wurdz!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Bumbling Round the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
*John, sorry!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Bumbling Round the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Thank you Jon!
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RichardB posted an update 7 years ago
Some people will tell you that mice will never come into a house where there’s a cat. They obviously don’t know our cat. I have just seen her sitting and watching with mild interest while, less than a foot from her nose, a mouse nipped out of the woodwork and nicked a piece of food from her bowl. I ask you…
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Cats are marvellous and varied. My son’s two cats will hunt down every fly and spider with a total absence of mercy. Others take a far more philosophical approach and yours sounds wonderful.
Many years ago I rented a house which came with a resident cat named Mittens. Mittens was mainly a lethargic house-cat, mooching around from sunny spot to…[Read more]
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Yes, our pussy is a gentle, affectionate creature with an almost total lack of the predatory instinct, which makes her a useless mouser but a lovely companion. Our friends who stayed with us weekend before last fell so in love with her they threatened to take her home with them.
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One of our cats is a complete softie too. He recently spent a whole weekend lying with/on a very poorly wee girl who, whilst cuddling him, laughed for the first time in months.
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Love my cat – until he decides he’s hungry at 4.30am. Or climbs into my lap while I’m knitting/writing/reading. Or brings in a bird. He’s very tolerant, too – Mr Squidge often plays Cataroo! (like Buckaroo but with a cat, not a donkey. And it’s me who gets the catty evils, as though it’s all my fault when cat moves and everything falls off.))
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Raine posted an update 7 years ago
Anyone (esp. @jillybean or @athelstone) able to tell me why the MA course posts are visible on the main wall to non-members even though the group is set to private? When I’m logged out I can see all the posts but can’t click on them to get into the group. Will making the group hidden make any difference?
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They are visible to anyone who is part of the group on the main wall, I think. How are you accessing them? Activity – all members? Activity – my groups? I will check under admin but I think it’s just because you’re part if the group.
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Yes, but if I’m logged out shouldn’t I just be like any other punter looking at the site? I tried logging out and clearing my browser cache and I can still see all the posts. I also grabbed Mrs Athelsone’s laptop and I can see the posts from that – and she isn’t a Denizen or anything.
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@raine you could try making the group hidden. Members will still be able to read and post etc. No idea whether the issue is in WordPress, BBPress, or BuddyPress – the relationships are a bit of a nightmare.
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Have made the group hidden. Will look into it further as I suspect this will not fix the issue. There is deginitely a problem but only with this specific group so far. Will see what I can do.
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There’s definitely something odd here. If I log out and go to “Groups”, then the MA Course is visible but marked private and I can’t get into it – which is right. If I go to “Writers’ Forum” the MA Course forum is listed, but the only other forums there are the public ones. I can’t get into the MA Course forum this way as it tells me to log on,…[Read more]
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Ah, events have overtaken me!
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Bizarrely, even with the group hidden, the forum posts are still splashed on the Activity page
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I’ve lost all your replies, but saw most of them I think before they vanished. THank-you for looking into it. It does just seem to be this particular group, which I would take personally, but the other group I set up doesn’t have this problem!!
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The good news is that it’s a randomly occurring issue which doesn’t just affect this site. The bad news is well the same. Still running a few plugin repairs but I’ll get back to you.
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Kate replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years ago
First day
The first day of school was always like this – nervous parents clutching little ones’ hands, milling in a crowd of growing frenzy. The sooner they were decoupled and the parents moved firmly on their way, the better it would be for everyone. But first reassurance was needed.
I moved through the group, cutting apron strings when no one…[Read more]
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Libby replied to the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years ago
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Photographs
Kirsty wasn’t interested in the marriage album but there was a folder of other wedding photos. She tipped the glossy prints out over the kitchen table: all those relatives and friends, held in their best outfits for decades.
It was fine to look at them now. The old emotions didn’t snag any longer. Her…[Read more]
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Athelstone started the topic The truth about – back then (part 2) in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Well, I got away with the last one so this is another blog from the Word Cloud. Apologies again to former Cloudies who remember it. To repeat myself, it’s worth saying straight out that I’m also sorry if they seem too locker-room in style. The male gaze is overused and far less important than male writers suppose. But the blogs are who I was…[Read more]
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Philippa East replied to the topic Story idea in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years ago
Ooo, it’s a bit like an updated spin on Dead Calm!
BTW – don’t assume you won’t write this idea. I almost gave an idea once… but then realised actually I wanted to write it myself!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Bumbling Round the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Aw, you star, Jane!!! Thank you so much!! It really means a lot
BTW You are in the acknowledgements 🙂
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Philippa East replied to the topic Bumbling Round the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Hi Athelstone! And thanks.
Yes, I’m currently planning a launch party for February (whoop!). It will likely be in Lincoln, and you will all be welcome! Details to follow once I’ve sorted them out… -
Kate replied to the topic Story idea in the forum Coffee Shop 7 years ago
What a great crucible of an idea. I can see it as a film too.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Bumbling Round the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
You certainly had a lot of ups and downs but congratulations for sticking with it all the way. I am so looking forward to reading it and have just pre-ordered it.
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Athelstone replied to the topic Bumbling Round the Citadel in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Well the story of the book is seriously interesting, so I can hardly wait to get my copy.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Chaos and Catastrophe: Radstock, 1876 in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Incredible! Fifteen year olds in charge! Great blog.
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