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Raine replied to the topic 'The Five': A Dissenting Voice in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Interesting, Richard. I’d heard some of the reviews/hype/chat about the book, and liked the idea of presenting the women as three dimensional people – something other than just another dead whore. By the the sounds of it though, Rubenhold equates the women sleeping alone with them being absolved of any contributing blame for what happened to them,…[Read more]
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KazG replied to the topic 'The Five': A Dissenting Voice in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
This is so interesting, Richard. I don’t have any special knowledge about the Ripper case but it does sound like this is historical writing being bent to fit at agenda. I recently met with an Australian writer, Clare Wright, who won a major prize down here (the Stella Prize) for her book on women at the Eureka Stockade – an historical event that…[Read more]
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RichardB replied to the topic 'The Five': A Dissenting Voice in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
I did see the programme, Squidge, and yes, it was very interesting. I had heard of this man, Aaron Kosminski, before – he is also the suspect named in the recent DNA testing controversy – and though many people are not convinced, I am at least convinced that the Ripper (whoever he was) was an ordinary, local man, a face in the crowd with int…[Read more]
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Squidge replied to the topic 'The Five': A Dissenting Voice in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Read this Richard as I’d watched the recent programme with the woman who is the lead in Silent Witness, an ex-prison governor with experience of serial killers and an ex-cold case copper, which looked at the Ripper story in light of modern techniques.
It was fascinating – a lot of the info I’d heard before, but what came clearly across is that…[Read more]
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RichardB started the topic 'The Five': A Dissenting Voice in the forum Blogs 7 years ago
Hallie Rubenhold’s The Five, her account of the lives of Jack the Ripper’s canonical five victims, has created quite a stir. It made headlines before it was even published, and it has climbed the Sunday Times best-seller list. It has received fulsome praise from critics, who have called it ‘an angry and important work of historical detection,…[Read more]
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Raine posted an update 7 years ago
Hullo. Back from easter (we don’t do easter monday in Scotland, no idea why. Something to do with the English stealing it off us, probably). I have done NO writing and NO editing over the hol, which means I have LOTS to do now. Gah. Tea.
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Welcome back Raine. Hope you had a great hols!
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Sincere apologies for not welcoming you back sooner, Raine. I’m afraid I was engrossed in the ironing. Welcome back! Those English, eh? Thank goodness I’m Italian.
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Good luck! We’re rooting for you! And ignore that cat…
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Athelstone posted an update 7 years ago
Installed a CPU fan in a mini-PC, cooked a chowder and a loaf of bread, watched a film, cleaned the kitchen and washed the floor (put the vacuum cleaner round the house while I was at it), measured up for a new side gate and some fencing, lounged about quite a bit. Actually supposed to be writing. Managed < 500 words 🙁
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You need to give up cleaning, Ath. It’s an addiction. Once started people find themselves having to do some or all of it every day and it ruins their health, their lives and their relatonships with their loved ones. I got help a few years ago and have managed to kick the habit. But it was hard, very hard.
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Let’s see if I can do 1000 words today. Although, having said that, there’s a pile of laundry to sort out…
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Step away from the dirty clothes. You know you can…
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Step away, Ath, step away. Acknowledge the temptation, then remind yourself you do not *need* housework. Deep breaths. I believe in you (and your soon-to-be-dusty house).
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stepped away long enough to do a few hundred words. Who would have thought laundry would have such a fascination.
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Dirty clothes are great. People will stop visiting or inviting you around because you smell so bad, which means there will be no distraction from writing. You can always wear a gas mask if your own smell becomes too much for you! Leave that laundry and housework alone. 🙂
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Only time I got the cleaning habit was when no.2 child started school, 3 months before no.3 child arrived. Never tried it since (& no.3 child now 41)
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Yes, but apart from the fact that I’m a bit fussy about keeping the kitchen clean, the only time I’m struck by the impulse to do housework is when I’m sat in front of the keyboard trying to write.
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That’s alright then. Just Say No.
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Yes, Sandra! I think many of us have had a narrow escape from the clutches of cleaning and can look back and think ‘There, but for the Grace of God …’
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It’s a dangerous road, indeed – I have never been seriously tempted down The Cleaning Way, except perhaps like @athelstone as a procrastinatory device. Much better to maintain low standards. It’s hard work, but worth it (all that TIME!). Also, kids. Train them up. They get quite useful as they get older.
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@janeshuff is that actually a true story, or tongue in cheek? I am intrigued…
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Sadly not @kazg. Not even sitting in front of the computer preparing to write makes me want to go and clean.
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🙂 you and me both, @janeshuff
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Kate replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
🙂 I think we’re all fairly cracked already, Philippa, to keep doing this writing thing to ourselves!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
Thanks guys!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
The wall or one’s head, @katemachon?!
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Elle replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
Great story @philippaeast with a very strong voice. Love it!
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Kate replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
A great reminder that if you keep on battering your head against that wall, sometimes it cracks! Congratulations Philippa. I’ll go and enjoy the read.
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JaneShuff posted an update 7 years ago
Very sad this morning. First Glasgow School of Art and now Notre Dame. There seems to be a curse on my favourite buildings.
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KazG posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years agoHi SloMoers, how’s it going? One bit of exciting news from my own endless submission process – Danielle told me that Lisa (the Penguin editor) has confirmed she’s taking When Days Tilt to an acquisitions meeting after Easter!! Hooray! I thought she’d reject it so my gut feel was WRONG. Thank goodness. Still no guarantees of course, but one step in…[Read more]
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That’s fantastic news Kaz and I am keeping everything crossed for you.
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Whoop whoop yay whoo hoo!!!! This is fantastic news, @kazg, so so pleased for you! I will keep it all crossed, but whatever happens, it bodes VERY well for the book overall. And I LOVE the title! Crossing everything, and please keep us posted.
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thanks @janeshuff and @philippaeast! All crossing much appreciated 🙂
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That’s great news! Fingers, toes and everything crossed for you!
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thanks @elle! The Great Silence continues…
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KazG replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
Oh wow, what a story @philippaeast. Suspense and pacing tight as a drum, cool and utterly unnerving. Brilliant!
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Kate posted an update 7 years ago
Have recently come across this lovely website run by one of our more low key Denizens. If you like a good pun, and feel like a giggle/groan, it’s well worth a visit. https://www.dearcranley.co.uk/
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It made me chuckle!
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
Congratulations @philippaeast
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
This story (in its various drafts) got rejected eleven (11!!!) times before it finally found a home last month with Barren Magazine.
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Philippa East replied to the topic Short Story Publication/Competition in the forum Podium 7 years ago
Fab work, @Elle!
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Kate replied to the topic Monthly comp: Feb 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 years ago
SECRETS
It was closing time at the library. The best time of day as far as Charlie was concerned. At last he could spend some time alone with the books, wiping covers and aligning spines, handling the stories that could transport him to a different world. It was just a pity he had to share them with other people’s sticky fingers.Not that the r…[Read more]
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