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Pinkbelt replied to the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 1 month, 3 weeks ago
First of all, thanks for allowing me to come back into the fold and do this. I’d forgotten how much fun these are, and I can’t believe just how much people can express in so few words. I loved all of them in different ways.
Sandra, I found your piece thoughtful and intriguing. I love the part of writing when you revisit a character to find out a…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I always seem to come on here to apologize for not being here… Suffice to say that Life is a bit complicated and sad at the mo, and I’m not at my best. When I have the head space, I’ll be back.
Power to all of your pens in the meantime though 😉
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Pinkbelt started the topic Monthly Competition – February 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s great to pop back in and see some familiar faces still hanging around.
Sticking with my own situation, I’m going to go with a one word theme – ‘Returned.’ You are open to interpret this anyway you like: a person returning, or an object being returned, or even something being turned and the turned again if you’re really into hyphens.
Less…[Read more]
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Pinkbelt replied to the topic Monthly Competition – January 2024 in the forum Monthly Competition 2 months, 3 weeks ago
An Old Face
“What became of Pinkbelt?”
“Oh God, do you remember him? Lurking in the dark places projecting his murky thoughts into the world. Wasn’t he the guy who wrote grisly scenes with hudreds of f-bombs?”
“Yes, that’s the guy. I heard he got signed and the fame we to his head.”
“No, my mate said he got a few rejections and gave…[Read more]
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RichardB replied to the topic A Corporate Crime Scene: Lac Mégantic, 2013 in the forum Blogs 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Burkhardt’s first reaction to the disaster was to lay the blame on Harding (now there’s a surprise…). This, after Harding had expressed concerns about the locomotive, which were dismissed, and made his offer to go and check on the train, which was also dismissed. The transcript of the phone call makes his anxiety plain. After he’s told he’s not…[Read more]
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RichardB started the topic A Corporate Crime Scene: Lac Mégantic, 2013 in the forum Blogs 3 months, 4 weeks ago
All my previous railway accident stories have concerned British trains in the steam age, since that is my area of interest and expertise, but the Lac Mégantic disaster, which happened in Canada as recently as 2013, is interesting partly because of the contrast in railway practices between here and North America, but mostly because the usual…[Read more]
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RichardB posted an update 4 months, 1 week ago
Seen by MrsB today somewhere, I believe, on Facebook:
‘We used to have empires, ruled by emperors. We used to have kingdoms, ruled by kings. Now we have a country…’-
Just so.
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At the risk of inflaming any anger about this just before the season of peace and goodwill (unless you live in Gaza) here’s an article about the £billions spent on dodgy PPE from people with personal connections to the governing party https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/michelle-mone-disease-corrupting-british-politic
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly competition – September 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Wowser…spoilt for choice! Thank you all for taking my three little words and turning them into lots of great stories. As always, the three objects were used in very different and clever ways. So…
Sandra – there’s something about a pipe-smoking detective, isn’t there? Lovely piece, with the rat almost in the trap until the detective took his…[Read more]
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Squidge posted an update 6 months, 3 weeks ago
aaargh! Apologies, such a busy day at church yesterday, totally forgot I needed to judge the comp! Am on it now…
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Squidge posted an update 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Only a few days left to get something into the monthly comp… Looking forward to reading the entries!
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Barny replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum Whodunnit? 7 months, 2 weeks ago
The feeling is mutual.
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Barny replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum Whodunnit? 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for organising this, Ath.
I really really intend to actually submit something this year.
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Barny replied to the topic Choices in the forum Whodunnit? 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Writing, Pistol, Serious.
See you in the library.
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Squidge started the topic Monthly competition – September 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Your prompt this month consists of three words:
wheelbarrow, street lamp, and a pipe (smoking)
Use them however you would like, in no more than 300 words. Have fun 😉
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly competition – August 2023 in the forum Monthly Competition 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Oh blimey! Did not expect that at all… Wow, thanks, Sandra.
Everyone else’s was fab. Feel a bit of a fraud having popped in here for the first time in ages and getting to set this month’s challenge, but I’ll do my best x
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Squidge replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum Whodunnit? 7 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m like John…I always join in the hope I’ll be able to write something. This year’s been a shocker for the novel, so a change of content would be most welcome!
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RichardB replied to the topic Choices in the forum Whodunnit? 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Reading
Knife
Serious
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