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Active 7 years, 6 months ago-
Jules replied to the topic Book Two – Out Now in the forum Podium 6 years, 8 months ago
Thanks, @Squidge. Hope you enjoy them 😊
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Squidge replied to the topic Book Two – Out Now in the forum Podium 6 years, 8 months ago
Done it now, though…
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Philippa East replied to the topic From Bloom to Blizzard in the forum Podium 6 years, 8 months ago
This is wonderful! Congratulations, Squidge!
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Squidge replied to the topic Book Two – Out Now in the forum Podium 6 years, 8 months ago
Must download these! Have been remiss and not done it yet. x
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Squidge started the topic From Bloom to Blizzard in the forum Podium 6 years, 8 months ago
Just received an email to say that my ‘One Cold Coin’ story from our first Den short story comp has been accepted for ‘From Bloom to Blizzard’, a charity ebook anthology produced by Write in for Leicester (wi4cLeic). To be published later in the year…
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 8 months ago
Enjoyed writing this, and coming back to it after a week away, thought Kate’s was a very worthy winner among a host of fab entries!
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Jules started the topic Book Two – Out Now in the forum Podium 6 years, 8 months ago
So, here I am. Sheepishly sidling onto the Podium again because the second book in my historical novella series has been released. I’m aware that I was only here two months ago so I will attempt to be less rambly than I was last time.
For those of you who have already read The King’s Knight Book 1 – Revolt, book 2 – Treason, is available here.
If…[Read more]
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 8 months ago
Congratulations Kate!
Well done Sandra, really good competition, thanks. -
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Thanks John – make my job harder, why don’t you? 😉
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John S Alty posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
My activity page is now completely occupied by bots!
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We’ll have to sneak in via the closed groups …
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Ditto – replying before you disappear…
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Now I’m the meat in a bot sandwich.
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Yep! And couldn’t get cool last night even though it rained.
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Squidge posted an update 6 years, 9 months ago
So I am no longer the mum of two children; I’m the mum of two adults (supposedly) as Squidgeling T was 18 last Saturday.
Feels very strange. Empty nest syndrome beckons…but so do holidays out of term time, opportunities to reconnect with Mr Squidge (you don’t realise how much of your identity is tied up with your kids until they are doing…[Read more]
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Aww. In my view they should have left the age of majority at 21. Especially since they all seem to stay on the payroll for far longer than that anyway…
Anyway, congratulations on having two adults and enjoy some quality time with Mr Squidge.
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“they all seem to stay on the payroll for far longer than that anyway”
Tell me about it!
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Congratulations, Squidge. Enjoy your return to a more independent life!
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Wait until you’re a grandparent. That’s an even stranger feeling!
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It does change, Squidge. It can be a bit disorientating at first and sometimes a bit sad, but you’ll develop a new relationship with them which, even though it’s a totally different shape, completely fills the hole they leave behind. Odd that.
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I’ve been somewhat strategic in helping my daughter to develop her independence. It was I who left home for trips away, leaving her to fend for herself (once she was working, I should add!). Good practice, I thought, for when she gets a place of her own – and she agreed. She has not long returned from her big first trip, spending three months in…[Read more]
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It is a strange feeling, Squidge, which for me felt as though time had played a trick on me. It played stranger tricks when my granddaughter fledged, but suddenly you will wonder how you fit everything in. Athers is right, the holes are soon filled and the relationships blossom, or should I say metamorphose into something quite different and…[Read more]
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Aw, thanks all. I know things do get easier – and become different – as we’re already on that road with our eldest. We’ll take it slow, and Mr S and I will no doubt talk about it all and fingers crossed we’ll find a new equilibrium soon.
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All my nest-leavers are now in their forties(!!!) and yes, there’s huge benefit in re-discovering the bloke you remember from way back when, but also great to build new relationships with the emerging adults. All different. All totally rewarding.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Making sense? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 6 years, 9 months ago
Thanks, everyone. Bit of a relief, back on track now. It’s the context that makes all the difference. The song is about seeking adventure now, because it’s later than you think. Eg:
Hitchhike down to Mexico,
Drive to Kathmandu,
Better do it now, my friend,
Time catches up with you.Thanks again, everyone.
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John S Alty replied to the topic Making sense? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 6 years, 9 months ago
Thanks Jane. The previous line, which I’m still working on, is something like:
Go now, go now, don’t hesitate, your only master’s you,
Don’t ever let yourself regret the things you didn’t do.I think in that context it’s clearer. No?
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John S Alty replied to the topic Making sense? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 6 years, 9 months ago
Hmm. It was intended to mean if you seek adventure now it will not be necessary to later regret not having done so, but it does seem to imply the opposite.
Good line but in the wrong song!
Jonathan, I sing like a cat with its tail in a mangle, but maybe someone else might want to sing it. My interest is in the music and words.
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John S Alty started the topic Making sense? in the forum The Writers' Lifeboat 6 years, 9 months ago
Does this line: “Don’t ever let yourself regret the things you didn’t do” immediately mean to you: Don’t regret being adventurous? When I analyse it, it seems to mean different things. Maybe context is important to the perceived meaning. It’s a song and so it needs to pan but I’m beginning to wonder if it means what I meant it to mean!
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Squidge replied to the topic Monthly comp – July 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 9 months ago
Bringing a gun into a house changes it.
It doesn’t matter that it’s locked away, out of sight. There’s something tangible – a weight, a tension – that comes with the knowledge of its presence, which terrifies me more than him.
He explained the gun’s for protection.
What extra protection could he need? He has his expression, his speech…his…[Read more]
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Barny replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 6 years, 9 months ago
Tremendous news and tremendous writing, you Author, you!
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Philippa East replied to the topic Publishing deal!! in the forum Podium 6 years, 9 months ago
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YES YES YES!!!!!
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