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Conservatives speak of radical change,
Whilst Socialists say
Everything will stay
The same,
For that is the Conservative way.

And perhaps some long dead Tory squire,
bemused and confused,
By this desire
For change,
Turns in his sleep
And mutters,
“I thought Conservatives where there To keep
Thin...

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Again, I must assure you that in spite of the length of today’s list, I did not include every poetry book I saw this year. Is it my fault that there were so many good ones to pick and choose between? The sheer variety is enough to turn your head. We’ve classic poets re-illustrated, first timers,...

I wanted this blog to be about writing, so I thought I would share how I came to write my first book.

In July I left work after being made redundant. I had wanted to write a book since I can remember, and I finally had some spare time, I thought, to have a go.

I have notes on a novel I have been wo...

Authors know that no book appeals to everyone, and that not every reader will enjoy our books. So it’s extremely gratifying when a reader “gets it” — not only enjoying and appreciating the story, but understanding 100% what you were trying to say and why you said it and wrote it the way you did.

S...

Vegan Potato Latkeshave always been a favorite of mine. I love the traditional Jewish ones, but they al...

Many podcasts have background music. In this and a couple of other episodes, the background music is provided by a radio or TV playing in the next room. It's annoying, but only a minor distraction from the compelling events being described. In Part 8 of the Hill 122 series, you'll hear from Micha...

Furst and David Downing are masters of the atmospheric spy/war novels set in the pre- and WWII Europe most of us have forgotten, but was less than a hundred years ago.

Masterful. Hopefully, not prescient, given the collapse of the current socio-economic order that has kept the peace there since th...

So my husband and I enjoy making homemade chicken patties or nuggets for our family that are free of lots of preservatives, but still want to enjoy old fashioned chicken patties or chicken nuggets with your kids or for yourself without hitting the frozen food section.

I grew up in the frozen food...

Ewert Truut fimpade cigarretten och hällde upp ett glas whisky. När han gick genom vardagsrummet fram till fönstren noterade han att Alice Capone och Neger-Joe hade krupit ihop tillsammans i den stora, mjuka kattkorgen.

Alice sov. Neger-Joe spann.

Bra.

Ewert tittade ut över Vasaparken och Odengatan....

New Yorkers are entitled to 4 hours per year with the NYPD.

the application lets you specify a borough, so naturally i chose the Bronx. i want to see s*** go down, not tourists jay walking in Times Square.

on February 28, 2014, i went to the 49th Precinct in Pelham Bay.

after waiting 30-40 minut...

This is the third year I'm participating in Lexember, a month-long challenge to come up with a new word a day for one of my conlangs. This year, I'm doing Hissan, a recent I've started working on for my development of the United Hidanork Tribes (UHT).

Like every other year, I'm als...

Wow! I’m so excited. YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS won a Silver Badge “Recommended Read” in the Author Shout Reader Ready Awards!

Isn’t it gorgeous? It looks even better on the cover, don’t you think?

I must admit, I didn’t think I won anything because the email didn’t come in early this morning, like...

Out walking the dog this morning, I thought about the church across the street from our building and reflected on how totally absent church has become from my life — even as an absence. For a long time, probably longer than I like to admit, not going to church felt like a positive act, and Sunday...