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October 6, 2023
New podcast episode!
I have just published a new episode on my Walking Thru Fire podcast. I am intending to read all of the poems from my collection Not the sonnets; in this episode I read sonnets 1 thru 7. Walking Thru Fire is available on all good podcast services: Audible, Spotify, Apple podcasts, Amazon Music, Deezer etc.
Sonnet Man #13 – “Orienteering”
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October 5, 2023
Taking stock – again…
If you’re a writer like me then you are always asking yourself questions about your work: what? why? is it any good? That kind of thing. It’s a kind of navel-gazing that is possibly inevitable. I do it regularly – and usually by asking a question of myself and then trying to find the answer. … Continue reading Taking stock – again… →
Sonnet Man #12 – “Defenceless Against Time”
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October 4, 2023
Sonnet Man #11 – “Unrequited Love”
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October 3, 2023
Sonnet Man #10 – “On Being Asked To Prove Love”
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October 2, 2023
Does a new phase of writing start on Wednesday?
Now the proud owner of a Lincoln University Associate Reader’s library card, on Wednesday – for the first time – I will find a desk somewhere in the English section on the second floor of the library and open my laptop. Then I will sign-on to the guest network. Then open Apple Pages, or Scrivener. … Continue reading Does a new phase of writing start on Wednesday? →
Sonnet Man #9 – “In Mourning”
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Faber: sharp practice or incompetence?
As a Faber Member I received an unsolicited email offering me 25% off a range of Short Story titles. I decided to take them up on their offer. At the checkout however, the discount code in the email failed to work. I decided to buy the books and sort the discount out afterwards. When I … Continue reading Faber: sharp practice or incompetence? →
October 1, 2023
Putting pen to paper – w/c 2nd October
Time to look back / forward. How did I get on last week? A decent week, though not enough writing for my liking… So, in terms of writing-related events and writing itself, what does the next week hold? #WritingCommunity #writers #readingcommunity #novels #poetry #shortstories #amwriting
