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[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Yeah - I was thinking that after I posted . There would be lots of half-finished experiments quietly mouldering and going in unexpected directions....

[Jim]

as for the lab the alchemist has abandoned........

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

He has usually abandoned it in an upward direction after an explosion.

[Jim]

Alchemical laboratories have thick walls and light roofs!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

And find it impossible to get insurance.

[Jim]

Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "And find it impossible to get insurance."

or for that matter, domestic staff

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Very odd that... you'd think they would jump at the chance to work somewhere where they wouldn't know if they would be leaving through the door or the roof.

[Jim]

Some people have no sense of adventure
Still it's given me an idea
I'm getting the stories together for a blog tour :-)

[Will]

And I am amazed to realise that I am the first to mention discarded, worn, knickers as an art installation.

(vis Tracey Enim)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Will wrote: "And I am amazed to realise that I am the first to mention discarded, worn, knickers as an art installation.

(vis Tracey Enim)"

Thats old hat. Or old knickers...

[Jim]

For some reason Amazon are selling three of my paperbacks at less than the kindle price!
And they'll have to pay me my cut whatever so fill your boots!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Man-Rid...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Har...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flames-City-...

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I would, but I already have them, so my boots are brimming over!

[Jim]

ah well, Christmas is coming, they make excellent presents ;-)

[Jim]

Oh and somebody posted this on the Tallis blog
I was well made up :-)

"So many ingredients to enjoy...I just love your names and the subtle suspense of not knowing what's going to happen next in your tales. The characters too must all be on alert - never quite knowing what you plan next or where they will be?! If in French, the culmination of the stories would, of course, all be tragic with very few happy endings. Continued power to your imagination, sir. Thank you."

[Kath]

That's even making me smile, and it's not my book/blog!

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "That's even making me smile, and it's not my book/blog!"

chuffed to bits I was :-)

[Alicia]

Jim wrote: "I was well made up :-)"

Had to stop and parse that one; the idiom in American English sort of means that your makeup has been professionally applied.

[Jim]

It's very colloquial and from a generation younger than me as well :-)

[Jud]

Alicia wrote: "Jim wrote: "I was well made up :-)"

Had to stop and parse that one; the idiom in American English sort of means that your makeup has been professionally applied."

I had to stop and parse your comment Alicia :o) took me a moment but I got there.

[Jim]

Sal got a review



More wry observations of animals and humans! 28 October 2018
Another great collection of bite-sized tales from the author's farming life. (The first one being ‘Sometimes I sits and thinks’)
A gentle sharing of observations from a sheep farmer (and his collie)
More wry observations of animals and humans!

[Kath]

Great! Good old Sal!

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "Great! Good old Sal!"

yes, it's amazing where a warm personality and good hair will get a girl :-)

[Kath]

I note you didn't mention the wet nose. But then, a gentleman wouldn't. 😁

[Jim]

:-)
Obviously

[Jim]

And a new Tallis Steelyard story, an adventure, no less!

Tallis Steelyard: Six men in a boat.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tallis-Steel...

Instead of his usual collection of anecdotes, this time Tallis presents us with a gripping adventure. Why is Tallis 'run out of town' by hired ruffians? Why does a very sensible young woman want his company when plunging into unknown danger? Who or what was buried in the catacombs? And why has there been so much interest in making sure they stay dead? Also featuring flower arranging, life on the river, and a mule of notable erudition.

[M.T.]

Woot! I've bought it.

[Jim]

:-)
Hope you enjoy it

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Sounds intriguing. I might have to take a look.

[M.T.]

Jim wrote: ":-)
Hope you enjoy it"

Pretty sure I'm bound to.

[Jim]

Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Sounds intriguing. I might have to take a look."

:-)

[Jim]

And the blog continues on the blog of the Story reading Ape, one well worth visiting even when Tallis isn't there :-)

https://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/20...

[Jim]

A review gratefully received!

Tallis Steelyard. The Monster of Bell-Wether Gardens and other stories.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steelyard-Mo...

A thoroughly good read. 8 November 2018

For easy and total immersion into a fictional world, a Tallis Steelyard/Port Naain Story is hard to beat.
This book (one of several) offers tantalising glimpses into the variety of life's adventures enjoyed by a jobbing poet (sans the rhyming aspect), in a diverse variety of short tales.

[Jim]

And another one!

Keeping Body and Soul Together

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keeping-Body...

Another excellent Benor Dorfinngil tale 5 November 2018
Jim Webster spins a great yarn and this Benor Dorfinngil story is no exception.

[Jim]

Travelling swiftly on :-)

https://annetterochelleaben.wordpress...

[Jim]

we have catering for the gentry
https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress....

and the best bang since the big one
https://steviet3.wordpress.com/2018/1...

[Jim]

once more on the road

https://patriciaruthsusan.wordpress.c...

[Jim]

and the caravan moves on!

https://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/2018/...

because everybody likes a pretty girl on a horse?

[Jim]

And onwards yet again

https://scvincent.com/2018/11/16/six-...

never let it be said I don't encourage the visual arts!

[Jim]

And I was wondering who it was posted today's final episode
Then I realised it was me

https://tallissteelyard.wordpress.com...

[Jim]

I've got a review!

Tallis Steelyard: Six men in a boat.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended Read
22 November 2018
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
Runaway Poet, Flat Boat Sailor, Master Gunner, Flower Arranging Judge, Adventurer and Escort of a beautiful young Lady, are only a few of the skills exhibited by Tallis Steelyard in this extraordinary story.
In my opinion, the world and characters from Jim Webster’s mind would make a wonderful TV series, starting with this one.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Sounds about right to me.

[Jim]

Mind you, I wouldn't have a clue about writing a script.
But I could see the stories being read, much as Martin Jarvis reads Just William ;-)

[Jim]

And a new book

Fancy meeting you here



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fancy-meetin...

More tales from a lifetime’s experience of peasant agriculture in the North of England, with sheep, Border Collies, cattle, and many other interesting individuals. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is just one of those things.

[M.T.]

Jim wrote: "And a new book

Fancy meeting you here



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fancy-meetin...

Yay! Bought it.

More tales from a ..."

[Jim]

M.T. wrote: "Yay! Bought it.."

hope you enjoy it :-)

[Kath]

I love these! Bought a copy too. Tales of Sal are always a winner!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Gottit.

[Jim]

ah you all say the nicest things :-)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

You deserve it.

[Jim]

I'm rapidly running out of things to say :-)