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Marching To War

Michael James Treacy

I once loved a lassie, a bonnie wee lassie, and now I’m marching off to war . VICTORY FOR THE MOTHERLAND . left right left right left right…

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7. Summer Reflections

Eva Ulian

The sun blazing down on this our fragile humanity enticing us to the cooling waters of the sea or the breezy shade of mountain trees….

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My Favourite SFF Audio Books

Lyse Beck

There are debates about audio books vs paperback vs digital formats. This post is not about that. Although that would be an interesting post. But…

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Good Writing

Jake Joy

I recently wrote a blog post about bad writing in current media and decided that this month I would write about good writing instead. Bad…

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The Journey Back

Michael James Treacy

I had to go back, there were ghosts to kill. . I remembered the main street, the bleak council houses, and downbeat people in that…

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1917-18 The Year of Hunger and “Farewell to Arms”

Eva Ulian

My neighbouring village in Northern Italy enacted the 1917- 18 Year. They called the event the “L’an de la Fan” which is a Veneto Region…

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Experimenting

Claire Gallagher

Be Brave I’ve been writing seriously for years. The more I wrote (and read the work of other authors), the more I experimented with different…

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Journeys and the Importance of Writing Communities

Claire Gallagher

My Writing Journey During my formative years, I had spells when I thought I’d like to be an author when I grew up (if we…

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And Another One Gone…

James Charles

Donald Sutherland is gone. I saw him on stage at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles years ago in a play. What can one…

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Pride Weekend, Part 2.

Jason Locke

I’ve never liked my voice. I’m not alone. People, in general, hate their voices. We are simply not biologically intended to hear our voices the…

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