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It’s only Rock ‘n’ Roll… Well Almost
Over the years, I slung my guitar in many bands, and although not exactly an international rock star, I have had the good fortune to…
WTF, Will! parts 19 – 20
Much Ado About Nothing left me in a good place, so the thought of another comedy coming up was quite welcome. But would it deliver…
Christina
At first encounter, she slapped my backside and declared, “I don’t recognise that bottom!” . Then…
Just Another Day
I don’t want to bring you down, but Christmas isn’t always fun for me. It’s a difficult time for a lot of people. The pressure…
A Lake and a Troika
It is 1975. I am a teenager, listening for the first time to a protest song by Greg Lake. The tune mesmerises me, the riff…
Christmas is Cancelled!
When I was eight years old, I auditioned for a part in my school’s Christmas play, Christmas is Cancelled! Despite being a shy child, I…
WTF, Will! parts 16 – 18
I was cracking on with my stupidly self-imposed lockdown challenge to read The Complete Works of Shakespeare. I’d met a few Henry’s now, and although…
Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…
Over the river and through the woods To Grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh Through the wide and…
WTF, Will! parts 14 – 15
I’d now hit the stage where I was half enjoying this challenge and half wishing I hadn’t told everyone I was gonna do it. There…
In The Pines
“The werewolf’s bride is late.” The words echoing in my head were spoken by a black horse. With a toss of its mane, the horse…
WTF, Will! parts 11 – 13
I’d now encountered a few stand-out plays, in my great Shakespeare-reading marathon, so I felt quite buoyed up at the prospect of what was approaching….
Polly and Dolly
Lady Brimstone-Smedley bought two female parrots, Polly and Dolly, but was shocked to discover they kept shouting out rude and inappropriate remarks. She sought advice…
WTF, Will! parts 9 – 10
In my quest to read all of Shakespeare from start to finish, I finally made it to plays that I’d heard about and seen on…
11. How to Promote Your Book without Being a Bore
Don’t expect people who barely know you or don’t know you at all will promote your book. It’s not likely that people will go out…
One Perfect Sentence
As you’ll know if you drop by the Colony between the 7th of each month and the 21st, we run a monthly contest between those…
Of Straw-Stacks and Sisters
Ten minutes before I left the house, my boss called. “The science class is cancelled today. Take Jisoo and Jennie instead. They need adjective practice.”…
WTF, Will! parts 5 – 8
Full of enthusiasm for my lockdown project of reading The Complete Works of Shakespeare, I wandered blindly on to play number 5. Some time later…
Love, Christmas
The Long and Short of It I enjoy writing short stories, which is a complete one-eighty compared to how I used to feel. I used…
Beware the Snake Oil Salesman
When I first started down this self-publishing journey, I heard quiet rumours of the dangers of scammers. I knew they were out there. I knew…
WTF, Will! parts 1 – 4
We all remember those drawn out days of the first Covid lockdown, right? I don’t know how you coped, but while other people were learning…
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