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Short Story Sunday: The Music Box
The Music Box, by Malachi Whitaker, reminded me of DH Lawrence – the setting, that is, not the style. Short story writer Malachi Whitaker. Here we have a sensitive woman and her timid young son living in a grim, bleak, northern mill town, married to a joyless man who works in the quarry and is…
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Walking on Water!
Water over water: on the left of the photo is the Coventry Canal,while on the right-hand side is the River Tame, in the low-lyingground below. I’ve been walking on water – well over it, to be precise. Today’s Saturday Snapshot shows one of my favourite spots, where the local canal crosses a local river, and…
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A Poem for Spring
Well, April is almost over, and during the last few days it really does feel as Spring is finally here, weeks after its usual arrival. It’s definitely warmer than it has been, flowers are blooming everywhere, and leaves on trees and bushes have put on an incredible burst of growth, as if they are trying…
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Relying on the library and second-hand outlets means I rarely get to read books when they are first published, so I am always one step (if not more!)behind everyone else, but I have finally caught up with Jeanette Winterson’s Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, and it was well worth the wait. The…
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Blooms and Bunnies
Something a little different from me for this week’s Saturday Snapshot, because it’s Easter, and I’ve been crocheting some decorations. I only started a couple of weeks ago, then I was at Mum’s for week, and I couldn’t get on with them until I got back home, so nothing is quite finished, but I’m quite pleased…
The Book Trunk 