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A Historical Who-Dunnit!
Way back in the summer when I was staying in Plymouth to kitten sit for my Elder Daughter I was intrigued by the sight of piles of books stacked on a table in Waterstones, surrounded by a little crowd… Continue reading
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Short Story Sunday – on Monday!
‘There’s a man,’ Alice said. ‘She’s with a man.’ She scrubbed the bus window with a bunched-up brown glove. May sat down heavily beside her, still probing a blasted peppermint. She leaned forward, her menthol breath ruining all Alice’s work… Continue reading
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New Year, Resolutions and an Arthurian Sword
It’s New Year’s Day… And here is the Wart, on New Year’s Day, pulling the Sword from the Stone in the Disney cartoon of the same name. The film was based on TH White’s The Once and Future King, Happy New Year Everyone!… Continue reading
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Mushrooms Take Two…
OK people, today there are two posts –you’ve got a poem and a review! But they are linked, honestly. For some reason I woke up thinking of today’s short story, Slaves to the Mushroom, (see previous post) and the final… Continue reading
The Book Trunk 