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A piece of fiction from ten years ago. Why? – because WordPress has labelled it ‘Today’s throwback edition’ and suggested a re-blog. Maybe they think I don’t post often enough! It’s good to revisit older pieces, though. I might make a habit of it.
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I’ll be contributing new material to the Elwood Writers Cover To Cover program for 2026. All I have so far is a theme and a blank page. The moment feels loaded with possibility, pulsing with potential, quivering with quiet excitement. Thrilling! – as long as the page doesn’t remain blank for too long. Because that…
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A quick reminder that the 1 July deadline for entries to this year’s American Writers Review literary contest is fast approaching – just over a week to go. For regular submissions, you’ve a while longer – the deadline for those is August 1. For both contest entries and regular submissions, all the info you need…
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I’m thrilled to be a team member on this year’s issue of American Writers Review from San Fedele Press. I really enjoyed judging last year’s AWR literary contest with Elwood Writers and am grateful for the opportunity to spend some time on the editorial side of the fence again. The journal is now seeking submissions…
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I heard a delightfully subversive lyric on community radio the other morning. Something like: I’m going to come to your house in the middle of the night and put a cigarette in your baby’s mouth. It got me thinking about a childhood event. My brother, a generation older than me, used to describe an occasion…