Farzana Versey's Blog

• Was it bad for you?

  November 20, 2009

  • What exactly is bad sex writing? Is it having bad sex while writing? Or is it bad to write about sex…cluck, cluck? Of course, all of you know about the Literary Review’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Many really good writers have ‘won’ it. No one has ever thought about giving a good sex in fiction award, it must therefore follow that it’s all just bad. The worse and the worst do not count. ...
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• Loos Morals

  November 19, 2009

  • Happy Toilet Day! When I saw an ad this morning by one of those toilet cleaning companies, I thought it was a joke. One of those happy bogs thing to market the product. Turns out there is, indeed, more to defecation than a super bowel event. Now don’t go screwing up your noses. It’s got big sponsors and volunteers. Quite happening. This event has a history going back to eight years. In 2001, ...
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• Desperately seeking Sarah?

  November 19, 2009

  • What's all the noise about a bit of leg and Newsweek using her picture from Runners World on their cover? It just gives her a boost. She looks fit, young, and ready to take on any call…two Blackberries in the hand are worth a few thousand in a jam!The sob story-tellers aver, "It’s more like a glamour shot. Sure, she’s in running gear but it’s apparent that she hasn’t begun the ...
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