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November 22, 2009
- Well, gosh, it's been a wild weekend for writing news, I can tell you! Where do I start?? First off, I have a brand-new web page for my upcoming short story, A Stranger's Touch, plus an extract from the beginning. It's due out in eBook version on 24 January 2010, so should warm the chilly New Year, I hope. Here's the glorious cover art provided by Amber Quill Press:Ain't it grand? I am soooo ...
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November 13, 2009
- This is that time of year when every lapel sports a red paper poppy to commemorate fallen British soldiers. A beautiful tradition followed by the young and old, soldier and civilian alike. It speaks to a nation that remembers. When I first came to England, my boyfriend told me the story of a friend who had an idea to hire an airplane to fly over the Thames and release 3 million poppies. ...
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October 30, 2009
- Softly cursing in the graveyard on 4th Behind the church, an old man picks up detritus, The Halloween revelers vanished Like the years, overnight. He harvests more Than sticks, cupped leaves that creep along the brick walk Like hands, but wrappers, cans. Let screaming teens Have their carefree terror. With luck, ignorance Will last longer than they want, the truth Not haunt them with its frisson, ...
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October 21, 2009
- God is one rocking muse. Some writer or the other uses religion as allegory, metaphor, reinterpretation. Some religious group or the other is offended. Jose Saramago who won the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature has written a book Cain that has been described as an ironic retelling of the Biblical story of Cain, Adam and Eve's son who killed his younger brother Abel.I assume since he has titled the ...
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October 4, 2009
- Here's today's poem:Meditation 232There’s an awful lotof travelin the early churchso it’s obviousthat sainthoodwould never have suited meat all.Church today was okay - quite a good sermon about relationships really - but we had one of those horrid dirge-like hymns I can't stand for the third hymn. Groan. Way too many verses in "Lord Jesus Christ, You have come to us" for my liking ...
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September 20, 2009
- Back to the meditations this morning, so here's today's:Meditation 223Twelve leaders,seven accountantsbut only two altarsfor prayerjust about sums upthe church,both thenand now.Is it just me or is everything topsy-turvy in terms of standards? Ah well. Anyway, this morning I have finally brought to an end the relationship between my agent and me, and honestly it feels as if a great weight of ...
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September 20, 2009
- Excerpt from A HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS. The man in the wide-awake hat and darned coat paused in the taproom doorway of the Midland Counties Arms Hotel to stamp the snow from his boots. His sharp black eyes were full of whimsy as he took in the scene. Flames as long as posthorns raced up the chimney and the bottle-glass windows were ...
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September 6, 2009
- Here's today's meditation poem:Meditation 218After a too-long allocationof city to tribe,people to place,meeting every Israelite needbut his own,Joshua finally takesa city for himselfin the Ephraim hills:calm stones, bleak grasses,olive trees and silence.I do always feel quite sorry for Joshua - the poor chap seems to have to deal with rather more admin than Moses ever did. He must have been ...
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August 23, 2009
- Here's today's meditation:Meditation 205In the middleof battle, victoryand a bargained marriageshe knowswhat is neededand for this one timeshe askswhat she wantsand gets it:the upperand lower water.Caleb, Othniel, Achsah.Keeping on a religious theme, Lord H and I graced the church with our presence today, but were utterly confused by the hymns. I think it's part of the Anglican August conspiracy ...
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August 3, 2009
- aw the moonit do just hang there it do just sit up there in the sky in the southwest georgia darkness full and bright a portal into other worlds look deep look long spin spin within its circle of light draped round the meadow garments flowing arms outstretched and twisting head back mouth open tongue extended reaching oh they reach waiting wanting god willing god will provide the sugar it drips ...
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