Mum used to say that Scotland had no real spring. Winter lingered on into April and May and summer often appeared from nowhere some time in early June, only to take itself off again around the time the school holidays began in July. After the Easter holidays, we at least gave up our winter coats (‘burberries’ … Continue reading Blazer Days
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I sympathise with Tracey Chevalier as judge of this years Mslexia competition. So many short stories deal in pain, death and loss. Several years ago I remember a similar plea from QWF Magazine for writers to ‘lighten up’ and I guess that the appetite for reading submissions must diminish rapidly when every course is another … Continue reading Let me entertain you
I have to admit that I’m so accustomed to receiving rejection letters that the moment when Jo Derrick of the The Yellow Room wrote accepting (yes, an acceptance!) Blue-Sky Thinking was more of a buzz than when I at last held Issue 4 in my hand on Saturday morning. But hey, no matter how … Continue reading The Hard Stuff
Just updating this post now that I have read the rules properly! Nominations close on April 2nd. Only those who have sufficient nominations will get voted on. So do go over there and nominate any author blog that takes your fancy. If it’s this one, so much the better. You can also nominate my Twitter … Continue reading Author Blog Awards Nominations
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