Half light half dark – September Equinox
September 23, 2022
The September Equinox is here. A few photos looking back over the last season.
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Maria Donovan is an author of fiction and non-fiction. She won first prize for Flash Fiction in the Bridport Prize 2019. Her published works include a short story collection: 'Pumping Up Napoleon' and a debut novel, 'The Chicken Soup Murder', which was shortlisted for The International Rubery Book Awards and a finalist for the Dundee International Book Prize.
August – Last on the card
September 2, 2022
Berry me. Taking part in bushboy’s last on the card challenge. For fun!
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July – Last on the card
August 2, 2022
Co-incidentally, my 100th published post.
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June – Last on the card
July 1, 2022
Bushboy Brian’s continuing (hurrah!) challenge: post the last image on your phone or camera for June. No editing required. I love this one because it’s easy for anyone to join in, you meet such nice people, and somehow that last photo you took is always a surprise!
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A Solstice to remember
June 24, 2022
A baker’s dozen of local photos from the March Equinox to the June Solstice 2022
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Jubilee – Last on the card
June 4, 2022
Late for Brian’s challenge but here is my offering for the end of May. Does it look like anywhere you know? The featured image is a (very big) clue.
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Final PuN
June 3, 2022
Where is Napoleon’s tongue? Am I anything like my character, Marjorie Campbell? Bringing you more great artwork and a final round of questions about ‘Pumping Up Napoleon’ from students in South Korea studying dystopian science fiction.
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More PuN in South Korea
May 27, 2022
More questions about ‘Pumping up Napoleon ‘ from the lovely students in South Korea. Once again all the illustrations are original creations, inspired by their reading of dystopian science fiction.
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PUN: Questions from South Korea
May 20, 2022
My short story ‘Pumping up Napoleon’, now 21 years old, gave a little kick of life recently, with some interest from young students in South Korea. This is the first of three posts in which I try to answer their questions about a story written before they were born.
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Last on the card – a bean in April!
May 1, 2022
Post the last photo you took in April – the latest round of the monthly challenge from bushboy.
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