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Category: Bridport

The Moon dropping into the eye socket of the sleeping giant on Allington Hill

Eye of the Giant

December 14, 2019

Friday the 13th of December 2019. Early morning. I wasn’t in a hurry to turn on the radio to hear the election results.

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Bridport News Flash

November 29, 2019

‘Writer does town proud in Bridport Prize’ – the headline gives me a tingle as our local paper catches up with the news that ‘Aftermath’ won first prize in Flash Fiction.

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Winner in a flash! Bridport Prize 2019

November 1, 2019

2019 brings welcome encouragement: First place in the Bridport Prize, Flash Fiction, with ‘Aftermath’

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September equinox: back to page one

September 23, 2019

The September equinox brings with it a change of diary.

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Third time lucky?

June 21, 2019

Shortlisted again: will it be third time lucky for my novel The Chicken Soup Murder?

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Mid-March WordlessWednesday #2

March 13, 2019

Magnificent Magnolia #Wordless Wednesday.

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Prunus flowers 23 February 2019

February fools

February 28, 2019

Spring has come early in 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a wonderful thing to enjoy some sunshine and warmth. Such are the fleeting pleasures of unwanted climate change.

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December: See the giant's breath

A year through my window

January 1, 2019

Where I write

My favourite place for writing is in bed. When up and dressed I sit in a doorway.

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Snowing again March 18 2018

December – White Christmas or Fake Snow?

December 22, 2018

December: once upon a time the tenth month in the early Roman calendar. If you have read any of my posts covering the months of the year this will come as no surprise.

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Colmer's Hill November

9+ things to like about November

November 28, 2018

Poor old November. Poems have been written about its lack of personality. Yet it’s a month full of ordinary magic.

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