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 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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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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Cardiff Poetry Festival is ON and so easy to visit online via Zoom with many free events. Here’s a sample from Chris Meredith’s new collection ‘Still’. On Sunday 12pm BST he’s launching this and a novel, ‘Please’. Please wave to me if you’re there!
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The Ruth Strauss Foundation, bereavement and how cricket helped me write The Chicken Soup Murder.
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The Chicken Soup Murder has been shortlisted for a prize three times. Here are the ups and down in the birth and life of a novel.
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Massive radio fan as I am, it was a great to be asked to record an interview with Geoff Carter of UK Talk Radio. He asked me how I got started as a writer, where that led, and about my debut novel, The Chicken Soup Murder.
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Teaching the art of composition for photography.
Exploring my world with pictures and words.
Refugees welcome - Flüchtlinge willkommen I am teaching German to refugees. Ich unterrichte geflüchtete Menschen in der deutschen Sprache. I am writing this blog in English and German because my friends speak English and German. Ich schreibe auf Deutsch und Englisch, weil meine Freunde Deutsch und Englisch sprechen.
British Wildlife & Photography
Pillaging the public library so you don't have to.
Photos, art - and a little bit of LIT.
Exploring the world of ideas through books
The Online Home of Writer Alexis Paige
One person's experience of living with dementia
Anita Blogue
never knowingly without a pen
We Dwalen Af gaat over - ja, wat eigenlijk precies? De dingen in het leven. Of beter gezegd de dwalingen in het leven. Van Michiel Huisman tot de Spice Girls. Van ongemakkelijk zijn tot heerlijk eten.
"Vivre le livre!"
Short essays about novels and other fictional works
Welcome to a world of emerging writers.
Author Website, Book News and Blog
capturing memories one moment at a time
Photos of my world and other stuff I hope you will enjoy too. Photos taken with Canon PowershotSX70HS Photos can be purchased.
The Welsh Smallholding Adventure
Maria Donovan 