Tag Archives: writing about writing
Carve Magazine – Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
I wasn’t going to mention this as I know there are quite a few talented writers who read ten minutes hate and I thought maybe I could do without the competition! Reason prevailed though, so it is only fair to … Continue reading
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Going missing
A grey sky, making it too easy to feel miserable. The heel fell off my boot as I walked into work, leaving me limping all day. Over-tired, I had slept too long, veering from one lucid, unsettling dream to another … Continue reading
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Friday May 11th, 8:30 -10:30 PM The Teas that Bind by J.C. Greenway at Biscotti Tapas
Reblogged from The Cat's Meow: The Teas That Bind by J.C. Greenway May 11th, 2012 8:30 -10:30 PM Biscotti Tapas ¥3,500 (includes welcome drink, snacks, & a book) What happens when the adventure you signed up for is a whole … Continue reading
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Something for nothing
You don’t get something for nothing, as Portishead once sang: But if you did, well, it could indeed be sweet, as the Bristolians note. So today could be a very lucky day, if you head over to Lulu and add … Continue reading
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The Teas That Bind
My new book is available for download! Surviving earthquakes, one brew at a time. The book comprises posts written for ten minutes hate since the Great East Japan earthquake struck on 11 March 2011, along with emails, tweets and status … Continue reading
You never forget your first time
Me, holding a copy of the first short story I have had published Tokyo – 30 January 2012 It feels every bit as good as everything that led me to start writing promised it would. Thanks to everyone who has … Continue reading
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Weekend reading
Taking advantage of the extra day off in Japan this week to work on something a little longer, so here are a couple of my short stories from writers’ site ABC Tales, What passes for romance and Let’s Start Again. … Continue reading
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ten minutes love
Haven’t got the heart for a rant this weekend. Looking forward to fun times with good people, the sun is shining and – in spite of the usual piss-artists and their attempts to spread misery around – life is good. … Continue reading
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Old stories, old music
From a friend who told me she had started to re-read the Brothers Grimm to tell the stories to her young son, discovering unremembered darkness within the familiar tales, to one of the last books I read before I left … Continue reading
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