Tag Archives: writing about writing
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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Weekend links
ten minutes hate has been on holiday in Tokyo this weekend, showing a friend the sights, including a display of bonsai at the Meiji shrine: Feeling rested and refreshed and wanting to share the feeling, here are some links for … Continue reading
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Language is the liquid that we’re all dissolved in
Surprised to realise the other day that it has been ages since I have written for ten minutes hate about music. Strange, as I have a head full of it most days, waking from dreams with songs playing in my … Continue reading
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Life notebook hack
Although lucky enough at the moment to have a few different projects on the go, at times it can feel like something is bound to slip. The human memory being what it is, there is surely only so much that … Continue reading
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ten minutes hate is two!
Perhaps it is a bit on the self-indulgent side. But ten minutes hate reaches its second birthday today, so for once it is time to share the love as I believe some thank yous are in order. Much as I … Continue reading
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Escape
Perhaps because this new year was unbelievably good, it’s taken me a little longer than usual to get back into the usual routine, and, as with the last time I took a summer holiday in January – the trip which … Continue reading
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Hate highlights – 3 August
A list of the best of the web during the time I’ve been away: Starting with the insightful analysis of the situation in Afghanistan from Septic Isle that should routinely come from other news sources, yet rarely does Modernity also … Continue reading
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