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Close Encounters of the billionaire kind..
I was asked to write about Mr Spielberg's new and boy am I jealous!
A new book from an old time…
As much as I love to write I love to read. If there is a book sale on or 30 minutes to kill I will find a bookshop to browse and buy. I collect them. Any book, some inherited, some recommended and some to me are just important books that…
A Quote I read today and liked…
It's not all that bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing - they are not all bad. Those devils have also been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made…
Books that got me reading…
As a shy, introverted little girl I always found books a great escape. I wasn't outdoorsy like my parents and my brother so much,although I had my moments, particularly one glorious sports day when I came first in the cross country. Not one person expected it, including myself. I promptly had…
A Good Writing Week….
So this week has been one of the biggest writing weeks I have had for a while and I’m loving it! Through blood sweat, tears and sheer determination my advertising and self promotion is finally beginning to pay off and I have just scored more regular freelance work! I really…
What The?
I saw a sign in a local sushi restaurant this weekend that really made me smile. In the front window, neatly cellotaped was a lovely little “Come, see our menu and enjoy our tasty culinary cousins” Lovely. Why don’t all sushi shops have tasty culinary cousins! Just taking a punt…
A quote I read today and liked….
"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music the words make." ~ Truman Capote
Everybody has a blind spot…….
I was watching the comedy genius of the IT crowd last week and one of the sketches was pure gold! I should be able to explain in words but I actually think that visual is definitely the better form of communication for the purposes of this blog! “Peddle Stool? I’m…
Eli Wolfe – He Creates “Those Songs”
Its always great for a writer who has finally plucked up the courage to let the public read their work get great comments and feedback. It makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside and we really appreciate and treasure every one we get! The details below would usually be…
Thank you for the music…
I was in the car today, driving home from work, the usual story. Stressed out, snappy, a million thoughts running through my head. “Shit I forgot to send that email”. “Fuck, I forgot the map to that meeting tomorrow arrrrrrrrrrgh!” Then a song on the radio burst into my annoying…