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Listen, it’s Summer…
Summer is in the sounds. Not in the date, although I have to go with the original and official one of today. Nor the long hours of sunshine, nor the heat they sweep through the stifling streets. Summer enters through … Continue reading
La Vie est Belle
As she runs downstairs, late as always, her perfume lingers on the landing then slowly makes its way under my door, floats across the room and seeps into my nostrils which are half asleep. They had determinedly been ignoring my … Continue reading
It’s time to anal-yse this
One of my colleagues recently told me that she thought I was ‘anal’. As a Scot, brought up in the sixties, this is not a word I’d readily use about myself, or anyone else for that matter – it has … Continue reading
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Tagged blogger, grammar, habits, home, human nature, humour, lifestyle, thoughts, wtf?
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Sweet Sunday
Fire’s on. TV’s on. Feet are up on the coffee table. The poor girl in ‘Don’t tell the Bride’ is going to hate what he’s preparing for her. And even if I am loving this moment there are still two … Continue reading
Thank the Saints
For once the Lord is not to be thanked today, over here in the land of baguettes and days off galore. Usually he’s the one giving us a mid-week Sunday here, a welcome Friday at home there, or a random … Continue reading
Tweaky tweak tweak
I’m going crazy over here. My eyeballs are jumping out of their sockets in befuzzled dismay. When will it ever stop? they are screaming. Give up on the flipping tweaking, woman. We can’t take it any more! There are several … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, blogger, Blogging, creative non-fiction, flash fiction, humour, self-doubt, thoughts, tweaking, writers, writing contest, wtf?
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In Memory
Exactly one year ago today my mother-in-law died alone in a stark hospital room near our home, after fighting hard for three months against an unknown, unnamed enemy. Nobody could tell us exactly what disease she was suffering from, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, family, France, in memory of, Life, love, meaning of life, real life, relationships, thoughts, Writing
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Safranix
What exactly is this? A newly discovered planet? Cookery channel? Perfume with a yellow tinge? Justin Bieber’s latest album with an Indian sitar playing in the background? Asterix’s new dog? None of them (as far as I know anyway). It … Continue reading
Guest blogger: Juliet Nubel Young – Stronger than Me
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Fate picked me up in my hometown of Glasgow many light years ago and since that day it has moved me around the dog-eared map which has gradually become my life.…
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Me, a Writer? Guest Blog Post By Juliet Nubel
It’s Guest Blog week for me! This time on Dan Alatorre’s site. Get a cup of tea folks – this one is long…Thanks for posting it Dan. Dan Alatorre Occasionally we turn the reins over to a friend of the … Continue reading
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