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#NaPoWriMo #fanletter #PTerry A fan letter to the late #TerryPratchett, (who I met at a Book signing in Manchester back in 2003). Hi there Terry, It’s me, the Lanky lad from Lancashire Memories of meeting you in Manchester Along with an Army of other readers Discussing our favourite Discworld books, As we waited in the…
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Shelf In response to the prompt Shelf I have a nest of shelves in my room. I’m quite proud of them really. You could say they were my First Do-it-Yourself project after leaving school. What’s on them ? Books, Mainly. My collection of Terry Pratchett Novels shares space with Authors ranging from the Comedian David…
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In response to the prompt Second Time Around My bookshelf is ever evolving, Fiction, Comedy, Drama And a whole host of autobiographies from celebrities far and wide. But alongside these, recently, have come familiar tales from my childhood. Long john Silver shares a space with Paddington Bear and Winnie the Pooh. The Riverbank tales of…
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I’m currently reading a series of books I first came across when imperial war museum north hosted once upon a wartime in its special exhibitions gallery. Having covered the machine gunners by Robert westall and Michael morpurgo s novels war horse and blitzcat, I’m currently reading something a little more lighter William at war, part…
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Hi Folks. This bit of the blog is going to be an on off review section. Because , believe it or not – I actually like reading books as much as I like writing stuff Think of this page as not exactly Jonathan Ross but not Michael Parkinson either… In Paperback I’ve currently gone back…
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Its two o’ clock in the morning GMT – and I’ve got my nose in a book. A real one – not an e-reader version. No, it’s nothing I’ve written – although if I was to blow my own trumpet – I’d be telling you how great my profile is on Allpoetry.com and getting you…
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Apart from writing this blog, I also maintain a presence on the Poetry Site – Allpoetry.com and contribute work to contests run by Forward Poetry. I’ve appeared in a number of publications printed out of these contests a selection is displayed above…In response to the mass appreciation to the Great British Bake Off on BBC…
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