The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Author Archives: TanGental
That February Garden #february #garden
February can be a rather meah month for the garden, what with excess rain, some snow and mud… oh yes, mud. It can be a month for some structural work and there are always shoots of hope peeking through. And … Continue reading
Good breeding #shortstory
‘Hopkins, is that a…?’ ‘Hunk, sir..’ DC Hopkins added. ‘Specifically a Henry. Good for perfect pecs, bespoke self-tatting and..’ ‘Thanks. Are they all the Henrys in there? Whatever “there” is?’ ‘A garage and sump, sir. The Henrys’ preferred environment. Anywhere … Continue reading
A Warning. #poem #poetry
Sea Fever by John Masefield is a classic that begins ‘I must down to the seas again’. This is my alternative version…. I must up to the loo again As I give in to the urge to pee And while … Continue reading
Posted in humour, miscellany, poems, poetry
Tagged humour, John Masefield, poem, poetry, sea fever
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Story Chat #support
Do you write short fiction? Do you crave feedback and an understanding of how you are doing? Well, I do and I was lucky enough to come across Marsha Ingrao’s Story Chat. The premise is simple enough: write a story … Continue reading
Play It For Laughs, Part 2 #jeanpaulsartre
In part one, yesterday, I explained how I’d been awarded the part of Hoederer in Les Mains Sales, a 1948 Sartre play that explores questions of principle versus realpolitik, compromise versus conviction, there being no prizes for being before your … Continue reading
Posted in brockenhurst, humour, School
Tagged humour, jean-paul sartre, les mains sales, play, School
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Play It For Laughs #acting #french #jeanpaulsartre
Hugh of Hugh’s News and Views had Sally Cronin visit yesterday. Sal recounted her experience treading the boards at college and the disastrous ending. Check it out here, it’s worthy of investing your time. As happens, that reminded me of … Continue reading
Posted in brockenhurst, humour, School
Tagged drame, humour, jean-paul sartre, les mains sales, play
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Careless? #filmreview #Icarealot
At my 60th birthday my son said a few words. It was touching and a little chilling. ‘Dad,’ he said, ‘when you’re old and grey I will be there for you… but as soon as you start dribbling into the … Continue reading
Two Becomes One #shortfiction
They stopped the wheelchair to let him look along his arbour one last time, whispering in foggy ears for him to stir. He didn’t move and they turned, saddened at his incomprehension, but letting him have a private moment.He smiled … Continue reading
Posted in creative writing, gardening, life, love
Tagged creative writing, garden, life, love, memory
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And Breathe… In The Beginnings #memoir
Perhaps it’s why I often feel guilty. It has to be a good thing that we humans are born premature, so that, as well as complete incompetence around motor skills, we have no memory of those first moments beyond the … Continue reading
Taking The Top Off, Reprise #writephoto
This short piece was prompted by Sue Vincent, back in February 2018. Thanks, Sue, for so many of these. Sue Vincent’s latest #writephoto prompt is There is no accurate record of when the land became infertile but certainly before the … Continue reading
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Tagged #writephoto, creative writing, sue vincent
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