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
Category Archives: challenge
After The Garden Of Eden #stockphotochallenge
‘I hate that bloody snake.’ ‘What’s wrong, Adam?’ ‘You wouldn’t understand. I’ll kill him though.’ Eve chased after Adam and just managed to prevent him strangling the reptile. As Adam did his double teapot pose, Eve tried to comfort the … Continue reading
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Tagged Don's Stock Photo Challenge, flash fiction, prompt
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Music For The Hard Of Meaning – day five #songchallenge #music
And suddenly it is day five and I’ve enjoyed this journey and what on earth do I choose for the last one? This one is quite personal and will always be memorable for three reasons (a) The Textiliste loves it … Continue reading
Music For The Hard Of Meaning – day four #songchallenge #music
Nearly there; only two more days and you can take out your earplugs. A short while ago, I (re)found this classic from Joni Mitchell. A friend was giving a concert at the Cadogan Hall with a couple of others, showcasing … Continue reading
Music For The Hard Of Meaning – day two #songchallenge #music
I hope you’re keeping up. I’m on a five day song diet where I post 5 songs whose lyrics mean something to me. Some years ago, for Children in Need the Beeb did this version of Lou Reed’s classic, Perfect … Continue reading
Music for the Hard of Meaning – day one #Songchallenge
I avoid awards and dodge tag-a-longs but there’s this one, about music that means something, where the lyrics have some resonance so, oh what the heck, of course there are songs where that’s true. Now I have one rule with … Continue reading
Shadow play #poetry #poems
A sonnet for you My Life as a Shadow Most people would say I’m a saddo If I told the truth of my employ Because hitched to your feet as a shadow Is hardly what sane people call joy.
Z is for the Zoo #atozchallenge
The end. Really? It’s been a blast, touring round London and highlighting some parts of the city. What have been your highlights? A skyscraper? A strange statue? Some fabulous home? The venue of a daring or dastardly deed? Luckily today … Continue reading
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Tagged #atozchallenge, A to Z blogging challenge, London, London Zoo
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X is for Crosses #atozchallenge
Is this a cheat? Probably. But it’s worthwhile, believe me. Today it’s a tale of two Crosses. One Charing Cross sits towards the west of the City and the other, Kings Cross, to the north and east.
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, challenge, London, miscellany
Tagged #atozchallenge, A to Z blogging challenge, Charing Cross, Kings Cross, London
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W is for Wombleland, Wimbledon and the west #atozchallenge
I have to put my hand up and admit to an alphabet failure. Hard though it is to credit for a man of fifty-cough, but when sketching out the topics for each letter of the alphabet I forgot ‘W’. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged #atozchallenge, A to Z blogging challenge, London, wimbledon
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V is for Victoriana #atozchallenge
Today is my second guest post of this blog tour. Some of you will known that my brother blogs under the Curious Archaeologist. He has the most eclectic and extraordinary way to link the unlinkable; for instance Jane Austen … Continue reading
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