Category Archives: Writing
iHaiku
The Apple King died. He affected all our lives. End of an era. Yesterday’s new that Steve Jobs has died did not hit me with great surprise or emotion. After all, he was very ill for nearly a decade, visibly … Continue reading
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Summer’s last gasp haiku
Summer’s last weekend. Sadly, it’s Monday again. Nose to the grindstone. Most places in the UK have just enjoyed a phenomenal weekend of late/Indian summer weather, unseasonably warm at 25-30°C. So Sunday was Braai Day: an afternoon of BBQ, drinks … Continue reading
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Sidetracked haiku
I sit down to write… but first do some online tasks. It’s nearly bedtime!? It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog entry and even longer since I’ve written a story of any length. My writing group vaguely remember … Continue reading
Back into the saddle
Last night saw the start of the Reading Writers regular meeting season after the summer break, and we were treated to a visit by crime fiction writer, Imogen Robertson. She also has a blog in which she has since written … Continue reading
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February submissions & rejections
Thought I might add a little something to make myself accountable as a writer in the form of a periodic listing of submissions and their results (acceptances, rejections, etc). It should be a fairly short regular posting as many publications, … Continue reading
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Tuesday birthday haiku
Another year past,another solar orbit.Time flies, doesn’t it? My birthday sure came around quickly this year. It seems only a week or two ago that I was digging my driveway out of the snow so that I could head off … Continue reading
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Tuesday sleep deprivation haiku
The weekend on-call,risk of sleep deprivation.Kills desire to write. Part of my day job involves being on-call for one weekend in every 6-8 weeks to fill in the gaps between our 24-hour “follow the sun” customer model when the North … Continue reading
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Wednesday creative headspace haiku
A brand new storywas writing itself tonight.No chance of sleep now. As I’ve probably mentioned already, I’m a huge fan of the zombie and zombie apocalypse genres, including but not limited to things like Army of Darkness, 28 Days Later, … Continue reading
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Sunday story submission haiku
Tried new software towrite more productively, butit ate all my work! Tomorrow is the deadline for the Spring edition of a magazine that I’ve been interested in submitting something to for a while now, called The First Line, as mentioned … Continue reading
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Friday end of writing course haiku
Writing course finished.Time to focus on writing,markets to conquer! Today marks the end of the writing course I’m taking with the Open University, as the final assignment (worth 70% of overall course mark) is due. I submitted mine last night, … Continue reading
