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In Praise Of Nahum Tate
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NEW STORY IN EARTH PATHWAYS DIARY
Very pleased to learn that my story 'The Rescue Fox' will be included in the new Earth Pathways Diary for 2025.
The Diary has been going for many years now, and it always has a beautiful spirit.
They have included my work before, in both the Diary and the Calendar, and I always feel honoured and proud to be included in their family of such talented artists and writers.
The 2025 edition will be publi Read more of this blog post »
The Diary has been going for many years now, and it always has a beautiful spirit.
They have included my work before, in both the Diary and the Calendar, and I always feel honoured and proud to be included in their family of such talented artists and writers.
The 2025 edition will be publi Read more of this blog post »
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A STUDY OF LOYALTY AND THE TENSIONS OF WAR Many chapters in this book are two-handed conversations. Of these, Chapter 2 is a tour-de-force, while chapters 4 and 6 are strikingly effective set pieces of a similar kind. The main exception is chapter 12, ...more |
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WRITING OR WITTERING? I love Mary Oliver's poetry (and her other writings too) and I include her in that group of (mainly) North American writers who act as exemplars for many of us, which includes Wendell Berry, Barbara Kingsolver and Rachel Carson. S ...more |
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A STUDY OF LOYALTY AND THE TENSIONS OF WAR Many chapters in this book are two-handed conversations. Of these, Chapter 2 is a tour-de-force, while chapters 4 and 6 are strikingly effective set pieces of a similar kind. The main exception is chapter 12, ...more |
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MIXED BAG I found this collection of stories and opinion pieces ultimately unsatisfying despite its values being very close to my heart. The stories have not stayed with me as much as the interludes where various voices stress the value of public libr ...more |
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GOOD AS / BETTER THAN NOVEL This was on my shelves, and Human Croquet impressed me enough to try a bit more of Kate Atkinson. I'm glad I did. This is more than a collection of short stories, as the individual pieces are cleverly inter-connected by shar ...more |
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CLEVER AND FUNNY, BUT A TAD TOO COOL? This was my first encounter with Kate Atkinson and I found many aspects impressive. It is very clever, quite funny, highly engaging and generally well executed. She is in complete control of her material, giving m ...more |
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EXEMPLARY ARGUMENTS It was a pleasure to read this little collection of six essays by Mr Berry. He is probably the sanest, wisest voice in the American agrarian movement. I have been a big fan since I read The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell ...more |
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NOT BEAUTIFUL, NOT BAD The things I really LIKE about Julia Armfield's writing are its poise, confidence and affirmation of life; the way it puts the reader into setting, characters and relationships with humour and warmth. Out from among all the pett ...more |
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The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume I: Lila the Werewolf and Other Stories
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ACCIDENTAL DELIGHT I didn't mean to read this book! Or at least, not just now. I only read the first story while waiting for my next book to arrive, but I stuck with the Beagle and ended up reading the whole thing and really enjoying (most of) it. This ...more |
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A SLOW READ WITH MEDITATIONAL PICTURES This book urges the reader to select parts at random, but I ignored that and read it from start to finish. The whole thing could be read in a few minutes, but I took it very slowly, allowing the words to weave th ...more |
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“There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.”
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“There are only two mantras, yum and yuck, mine is yum.”
― Still Life with Woodpecker
― Still Life with Woodpecker
“In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak.”
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“You've heard of people calling in sick. You may have called in sick a few times yourself. But have you ever thought about calling in well?
It'd go like this: You'd get the boss on the line and say, "Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore." Call in well.”
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It'd go like this: You'd get the boss on the line and say, "Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore." Call in well.”
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“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.”
― Still Life with Woodpecker
― Still Life with Woodpecker
