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Writing in Progress by Lisa Dyer 8/11/2014 3:41:27 AM
My newest writing, which is still in the first/early draft (subject to radical alteration) is a bit of a mash up. Maybe I've overplayed my hand here but it certainly contains elements of all of the above.
The working title for it is The Win... more
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Interview With...Ailsa Abraham part two by Lisa Dyer 8/6/2014 12:12:46 AM
The second part of my interview with Ailsa Abraham, author of Shaman's Drum and Alchemy.... more
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The Long Hot Summer Of 1914 by Steve Kerr 8/5/2014 8:54:26 AM
The birds peck at their scrumpteous scraps on the bird
table outside and it seems just like another normal warm
sunny day in August. Last night like many others here I
switched off the lights and placed a white candle ... more
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Summer in the city and more of it by Steve Kerr 7/29/2014 7:21:04 AM
Leeds was gray but fresh and still warm as I walked through
its streets, en route to an appointment,this morning.How
pleasant such a mundane unprepared daily event can be,
thought I ,as I ate a full and hearty breakfast... more
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The Writing Process by Lisa Dyer 7/27/2014 10:19:56 PM
What am I currently working on?
Actually...I've kind of got three things on the go. I know, spreading myself a little thin. One is a Young Adult novel - What Are Ghosts Afraid Of? This one is quite a bit of the way through but I've reached a... more
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Summer 2003 and some thoughts on today by Steve Kerr 7/26/2014 2:12:02 AM
It is a hot sunny Saturday morning.The weekend ,following on
a heatwave of a week where the country has basked in strong
sunshine and a sweltering heat that we had started to think
of as nigh impossible on these shores.... more
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World Cup Finals,Celluloid and Blue Suede Shoes by Steve Kerr 7/13/2014 10:50:55 AM
As I write tonight Argentina and Germany are battling it out
in the World cup.
I have been somewhat immobile of the last couple of days and
pain in my back and leg has been particularly bad today.
I got washed an... more
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Notting Hill and Rio by Steve Kerr 7/12/2014 8:49:50 AM
The music of this years Carribean carnival can be heard
coming from the park as I write.Here,as is also the case at
the Notting Hill carnival, Carnival is held in summer and not
pre Lent as it is in its countri... more
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A Carnival and Film Noir. by Steve Kerr 7/6/2014 7:13:12 AM
A carnival of street parties ,bands and yellow T shirts
descended on Huddersfield today.The tour de France was at
last here as a host of top cyclists sped through the town on
the second stage of the race.,The early suns... more
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The Stars And Stripes by Steve Kerr 7/4/2014 8:44:22 AM
Today is of course the fourth of July.I remember at school
we used to have these work boxes with comprehensions ,all in
different colours which we would chose to do and work
independently at our own speed .It was a f... more
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Saints,Film Stars, Shoes by Steve Kerr 6/30/2014 8:51:31 AM
Yesterday was the feast of Sts Peter and Paul a reminder to
many that school holidays are about to commence.In Scotland
the summer holidays start early but then the classes resume
in mid August.September, considered an ... more
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Sunday 29th of June by Steve Kerr 6/29/2014 4:49:02 AM
The morning bus to Halifax was already busy when I boarded it
at the stop just in front of my house.It has often occurred
to me while standing waiting on a bus how I should have
learned to drive years ago but I lived in ... more
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Gym And The Ancients by Steve Kerr 6/24/2014 7:02:10 AM
Today I actually managed to go to the gym for the first time
since December.I felt all the better for it and given my
recent spate of comfort eating ,I was also able to shed a
neccessary few pounds.Gym,a word from ... more
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Mid summer by Steve Kerr 6/22/2014 9:47:36 AM
Some days after writing about Standing Stones by coincidence
the sun has only a couple of days ago shone triumphantly
through
the ancient stones of stone henge at the summer equinox,mid
summer, which in many c... more
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Standing Stones and other topics by Steve Kerr 6/15/2014 9:23:27 AM
In an earlier blog I mentioned that my great grandfather was
born in Standing Stones in Kincardine. I made some research
into the place,not easily available,and came upon some
information.It would seem that the cicle of ... more
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Queens birthday and monarchy by Steve Kerr 6/14/2014 11:04:23 AM
I awoke today,Saturday ,and immedietly tuned into my
favourite radio music show,Sounds Of The Sixties, after an
hour a news bulletin announced that it was the queens
official birthday and God Save The Queen was played.
... more
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The Americas by Steve Kerr 6/9/2014 10:08:42 AM
My brother left for a working stay in Georgia,USA, yesterday
morning. He will fly from Edinburgh to New York and then
onto Atlanta. Being the great traveller I once was, it is hard
to come to terms with the fact tha... more
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A Mixture Of A Wednesday by Steve Kerr 6/4/2014 9:03:12 AM
The big question today is -should I do a summer school this
year or not? It means a lot of marketing and searching for
the perfect venue but its always a challenge and, usually ,an
enjoyable experience.We`ll see.
br... more
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blogs,language and pastries by Steve Kerr 6/2/2014 9:19:14 AM
I am feeling much better today. A week in bed seems to have
done me good. I feel at least rested , Side effects however
are now I have backache due to lying for several hours at a
time this has led to a degree of insomn... more
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European elections, a view... by Steve Kerr 5/26/2014 6:36:02 AM
The European elections this weekend saw the rise of the
extreme right to power,except in Greece where the extreme
left gained power, and a victory for maverick non
mainstream parties in general.Most likely a show o... more
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