Monthly Archives: July 2010

STARTING A BLEEDING MORNING FROM SCRATCH…


    My retiring habits are rather erratic.  I am usually the last to go to bed, by far.  Sometimes by very far indeed, especially when I get deeply involved in writing or composing.  Thus I am accustomed to creeping up … Continue reading

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LEKKA TJOKKIES


As usual, I am very late with the side view theme – but I was away for the weekend!  Anyway, here is my take: Choccie late or choccie early; Round a date, or plain, or swirly; In milk-shake, or on … Continue reading

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COTTAGE, BUCK AND PUNCTUATION…


A couple of extra shots from the weekend; I still need to download quite a few. Punctuation is an interesting topic for a writer.   Several authors have believed that it should be done away with completely, leaving the reader to … Continue reading

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DUMBED DOWN WRITING


  During a most enjoyable excursion to the stunning Golden Gate section of the Free State over the weekend, one aspect filled me with depression.  I took the opportunity to try and interest the owners of some local bookstores in stocking my … Continue reading

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DOWN WITH EDITORS…


A c/p of a L- post to tide me over while I do a dash into the hinterland (winterland?) to enter into a state of freeze in the freeze state.  Should I survive, I shall probably be posting pics and fings on Monday… … Continue reading

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TRUANT BEACHCOMBER’S DIARY


While the beach has seemed delightful and tempting of late, it has seen but little of me.  The lovingly lingering effects of the ‘flu have removed all desire for me to scramble through forests or clamber over dunes lately, and … Continue reading

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MUCH NOISE; LITTLE SENSE!


The polyphloisboian current theme Of side view means, so it would seem, One loudish sound, or maybe more, That make a nasty kind of roar; Well, thunder does the job quite well, But so do waves, as one can tell; Wave-crunching … Continue reading

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ASSESSING OWN WRITING


I have always believed that a writer’s own assessment of the quality of his/her work is the most important aspect.  If you, yourself, don’t enjoy what you have written, how on earth is it possible that others will? This is … Continue reading

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FRIDAY FLASH 55 SHAKE-UP


(Inspired by the recent experience of Dinx in San Francisco where she got all shook up,  indeed…) The flooring was shaking – ‘Don‘t worry; earth quaking!’ ‘Oh my gawd, the big one, then?’ ‘Nope; forecasts will warn us when; Lie … Continue reading

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CLASSIC BOOK TITLES OR AUTHORS MODERNISED


I dragged the following off a dark shelf of my old blog, and dusted it off to place on display.  My current indisposition has me with my mind in a woolly-headed tangle and completely knit-witted… Old books that once were … Continue reading

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