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Mourning and Fury
Until last night there was a willow tree growing on the riverbank behind my house. It was the only willow there, and had survived for a couple of years doing what willow trees do - stabilising riverbanks. How convenient. On walking Stella this lunchtime I noticed immediately that the tree was not to be seen. Peering over the edge of the steep ( Read more... ) -
use a hanky
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Writer's Block: Dog Day Afternoon
Umm...get nekkid? Hide indoors? Lie foppishly in a bath of ice-cold gin and have oneself fanned by a harem of slutty boys? Anything that begins and ends with *not* going outside is a winner for me.
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Writer's Block: Significant Choices
First of all, why am I being asked to choose? The context (winks to duck/rabbit) is all. And since my significant other is also, by definition, a friend, then the choice is a false one.
What an inane question.
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Recommendation
I was told about this particular fic only today, with immense admiration and praise. Naturally I swallowed it whole, and I suggest you do the same, if you haven't already:
http://www.freewebs.com/rlsbgames/fic/mwpp/r2magnetizedalignment.html
I did try to be clever and make an intelligent link out of the web address, but only failed miserably. I ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Multilingual
I *have* spoken a few...English, French, Italian, Gaelic, and (if you are of the political persuasion that says my mother tongue is a language and NOT a dialect) Doric. I am trying to learn Maori, for my sins; my concentration, and indeed the rest of my brain, just laughs and says 'yeah, right'. The Italian is gone, and Holy Mass has been uttered ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Venting
Being blown out by my fucking PSYCHOTHERAPIST - that's what. Fuckety Fuckballs. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Editorial advice sought
Okay, my esteemed peers, I have crumbled and said yes to a drabble. I am writing Remus/Sirius ('bet that surprised you), and I want to know the following:
Tell me, each of you, the five worst lines, phrases, cliches, descriptions, scenarios, ideas, and/or other things you hate to read in your fiction. I will then do my best to avoid them. Plus ( Read more... ) -
What you don't know can't baffle you or something
Ripped from lurker_of_note who probably got it off some geezer down the pub who is in cahoots with Mundungus...
The problem with Livejournal is that we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other. Hence, I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no ( Read more... ) -
Dreamwidth - spread the wealth!
I have been given 2 invitation codes for Dreamwidth. If anyone of my acquaintance is still in need of one then shout now or forever hold your peace. I can't imagine any of you *do* need one, because you're all far more technical than I am. I still prefer owls, but the offer is there. 'First come, first serve. Equally, if anyone has a chummie ( Read more... )