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It’s not the dead that haunt graveyards, by Alex Draven
Every year since 2004, I've posted a story for Halloween, because it's a significant day for me. This year's offering is an idea that's been rattling around in my subconscious for years, which sparked against a recent visit to a local civil cemetery, to become this story.
It’s not the dead that haunt graveyards
by Alex Draven
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A drabble for a Dragon's Tale journal
I'm a member of a book-swapping service called BookMooch. As well as helping books to find readers and readers new books, it's also spawned a collection of collaborative journals, sent around the world and filed with words and images and thoughts and notes by anyone who wants to take part. I've added to a few, and not documented them, but this ( Read more... ) -
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I've just been updating some pages over at the GLBT Bookshelf wiki, and discovered that they've added some new category pages, including a set of geographical sets: Latino Interest, UK/European Interest, Aussie/Kiwi Interest, US/Canadian Interest, Asian Interest
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Fall - now in a range of ebook formats
I was lucky enough to get an ebook reader for my birthday a couple of months back (an Elonex 5" e-ink model, should you want to know that), and I love it ( Read more... ) -
just marking time
Someone posted a plea to authors - wow - that's a month ago already? Anyway - a plea to authors, namely
"Please, if you have a website or blog, please keep it updated. There is nothing more frustrating than having a favorite author and finding their website or blog, only to find out that the last time it got updated was May and it's now October."
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Nifty things #1 - Torquere Press are having an April Fool's 2-day sale - 15% off with the code 'nofool' on checkout. This is particularly nifty as I've just become the lucky owner of a dedicated ebook reader, so it's perfect timing for me to stock up on some of the titles from my wishlist :D
Nifty things #2 - the ageofsteam blog are throwing a ( Read more... ) -
Fall review
I know it was written a long time back, but just so there's a record if it:
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The 8th Annual 'A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words' Challenge
Oops - the deadline for the 2010 challenge has snuck up on me - it's tomorrow, so if you want to play, sign up soon!
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Hard as iron
A short Christmas ghost story, written in response to a challenge at Just_WritingIt was bitter cold this year. The snow that brought the city to a halt earlier in the week, which made the solstice celebrations glitter and shine in the darkness, has gone. The iron grey that was left had Col cold to the bone, and it wasn't surprising that everyone ( Read more... )