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My Twilight Thoughts…
As the New Year begins to settle in, I have been having trouble coming up with any resolutions, inspiration, or plans for our future. I’m sure this refusal to knuckle down and get cracking is due in the most part to the last few months of 2025. For a while, I found it very hard…
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Wildacre Review #Ghost Horror @shani_struthers
Home is where the heart is: a place where memories are forged, a refuge from the world. But what if those memories are painful? And the refuge becomes a prison? Jessica Lockhart is in need of a live-in carer over the Christmas period; Isla Barrow is the woman who takes the job. After a fraught…
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Time Heals all Wounds…
Back in the saddle, and a very Happy New Year, everyone! There once was a majestic bonsai tree, regal and noble, the best in my bonsai collection. Then something happened to me, and I could no longer take care of any of them. Members of my family took turns watering, with me watching helplessly from…
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Remembering another New Year…
Big Ben has always been a very special symbol in my life. I grew up in London, and the deep resonant tones of the bell and the imposing majesty of the building are one of the most enduring memories of my time there.London has many such landmarks and I love them all, but that tall…
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A New Dawning…
Something very strange has been going on around here… We have been having some lovely sunrises lately, probably because the temperature has dropped alarmingly. Something has been rising in me, too, and it is so very welcome. I have been doing quite a lot of thinking too, something I didn’t expect. Being in constant pain…
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Christmas is nearly here…
Despite everything, I am looking forward to Christmas, the way a child does, I expect. I am feeling like a very stroppy child these days, one that is being denied so many things. But… I intend to forget all about the trials and tribulations, the struggle to write, or do anything constructive for that matter.…
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How to Frazzle a Friday…
not our fridge, obviously! It began like any other Friday, with just enough time to clear the emails and check our website before the week’s shopping was delivered. I remember feeling a little apprehensive about my next hospital appointment. I have learned to work through the pain these days, so most of the time I…
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My Twilight Thoughts…
As the New Year begins to settle in, I have been having trouble coming up with any resolutions, inspiration, or plans for our future. I’m sure this refusal to knuckle down and get cracking is due in the most part to the last few months of 2025. For a while, I found it very hard…
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Wildacre Review #Ghost Horror @shani_struthers
Home is where the heart is: a place where memories are forged, a refuge from the world. But what if those memories are painful? And the refuge becomes a prison? Jessica Lockhart is in need of a live-in carer over the Christmas period; Isla Barrow is the woman who takes the job. After a fraught…
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Time Heals all Wounds…
Back in the saddle, and a very Happy New Year, everyone! There once was a majestic bonsai tree, regal and noble, the best in my bonsai collection. Then something happened to me, and I could no longer take care of any of them. Members of my family took turns watering, with me watching helplessly from…
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Remembering another New Year…
Big Ben has always been a very special symbol in my life. I grew up in London, and the deep resonant tones of the bell and the imposing majesty of the building are one of the most enduring memories of my time there.London has many such landmarks and I love them all, but that tall…
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A New Dawning…
Something very strange has been going on around here… We have been having some lovely sunrises lately, probably because the temperature has dropped alarmingly. Something has been rising in me, too, and it is so very welcome. I have been doing quite a lot of thinking too, something I didn’t expect. Being in constant pain…
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Christmas is nearly here…
Despite everything, I am looking forward to Christmas, the way a child does, I expect. I am feeling like a very stroppy child these days, one that is being denied so many things. But… I intend to forget all about the trials and tribulations, the struggle to write, or do anything constructive for that matter.…
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How to Frazzle a Friday…
not our fridge, obviously! It began like any other Friday, with just enough time to clear the emails and check our website before the week’s shopping was delivered. I remember feeling a little apprehensive about my next hospital appointment. I have learned to work through the pain these days, so most of the time I…
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes 