Extracts From The Subconscious
One of the most illuminating and most difficult things for a writer to do – in fact I would go so far as to say only the finest writers can manage to do it at all – is to write without editing. I...
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The Broken Clown Really it was my child’s toy Thrown on the floor With a grin knocked off in fun, A leg half torn with stuffing Weakly coming out A bright red nose bashed in, A broken fool dim-sighted...
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I am editing Shänne’s second novel and third book, and thinking about how people fall into crime and once there are deemed criminals for the rest of their lives. With the fame of Les Miserables these...
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“I am so touched by the imagery, movement, sentiment, details and even a bit of nostalgia … you are so good, so sensitive and your voice is so in touch with what is felt …” Dr B Brewton, Columbia...
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Mummy How Did God Make Me? (For Daniel my son, aged 6) God made you out of a puff of air - Somewhere from heaven near to earth - Mingled you with all my dreams Bound with tears left from my youth -...
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