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Skreet: A Fable of Ink & Influence book cover
Skreet: A Fable of Ink & Influence
Out now
Here is a tale with a lesson to teach
of the damage that's done by such folks as might preach
from a creed that they rate above figurative speech
and what happens when dreams become over-reach
#epicpoetry #fairytale #writingcommunity #storytelling
Amazon best sellers rank for Australian & Oceania poetry books
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Number 9 in Australia!
That must mean Amazon sold at least 8 other poetry books this week 🥳
I've hit the big time, right?
There are soroptimists clubs still operating with Libraries, art collections, lectures and philanthropic endeavours still operating
Because they were trying to prepare dinner without putting down the book, which made them clumsy with the knife.
Not that I'd know from experience or anything
The Prince and the Woodcutter book cover
Pandemonium proceeded text excerpt
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Wyeth the honest woodcutter! I chose this as a little kid in maybe 1979 - 80, spending a birthday gift voucher. It was a struggle finding a good passage to share that wouldn't put people off their Sunday breakfast. Probably not suitable for little kids, still one of my favourites.
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A collection of novels and non-fiction about Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Tracking past enthusiasms through my bookshelves. This was never a deliberate collection, so it's a bit haphazard, but so is everything else on the bookshelves.
Do you have any 'sets' like this, that hint at something about you?
#books #collections #history #plantagenets
Was it the Sharon Penman series? I cried on the bus reading one of those, for the death of a man some 800 years ago. (Spoiler alert!). And one of my favourites is a Norah Lofts novel, the Lute Player, written in 1950. An unrequited love triangle. Poor Richard. He was an arsehole though.
I read "The Man Who Loved Children" years ago and it really stayed with me. Can't say I enjoyed it as such... but ehat a fantastic author
The Prince and the Program, Aldous Mercer. What a bizarre little find that was, and there's no way I would have come across it naturally.
Had the Chrysalids read out to the class by a teacher in primary school. There are elements of both of those books that have stuck with me over the years. Easy to see why the British would produce that show in the eighties. (And I highly recommend it too).
Congratulations! Nice to see someone else from Perth out in the digital wilderness
Tin can. I know why I'm calling it that, but I'm definitely not going to try and persuade readers with the idea. I'm sure eventually something usable will come up.
Did you have a working title?
Love looking through other people's bookshelves to spot the familiar spines. I just replaced my bookshelves too. Not sure if my effort looks quite as neat as this.
Haha 'content'. I'll see myself out
That sounds ominous
The other positive about handwriting is that there are no possible digital distractions. No 'I'll just look that up.'
Saw a community group short story compilation yesterday with a note in the copyright about AI not being welcome to use the text, and a front cover image generated by AI (and not credited). I wonder if they sympathise with the artists?
It's always interesting to see what the author drew from. Sometimes you see odd gems in a bibliography that you wouldn't come across otherwise
Suddenly the daily commute is a precious little time pocket
At highschool in the late eighties, there was a grim collection of books on the reading list. It's a great book, but I'm not sure if anyone actually 'enjoys' it, as such.
"Apparently" or "evidently"?
My favourite response ever was from my partner. After reading a short story I'd written he asked me, very concerned, 'Are you alright?'
I'll take that as a compliment
... in the hopes that in fiction, if nowhere else, the problems are solved in the end
Me too! Mine is right down at the tail end and would be useful if I were a contortionist.
I am not a contortionist, but I guess the option is still available.
Well, I kind of did. It's not really her name though, it's just too easy. Also, most of the time, the geese are very considered and serious.
Silly goose flapping it's wings
Hello! I'm Alia, introducing myself as I'm new here.
I'm a writer and read Speculative Fiction and politics (is that two categories, or one?). And this is my pet goose.
I'd tell you her name but it's silly.