Celebrations

To celebrate the 100th issue of The New Writer magazine, I want all writers’ circles to celebrate too. But instead of answering a reader’s question this time, I want to …

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As Easy As ABC …

“We didn’t meet ‘in the flesh’ until the day we met our publisher,” says Maureen Vincent-Northam, co-author of The ABC Checklist for New Writers. Before this meeting, both Maureen and …

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The Good Life

The Good Life was published in That’s Life Fast Fiction (Australia)

“It’s a good life, if you don’t weaken.”

Every time my George issues those words, my resolve to kill him strengthens. He has only been out of hospital for 3 days and I’m run ragged even more than before. He’s been told to take things easy following his sudden collapse last week. So he has. Literally. Just when I thought I’d found five minutes to myself, and was about to bite into one of my favourite naughties …

“Liz, you are going to put the vacuum around aren’t you? The District Nurse will be here soon.”

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Combing For Cuisine

A trip to the beach is all about getting gritty sand between our toes, filling our lungs with the smell of the sea air, and tasting the salty tang that blows in off the sea. Think of seaside food and our taste buds salivate at the mere thought of fish and chips, mushy peas, candyfloss, and sticks of rock. Yet the coastline can provide a far more interesting array of food, for those who are prepared to hunt it down. Prepare to tickle your taste buds… the natural way.

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A Country House At Sea

The Royal Yacht Britannia’s final tour of duty took place in June 1997 for the handover of Hong Kong to China. She had served the nation and the Royal Family …

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100 Stories For Queensland

I’m delighted to announce that my short story, Painting by Numbers, has been selected for the charitable anthology, 100 Stories for Queensland, which aims to raise money for the flood …

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New-look Website Coming Soon

It’s something I’ve been putting off for a while, but I’m now getting to grips with WordPress and will be updating the site daily, over the coming weeks. I must …

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