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Invictus: One Man’s Glory

I’ve rewritten a number of famous verse; today under the cosh is William Ernest Henley’s Invictus, here. My approach is to take the original’s opening line and structure and give it my own spin. The last verse, especially, is often a rallying cry to sporting greatness. This is perhaps a little more prosaic Out of the night that covers meI’m tense and lacking any poise.My door is shut; no-one can…

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#humour #poem #poetry

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The University Years: Finding And Losing #universitylife #1975 #bristol

The University Years: Finding And Losing #universitylife #1975 #bristol In 1975 I started my law degree at Bristol University. I was, frankly, feeling like a duck out of water until I encountered David, a fellow law student on my first evening in my hall of residence. Between us we immediately formed something of a team, though looking back it was more me playing Snowy to his Tintin. Day two…

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#Bristol #memories #university

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Love Is.... #limerick

This week’s #Limerick prompt is mind He said that true love is blind,It requires a meeting of minds:But what makes my heart glowIt’s her lack of B.O.Her own teeth and perfect behind.

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Just Desserts #blogbattle

This month’s #blogbattle prompt is messy Just Desserts If there was one thing she hated, it was teenage wizards. All that exuberant use of magic to turn their friends’ clothes transparent or lay ice on the pavement to cause a pratfall. Of course, every new generation had their favourite pranks – her parents frizzed hair and sent fake farts to emerge from next to the victim. Which was all well…

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#blog battle #creative writing #flash fiction #humour

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The University Years: Breakfast Queues And Buttocks #1975 #bristol #university

The University Years: Breakfast Queues And Buttocks #1975 #bristol #university I started a law degree at Bristol University in October 1975. After my first day arriving at my hall of residence and wondering if I fitted in, day two started with my signing up for my course and meeting my fellow first year undergraduates. My second day at University started overcast. This wasn’t untypical, though…

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#Bristol #memories #university

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Partaay! #limerick

This week the prompt is knee When Doris Pond plans a knees upAll her friends, their time, they free upFor her parties are legendaryAnd far from sedentaryThough increasingly their knees up seize up

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#limericks

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Mid April - A Touch Of Colour

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#dog #gardening

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Strutting The Funk: #99wordstories #carrotranch

This week’s prompt is April 9, 2024, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about someone (or something) strutting. What has caused the overconfidence? Is it arrogant? Foolish? Legit? How does strutting shape a story? Have fun and go where the prompt leads! Funky Stuff And Other Struts Colonel Strutt is Little Tittweaking’s greatest benefactor. He supports local causes, and has,…

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#99wordstories #Carrot Ranch Congress of Rough Writers #creative writing #flash fiction #humour #little Tittweaking

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The University Years: Making Friends And Nylon Pyjamas #university #bristol

The University Years: Making Friends And Nylon Pyjamas #university #bristol In 1975 I began my three year odyssey at an undergraduate law student at Bristol University. Those first few days as I settled into university life remain very vivid. Today I recall my first evening in hall and a life changing encounter. I was more than a little nervous, going down for the briefing and then dinner. I’ve…

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#Bristol #memories #university

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Sticky Stuff #limericks

This week’s prompt is glue I have two for you A trainee young chef, called Hugh,Developed his signature stew;‘Delicious if sticky,’Said one critic, Dickie,While another said, ‘Just good for glue.’*‘Nose pickings,’ said Marjory Grew,‘Have a wonderful, all-natural glue.’‘By rolling and folding.’‘And carefully moulding,’‘You can make condoms, cheap, for the few.’

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#limerick

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Superhearoes: The Afters #99wordstories #carrotranch

This week’s carrot ranch prompt is April 2, 2024, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that happens in a flash. A flash of inspiration? A flash flood? Who shows up in a flash? Who is impacted for a lifetime from a single flash incident? Go where the prompt leads! Superheroes: The Afters Little Tittweaking is an open hearted community, looking out for those in need. It helps…

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#99wordstories #Carrot Ranch Congress of Rough Writers #creative writing #flash fiction #humour #little Tittweaking

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The University Years: Music: It’s Part In My Downfall

The University Years: Music: It’s Part In My Downfall #university #bristol #1976 In October 1976 I started my law degree at Bristol University. This was the most important phase of my life to date and as such the memories of those early days remain as vivid today as they were then. The story continues as I realise I may have bitten off more that I could chew… There’s nothing you can say, is…

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#Bristol #memories #university

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Ten Songs: Ten

Music, importantly, is more than a tune and some lyrics. It’s a catch in the throat, a mind refresher, a rabbit hole, a generator of smiles, a reminder of loves, a slap on the back and a squeeze of the heart. I love music, never really remember what I’ve listened to and use it as a background to all my writing. But some music, some songs are more than that. These are the ten that I stop and…

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#going home #knopfler #Local Hero #music

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Manners, Ancient And Modern

Using Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 as my start point, I give you a take on modern manners… When in disgrace, with fortune and men’s eyes,I binge on chocolate and crappy box sets.The world is fucked and I really despiseAll those smug sods who post about their petsAnd photograph their food, and their taut absWhile they try to influence some weak foolWith products that promise to fight the flabAnd…

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#poem #poetry #Sonnet

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When Fishes Flew #poem #gkchesterton

I thought it was about time for another poem rewrite. Today’s attempt is a rewrite of GK Chesterton’s The Donkey. It’s first line is When fishes flew and forests walked And this is my humble attempt When fishes flew and forests walkedCool sunbeams oozing from each trunkI had become, despite my fearsThat rarest man: the Happy Drunk*I’d started out with just one aimTo make my life much…

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#GK Chesterton #poem #poetry

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The Garden: March Edition, Part 2

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#dog #foxes #garden

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Shadowing... #sonnet #poem

Loyalty I’m ready when you squint from your pillowAnd I’ll remain till you give in to sleepFor it is my job to be your shadowAnd never fail to keep hold of your feet.When you’re young you may feel like you’re hauntedAnd do all you can to hide me from sight;As an adult you’ll take me for granted,I’ll be a dark shape, an absence of light.There’s no doubt you’re alive in the sunlightFor I can stain…

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#poem #poetry #Sonnet