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A snowy Manchester
January 9th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
My niece Saskia with her dad (my brother Ralph) and their snowman in Manchester
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A snowy Britain
January 8th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Britain this week as seen by a NASA satellite
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A snowy London
January 6th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
On the outskirts of London where I live, we had a heavy downfall of snow overnight, much of the snow is still in place, and now the problem is freezing ice. However, I managed to travel into central London where amazingly there was no snow. I went into the City Lit, where I did my […]
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Bank + iPhone = :-)
December 31st, 2009 by Roger Darlington
The latest app that I’ve downloaded to my iPhone enables me to check my bank statement any time I want. How cool is that? Don’t you just love new technology?
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My 16th short story
December 28th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
A couple of months ago, I had a holiday in Iran, so I have been following closely the political events in the country, most recently the reports of the bloody demonstration over the weekend. While I was on holiday, I was thinking about a short story on the country and its situation and I have […]
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Merry Christmas everyone
December 25th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
A house near where we live
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A white London
December 17th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Here in London, we’ve had snow flurries over the last few days but this evening we’ve had a proper fall of the white stuff. I can’t remember when we last had snow before Christmas. It looks pretty but I’m glad that I don’t have to go to work in it.
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My 15th short story
December 11th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
My latest short story came out of an exercise on the City Lit course that I’ve been attending. We had to revisit and retell an established fable but adopting the point of view of a minor character in the narrative. I’ve called my effort “Cinderella Rebooted”. Please let me know what you think.
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My short story writing course (5)
December 11th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
This term, I’ve been attending a City Lit course on short story writing. I’ve only managed to make 8 of the 12 sessions and for me the course is now over. I would have liked more structure and more feedback in the course, but it gave me some tips and insights and encouraged me to […]
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A day in Muswell Hill
December 4th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I spent a most enjoyable day visiting a a couple of friends in the north London district of Muswell Hill. The two friends had never met each other before we introduced them but live almost round the corner from one another. Muswell Hill has a character of its own, shaped by the location […]
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