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My 14th short story
December 4th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just published a new short story on my web site. It’s utterly different from all the others I’ve written. I hope that you’ll give it a read and let me know what you think. It’s called “Letters From Above”.
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My short story writing course (4)
November 18th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Wednesday morning means my short story writing course at the City Lit in central London. In fact, this morning we arrived at the college to find that trouble on the underground meant that our tutor had not been able to make it and the class was cancelled. However, six of us gathered in the canteen, […]
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“Cinderella Rebooted”
November 16th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
As regular visitors will know, I’m doing a short story writing course at the City Lit in central London. We are given writing exercises in the sessions and we are given homework exercises to do between sessions. This week’s homework involves retelling a classic story but from a different point of view, that of a […]
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My world travels
November 14th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Our recent holiday in Iran brings the number of countries that I have visited to 53. You can see a map of the countries visited and a list of them here.
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Ou holiday in Iran
November 14th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
A week ago, Vee and I returned from a wonderful week’s holiday in Iran. I have now written up a full account of the trip which you can read here. Later I will add a selection of photographs.
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Happy birthday Vee
November 13th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
My wife Vee – who is not at all sensitive about her age – is 65 today. When we married she was only 38, so we’re growing old together which is a comfortable feeling. Vee has a twin sister who is much more concerned about her age. Miraculously she claims not to be be 60 […]
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My short story writing course (3)
November 12th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
My short story writing course at the City Lit has now been running for eight weeks, although I have only been able to attend on five occasions. In recent weeks, we’ve been looking at the issue of the point of view (POV) of the narrator. Basically there are two choices. One option is the first […]
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Nothing lasts forever (1)
November 11th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
For the past 25 years, I’ve lived in the same semi-detached house in north-west London. Even though we live in a major capital city, it has not felt like it because at the bottom of our garden is a spinney with some huge trees. However, the largest – a horse chestnut standing about 60 feet […]
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My “Thought For The Week”
November 10th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Today I added the 1,500th e-mail address to the circulation list for my “Thought For The Week”. I have been sending out these thoughts every Sunday for over 10 years to a growing number of people all around the world. If you would like to know what kind of thoughts I’ve been circulating, check out […]
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My 13th short story
November 7th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Before I went on holiday to Iran, I drafted my 13th short story. Since returning, I’ve finalised it and posted it on my web site. It’s called “The Away Day”. Please check it out and let me know what you think.
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