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    Read more about the article A Diet of Literature: 11, 12 & 13

    A Diet of Literature: 11, 12 & 13

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:13/01/2021
    • Post category:Reading/Writer's Life
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    KishōtenketsuI heard about Kishōtenketsu a couple of years ago when listening to an episode of Bookworm. Michael Silverblatt was interviewing Ocean Vuong about his novel On Earth We are Briefly…

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    Read more about the article A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

    A Diet of Literature 8, 9 & 10

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:10/01/2021
    • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading/Writer's Life
    • Post comments:4 Comments

    Image: Pinterest An Afternoon in Linen, Shirley Jackson Until I went to the USA in 2019 I hadn't heard of Shirley Jackson. Then, in one of those pleasant, idle conversations…

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    Read more about the article A Diet of Literature #4, 5, 6 & 7

    A Diet of Literature #4, 5, 6 & 7

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:08/01/2021
    • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading/Writer's Life
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    Having forgotten quite how busy the first working week of a year can be, I've gotten a little behind with my literary diet. This has been a week of meetings,…

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    Read more about the article A Diet of Literature #2: No Clue

    A Diet of Literature #2: No Clue

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:02/01/2021
    • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading/Writer's Life
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    It's day two of the Guardian's literary diet and on today's menu is a film. What's more it is a reimagining of Jane Austen's Emma, a book I studied at university…

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    Read more about the article The Enigma of Arrival

    The Enigma of Arrival

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:01/01/2021
    • Post category:Writer's Life
    • Post comments:5 Comments

    We’ve made it! We’ve left 2020 behind and arrived at 2021. It's been a bit of a ride, hasn't it? with many casualties, many losses. I grieve for those who…

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    Read more about the article 2020 Review

    2020 Review

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:29/12/2020
    • Post category:Writer's Life
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      Here we are in the final days of 2020, at last! I hope you all got to relax and enjoy Christmas, or your winter festival of choice, and didn't…

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    Read more about the article Readember December

    Readember December

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:02/12/2020
    • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Reading/Writer's Life
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    This has been an odd year for most of us. Even the hardiest, even the most introverted of introverts, even the most privileged, is likely to have experienced some twinges…

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    Read more about the article Enchanted Lands

    Enchanted Lands

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:08/03/2020
    • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Writer's Life/Writing
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    What is an enchanted land? Does it have to be outside, like a forest or a wild-flower meadow, or can it be inside, like a kitchen in which a pie…

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    Read more about the article An Apology, of Sorts

    An Apology, of Sorts

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:18/11/2019
    • Post category:Writer's Life/Writing
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    I've put the following message on my Home page, but thought it worth putting in a blog post too, mostly because I don't suppose many people look at my Home…

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    Read more about the article Research & Motivation (or is it the other way round?)
    Valtos Rocks

    Research & Motivation (or is it the other way round?)

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:27/05/2019
    • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Weekend Post/Wigtown/Writer's Life
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    I'm currently writing a novel about a shit-storm that ensues when a small Scottish community decides to buy the island it inhabits from the wealthy, always absent and appallingly neglectful,…

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