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About loveofwords52

I love writing and I'm addicted to reading - I'll read anything and everything but I especially enjoy contemporary writing - always the hope of meeting the living writer.

Sunday Haiku ....April 8 2012


Reblogged from Cheryl's Yoga Shanti: beauty lies within when we know we are all One our divine wisdom   Om Shanti Cheryl   Read more… 3 more words Such beautiful flowers! Gorgeous pictures. Don’t you just adore spring?

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Another Poem to be included in my pamphlet poems: “Work in a Cold Place”


Today I was talking about these poems in the context of my writers’ group and I referred to my pamphlet subject as my Iceland Era, maybe that’s a better name for this collection of poems starring strange characters and strange … Continue reading

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Monday, ain't it Great!


Reblogged from Cheryl's Yoga Shanti: “We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.” Henry David Thoreau Its Monday, my favorite day of the week. Yep I know that makes … Continue reading

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Should We Only Read ‘Amazing’ Books?


Reblogged from Savidge Reads: That might sound like an obvious, or even slightly silly, question but it is one that I have been asking myself over the last few weeks. There have been various things recently that have made me … Continue reading

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Healing occurs naturally


Reblogged from Heroes Not Zombies: I often say to patients that there is no healing other than natural healing. What I mean by that is that all the drugs, and all the surgical techniques used in modern medicine, act directly … Continue reading

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Top Ten Hottest Authors of Our Time


Reblogged from THE LITERARY MAN: “Yes, she’s hot,” said the Portly Producer, over a boozy brunch, as the Literary Man flipped through a young author’s debut novel, finally arriving at her sultry jacket-photo. “But she’s author hot,” the Portly Producer continued, possibly … Continue reading

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The Mind Map - Give your ideas a visual form: Novel Writing Prep Series


Reblogged from Sara Toole Miller – Fiction & Non-Fiction Writer: You have your idea.  You’ve done your research.  You know something about your main character.  Maybe you’ve even taken a crack at your first scene.  And now you’re stuck…  All … Continue reading

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I’ve booked my place in the race now I just need somewhere to stay…


Last night I must have spent about two hours trying to keep up my enthusiasm for the Edinburgh Half Marathon I’ve entered as I searched for accommodation for the night before the race. Now I know Edinburgh is the capital … Continue reading

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I wouldn’t thank you for a Valentine…


Tonight – being only the 13th February I wouldn’t thank you for a Valentine (look to Liz Lochhead’s fab poem) but I would probably kiss you for a hot toddy. I’m loaded with the cold so you might not want … Continue reading

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Running Writer


I had a fabulous run today even though it was freezing cold there was no ice, no snow and I just ran. In fact I ran 12k when I’d only intended to run a little over 10k but the day … Continue reading

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