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Post by dlgladwin on Sept 28, 2017 9:43:50 GMT
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Post by donavan on Oct 7, 2017 13:04:24 GMT
I like this wall Full of charm Trees protective yardarm Cool when hot Wet with rain Man built nature Stones remain
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Post by dlgladwin on Oct 7, 2017 13:21:15 GMT
Nice!
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Post by donavan on Oct 7, 2017 14:04:51 GMT
Thanks. Not as polished as yours but I'm a firm believer that there is no such thing as bad poetry. A bit like all the arts. It is what it is. And we take from it what we will.
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Post by dlgladwin on Oct 16, 2017 9:02:51 GMT
Thanks. Not as polished as yours but I'm a firm believer that there is no such thing as bad poetry. A bit like all the arts. It is what it is. And we take from it what we will.
I think yours is fresher, more responsive. Trouble with looking at your own work is you can see all the structure and struggle behind it. Other eyes just see the words.
My poem was written in 1987, so it's been in and out of fashion with its writer, let alone anyone else! It's part of a short cycle, one of which has an eerily similar line to one of yours. I would have posted the whole poem sequence up on WordPress, but two of them found their way into my novels, which is where I'd like readers to find them.
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Post by donavan on Oct 16, 2017 9:57:31 GMT
Just read and enjoyed Belper’s Many Taverns.
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Post by dlgladwin on Oct 16, 2017 10:18:16 GMT
Just read and enjoyed Belper’s Many Taverns. That was the first short story I wrote for a number of years (short commentary piece here) but I think the later ones are more in keeping with the style of my longer works. This one was published online by Nailed, and is accompanied by some excellent photographs of the area, courtesy of Emma Clinton.
The River's Bride
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Post by donavan on Oct 19, 2017 18:24:24 GMT
Just read and enjoyed Belper’s Many Taverns. That was the first short story I wrote for a number of years (short commentary piece here) but I think the later ones are more in keeping with the style of my longer works. This one was published online by Nailed, and is accompanied by some excellent photographs of the area, courtesy of Emma Clinton.
The River's Bride
Wasn't really feeling it till Barrass turned up. From then on for me I was right back there. The scene was set and I could see the characters and their surroundings. A sense of despair and hopelessness but also a window into the decent spirit of the ordinary folk who have no voice but who speak volumes. The second half of the story gripped me. I'm not too fussed about fancy words. But as I read the story the pictures played out in my head, in black and white. Excellent.
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Post by dlgladwin on Oct 20, 2017 9:51:14 GMT
Wasn't really feeling it till Barrass turned up. From then on for me I was right back there. The scene was set and I could see the characters and their surroundings. A sense of despair and hopelessness but also a window into the decent spirit of the ordinary folk who have no voice but who speak volumes. The second half of the story gripped me. I'm not too fussed about fancy words. But as I read the story the pictures played out in my head, in black and white. Excellent.
Pleased you stuck with it, and enjoyed. I see my short stories as little lanes and alleyways leading off from the novels. Most of the stories involve at least one character from the longer works, but - as you note - these are the people who wouldn't ordinarily feature. That's why I describe the stories as lanes, paths, alleys - we all walk and drive past these, sometimes wondering what's down there. Perhaps we should give in to our curiosity, and take a look.
There's also a short commentary piece about The River's Bride, on WordPress - Commentary: The River's Bride
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Post by donavan on Oct 29, 2017 11:29:19 GMT
Thanks. So how many short stories do you have to your name?
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Post by dlgladwin on Oct 29, 2017 15:51:47 GMT
Half a dozen or so have been published, and I have a similar number yet to find a home. Once I finish the first draft of my second novel (target is March next year) I shall re-start my one-story-per-month drive to have enough for a collection by the time I’m submitting the novel to agents and publishers.
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Post by donavan on Oct 29, 2017 20:51:45 GMT
Send them to me please. I love them so far. And thanks for sharing your considerable talent.
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Post by donavan on Oct 29, 2017 22:57:33 GMT
If that's ok.
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Post by donavan on Oct 30, 2017 9:02:31 GMT
Or rather post links to those you can on here. If you want to of course.
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Post by dlgladwin on Oct 30, 2017 10:01:03 GMT
Thank you for your kind words, and for reading. Some links, to the online stories and my accompanying commentary.
Derwent Valley stories.
Belper's Many Taverns Written for the Belper Arts Festival Short Story Competition in 2013. Placed as runner-up and published in the printed Anthology. Commentary
Pond Life Featured as a guest post on Helen Day’s fascinating Old Ladybird Books blog. Commentary
The River's Bride Published by Nailed, with some excellent photographs by Emma Clinton. Commentary
Seasonal spooky tales, set in Beverley.
The Stoat First published in the 2013 Spooky Tales anthology of competition winners from What The Dickens magazine. Commentary
Watchers Spectral shoppers and vintage underwear. No commentary piece for this one, yet.
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