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  1. I have to say this wasn't my choice but... ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ˜„ Given my current track record, I'll probably concoct something with about a week to go. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ™„
  2. Hope you feel better very soon. ๐Ÿ˜˜
  3. northie

    Chapter 1

    Personification is one of my favourite starting points for a short story. Glad you enjoyed it. ๐Ÿ˜Š
  4. northie

    Melvyn Ford

    Yes, Carlos, it's very obviously early you, but it's a sweet story nevertheless. And yes, I meant 'sweet', ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ˜„ something you're not normally famed for. Reading the comments was another pleasure - you really caught people's attention.
  5. northie

    Chapter 1

    Thank you for reading. ๐Ÿ˜Š
  6. northie

    Chapter 1

    Thank you! Yes, personification allows for a lot of fun.
  7. northie

    Chapter 1

    Thank you! You're very kind.
  8. northie

    Chapter 1

    Glad you enjoyed it. ๐Ÿ˜Š
  9. northie

    Chapter 1

    Personification is one of my favourites. ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„ Happy Christmas to you too, Carlos.
  10. northie

    Chapter 1

    Indeed... ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ˜„ Thanks for reading.
  11. And here is this year's Christmas offering - short and sweet. Enjoy.
  12. Christmas is Bruce's special time of year, a time he shines, but there's always a shadow...
  13. Bruce tried to ignore the aches and pains that afflicted him from top to bottom. Sunlight, low, warm, and golden, streamed into the lounge and caressed his lower limbs. Unexpected brightness, reflected in the French windows, was dazzling when his head occupied one particular position. Standing upright required more strength than he currently possessed. He felt unbalanced. Unsteady. Even more so because the lounge carpet from previous winters had gone completely, replaced by some slippery faux-wo
  14. Hi, @grahamsealby. In the absence of any other response, I thought some clarification from you might be useful. Are you trying to renew a premium subscription? If so, have you tried going to https://gayauthors.org/subscriptions/? Down the RH side (on a computer), there's a list of menu options. 'Payment methods' looks like the way to go. If you've tried this and are still experiencing difficulties, Myr or whoever, will need to know this. If you can give details of what's happened (or not happened), that will also be useful.
  15. The next few weeks will hopefully see me posting a new Christmas short story. The life of a Christmas tree isn't all baubles and twinkling lights. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐ŸŽ„If you're in need of something sooner, take a look at 'Bearing gifts' (link at the foot of this post), or for something very different, 'Apple green'.
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    Therapeutic Rant

    If you want to uncork stuff, all that stuff which is inside you, brooding, lurking, and coiled, become a writer. I've learned that. So have you. Good, isn't it? ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ˜„
  17. Pie? Who cares about pie? It's the that counts.
  18. It can take many years to accept yourself, whether as you stand in front of the mirror or just contemplate who you think you are. Acceptance is powerful. In some ways, it can make or break your life, I'm glad you're in a good place, Archimedes' bafflement notwithstanding. ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜˜
  19. And the spinelessness of those teams (with the honourable exception of Germany) who thought wearing an armband was too great a risk. The Iranian team literally risked their lives to protest what is going on in their country. The world cup in Qatar is sportwashing at its finest.
  20. Yep. Me. I know it's been a while but really?
  21. ๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations, Dodger! ๐ŸŽ‰
  22. I suspect he's eaten as many portions of fish and chips on a beach as I have. That is...
  23. Me - I can cheerfully sit this one out. a) I'm English and b) clams (and seafood in general) are something else I find ๐Ÿคข
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