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Twiddles and Tweets

Posted on February 17, 2011 by SallyJ

I have found that it is entirely possible to spend the whole day fiddling with blogs and tweets and facebook walls. Linking them and making them look pretty is a consuming pastime but I need to remember the reason I … Continue reading →

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Entries and eulogies

Posted on February 16, 2011 by SallyJ

Just come  back from a great writing session. The mix of styles in the Wednesday group is impressive, as is the combined accolades won by group members. Entries were being compiled for the Slough Arts Festival as the closing date … Continue reading →

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Found

Posted on February 15, 2011 by SallyJ

I was listening to Andrew Motion talking to Andrew Marr on Radio 4 about ‘found’ poetry and it reminded me that I had written one such piece two years ago. It was taken from an article in the Daily Telegraph … Continue reading →

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Small Boots, Big Ideas

Posted on February 14, 2011 by SallyJ

There are so many nifty bits to this blogging business and yesterday my ideas were too big for my boots. I have added a ‘ Home’ page, not once, but twice. It is the same page, but there are two links … Continue reading →

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Poetic Pomegranates

Posted on February 13, 2011 by SallyJ

Fifty poems. I need fifty poems by the end of July, all linked to the theme of War…or rather, what it is like to have a close family member serving in the Armed Forces at a time of heightened activity. … Continue reading →

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Throat lozenges and good friends

Posted on February 12, 2011 by SallyJ

Throat Lozenges and Good Friends It had to happen. One of the great tools in dealing with ME, and one it has taken me five years to understand, is the need for balance. An easy enough principle you’d think, but … Continue reading →

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Still Buzzing

Posted on February 11, 2011 by SallyJ

Still Buzzing I am still on a high. I know it was a small triumph in the greater scheme of things – in fact in the greatest scheme, hardly even a blip – but considering how short a time it … Continue reading →

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Loose Muse is brilliant!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by SallyJ

What an experience! It was an inspiring night. The open mike poems were varied and inspiring from ceilings falling in to the intricacies of eating river snails. Brilliant and funny and sad and, most of all, entertaining. My spot was … Continue reading →

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Loose Muse

Posted on February 9, 2011 by SallyJ

Well, I never imagined it would happen, but tonight I will give my first ever public performance of a selection of my poems. Quite how I landed a spot as one of the featured performers I am not sure. It … Continue reading →

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