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About ASWilliams

Angela has dual nationality, GB/NL and lives in Nijmegen. She has had short fiction published on multiple platforms and was a runner-up in the 2018 and 2017 Casket of Fictional Delights Flash Competitions. Her writing has also been published and performed by amongst others: Mslexia, Liars’ League, Reflex Fiction, the Casket and Reckon Review. In 2020 she published her short story collection, Healer, under pseudonym, Susan Carey. Tweets at @su_carey In 2025 she published her poetry collection, The Palliative Horse.

The Delights of Dresden

Posted on December 20, 2014 by ASWilliams

A few months ago, I was just like you. When I thought of the town of Dresden, black and white images of devastation from the TV documentary ‘A World at War,’ filled my mind. But I recently met Professor Dr. Gregor … Continue reading →

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Rotterdam, Rotterzwam and Shimmy Shake Festival

Posted on December 3, 2014 by ASWilliams

A couple of weekends ago I visited Rotterdam. I went to see a performance in the Shimmy Shake Festival at the Maaspodium. Shimmy Shake is an organisation that supports new and emerging belly dance forms. It was a spectacular evening … Continue reading →

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Meet the Head of Fine and Decorative Arts at the Rijksmuseum

Posted on November 18, 2014 by ASWilliams

During a recent serendipitous encounter I had the good fortune to meet Professor Dr. Gregor J. M. Weber, Head of Fine and Decorative Arts at the Rijksmuseum. Rembrandt: The late works is currently showing at the National Gallery in London and … Continue reading →

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Tiptoe Through the Tombstones

Posted on October 30, 2014 by ASWilliams

Pumpkins, spiders and zombies galore! Halloween is coming up. Did you know that the original Hallowmas, (the evening before the Christian festival of All Hallows) was a time to remember deceased loved ones or saints. It had nothing to do … Continue reading →

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Dufy, Laren and Tarts from the Shire

Posted on October 13, 2014 by ASWilliams

An exhibition of Dufy’s painting and textiles is currently showing at the Singer museum in Laren until 11 Jan 2015. Raoul Dufy (1877 – 1953) was a French Fauvist painter. He developed a colourful, decorative style that became fashionable for … Continue reading →

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Susan Carey – Author Spotlight Interview – Twisted Tales 2014

Posted on October 3, 2014 by ASWilliams

Interview questions by editor of Twisted Tales, Annie Evett. Read original blog and other writers’ interviews here Twisted Tales will be available from Amazon from 11th October. The Title of your Flash. A Gibbous Moon What was your initial motivation or … Continue reading →

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New Literary Magazine from Ex-pat Writing Group Writers Abroad

Posted on September 16, 2014 by ASWilliams

I also have poetry and a book review in our free mag! Thanks Vanessa for posting!

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To the Manor Born – The Pony Club and Literary Houses

Posted on September 4, 2014 by ASWilliams

During a recent visit to England I was invited to a celebration of 70 years of the South Herefordshire & Ross Harriers branch of the Pony Club at a large country estate called The Mynde, in Herefordshire. From the ages … Continue reading →

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Freedom of the Line – Dining Along the River Severn

Posted on August 18, 2014 by ASWilliams

For Christmas 2013 Frank and I received a wonderful experience gift from my sister and brother-in-law. We were given the freedom of the line on the Severn Valley Railway and a dining voucher for two. I’ve always wanted to travel … Continue reading →

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The Prince Who Kept Mum – Delving into Delft

Posted on August 1, 2014 by ASWilliams

Willem de Zwijger, (William the Silent) was the founding father of the Dutch monarchy. Zwijgen is a verb that can’t be translated directly into an English verb. We have the expression, keeping mum, which means the speaker knows about something … Continue reading →

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