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2012 in review

Posted on January 5, 2013 by ASWilliams

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,400 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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The Next Big Thing

Posted on December 30, 2012 by ASWilliams

Thank you to Anouska Huggins  for tagging me in ‘The Next Big Thing,’ blog chain. Anouska is a a gifted writer and Twitter friend who gets up at 5.00a.m. in the morning to write before going to work. Anyone with that … Continue reading →

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Sweet Cigarettes and Breakfast under the Balloons

Posted on December 18, 2012 by ASWilliams

A Child’s Christmas in Wales is a prose work by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. Originally emerging from a piece written for radio, the poem was recorded by Thomas in 1952. The story is an anecdotal retelling of a Christmas from the view of … Continue reading →

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Make up the Fires, Bob Cratchit!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by ASWilliams

‘A merrier Christmas, Bob, my good fellow, than I have given you for many a year! I’ll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family, and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 24, 2012 by ASWilliams

Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Happy Thanksgiving! Gratitude is one of the best feelings we human beings can feel. When you are in a state of appreciation, you cannot at the same time be in…

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Bringing Home the Beef

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ASWilliams

I spent last Saturday afternoon in Naardermeer, an unspoilt rural area about 35 kilometres south east of Amsterdam. If you have read previous blogs, you will know my husband is a nature lover and champion of all eco- friendly initiatives. Thus … Continue reading →

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Meet Merrily Watkins, Herefordian ghost-buster

Posted on October 31, 2012 by ASWilliams

Merrily Watkins is a favourite fictional character of mine. She lives in rural Herefordshire, the county where I was born and grew up. She is a parish priest and deliverance minister or ghost-buster, in the vernacular. Merrily is in her … Continue reading →

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Foreign Encounters: A New Anthology from Writers Abroad

Posted on October 24, 2012 by ASWilliams

Cover designed by yours truly with the help of Wordle and fellow writer Doreen Porter. Online writing group Writers Abroad are proud to announce the publication on Wednesday 24th October of their new anthology, entitled Foreign Encounters. An encounter can … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction – The Kill

Posted on October 16, 2012 by ASWilliams

The Kill I’d been building to this moment for months. Ever since Ben came up with the idea of going on safari to celebrate his 35th. I’d been working as a barrister for ten years and had just got silk. … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Gables Galore!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by ASWilliams

Once again my favourite Saturday market, the Lindenmarkt has provided me with the subject of my blog post; flat-pack, miniature gable houses. Eat your heart out, IKEA! Since, realistically, these are the only canal houses I’ll ever be able to … Continue reading →

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