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M J Francis: August 2014
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Monday, 25 August 2014. 8220; this is a book in which YOU become the hero! Does this sound familiar? Do you remember being a hero? I still have some of these books – fifteen of them. There’s a copy of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Although my excuse was I’d acquired an invincibility potion from a kindly alchemist at a nearby inn on the way to the castle. Honest. A story. Although it was Terry Pratchett’s Small Gods. Now, I’ve k...
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OCD – just another way of Organising Cupboards and Drawers | catchingcottonclouds
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A fine WordPress.com site. OCD – just another way of Organising Cupboards and Drawers. Published June 7, 2015. 8211; I hesitate to call them ‘loyal friends’ – have been known to label, nay. Me of having OCD tendencies. I like to think of it more as being Orderly, and using Categories and Details to make life flow like liquid wax down polished granite. Wipes up image-debris and buffs*. I have an eye for angles and equidistance. Everything in life can be organised by categories and details:-. All the games...
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How very dare they? | catchingcottonclouds
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A fine WordPress.com site. How very dare they? Published June 1, 2015. Every so often, for a laugh, we round up the family and head off in the direction of a bit of modern art. Each time I am reminded of The Emperor’s New Clothes. Surely,. Everyone is faking admiration, and feigning intellect, as they scuff around with narrowed eyes, tilting their head this way and that, eyeing up a dirty comb with a missing tooth here, or the dried contents of a can of paint that’s been hurled at the wall there? How Ver...
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Oh, nuts. | catchingcottonclouds
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A fine WordPress.com site. Published May 31, 2015. Oh dear, I’ve abandoned my post again, haven’t I? Gone off and been distracted by…. Truth is, other people have really good blogs where they give ‘their public’ (mwah, dahling) those pearls of wisdom they’ve been waiting for, intelligent posts about matters literary, or packed full of detail on subjects about which they have great knowledge, or a fiery passion. Falls into a hazy brown dream…*. Sorry, I was just thinking about. Favourite topic then –.
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M J Francis: Clockwork Phoenix 5 - Let's Kickstart It!
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Sunday, 17 May 2015. Clockwork Phoenix 5 - Let's Kickstart It! I was going to have a different post up this weekend with more about my story, published over at Daily Science Fiction. But there's something urgent I want to bring to your attention, and I hope you'll spread the word wherever you can. Mike Allen, Editor of the wonderful Mythic Delirium. Began a Kickstarter project for his Clockwork Phoenix. Why should you back it? But I thi...
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M J Francis: May 2015
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Sunday, 17 May 2015. Clockwork Phoenix 5 - Let's Kickstart It! I was going to have a different post up this weekend with more about my story, published over at Daily Science Fiction. But there's something urgent I want to bring to your attention, and I hope you'll spread the word wherever you can. Mike Allen, Editor of the wonderful Mythic Delirium. Began a Kickstarter project for his Clockwork Phoenix. Why should you back it? But I thi...
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M J Francis: March 2015
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Sunday, 15 March 2015. Farewell and Thanks, Sir Terry. 8220;Don’t copy me.”. That’s what Sir Terry Pratchett said to me when I met him. I’ll never forget that day, when our Waterstones was still called Ottakar’s. I’d never seen a queue for anything so long – not in my town. It extended right down the main shopping high street, and people were asking us, “What’s going on? 8221; I guess there’ll always be the odd ones. Then I mumbled some...
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M J Francis: September 2014
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Saturday, 13 September 2014. CafeLit and a Paper Swan. Two flashes of fiction for you:. Good news arrived this past week when my short story "Apart at the Seams". Was published over at CafeLit. And though I didn't win the competition, my even shorter flash fiction piece "Let Me In". Is now available to read on the Paper Swans. Website. Congratulations to the joint winners. Deserved. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Anothe...
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M J Francis: And on a Different Note...
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Fiction and musings from a SF, horror, fantasy writer in the making. Monday, 12 January 2015. And on a Different Note. My Yamaha piano. I bought it in April 2014, and I can’t imagine being without it now. Here’s the backstory: just over 20 years ago I studied music at the end of my school life. I’d always loved music – listening to it, at least. True, I did have a drum kit and guitar when I was younger, but the noise that came out wasn’t music. No. Playing music seems to reinvigorate my creative mind....
