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Pens Around the World in 2022 – another year older
An overview of Pens Around the World. What PATW is, and something about what we've been up to as a group in 2022.
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Wishing you a very Merry and Peaceful Christmas and a Happy and Productive New Year
These Three Kings are coming to wish all members of Pens Around the World, and all visitors to our website, a very Merry and Peaceful Christmas and a Happy and…
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The Ultimate Novel Writing Course – My Experience
A guest blog post by our friend Angela Williams reporting her experience pursuing the Ultimate Novel Writing Course from Jericho Writers.
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Excellent Mediocrity
When a new and previously unknown word appears on my horizon I like to greet it like a friend.
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Activism and the Writer-Cellist in Orkney
Carol of the Bells Cello Peace Project Kimberley wrote a few weeks ago about activism and the writer, so I thought I would write a little about my view of…
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The Thing You’re Most Afraid Of
"the thing you are most afraid to write. write that." Nayyirah Waheed from salt I heard this quote a few months ago and it stuck in my mind. If you…
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Old books and memories
Old books can be more than the sum of their parts. Our author becomes nostalgic when he helps clear his mother's library.
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A CAT AND MOUSE GAME
The cat is called Princess. She adopted us in early August after being abandoned for some time, a common problem in France. After much TLC, she’s grown into a beautiful…
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Turn off the Din
I have no idea what to write about, so I’m just going to write myself free. I’ll do that by following my stream of consciousness that may not go anywhere.…
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Pick a Year, Any Year
If you are looking for a new prompt for writing a new short story, or even something longer, then have an exact year get the ball rolling! By simply plucking…