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Ten Remarkable Facts about Nijmegen
It’s my new home town but asides from that there is much to discover about this city which overlooks the River Waal on the Dutch/German border. It’s the oldest city…
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Of Muses and Daemons
In last week's Pensive Debbie Hubbard asked: "Do you have a muse?" My answer is, Yes, I do. Kind of. Once upon a long ago, when I was still a…
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What Is It With Humans and Story?
What are the earliest stories you remember from your childhood? Mine involve journeys into worlds different from mine: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Secret…
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Common Mistakes
What to write about? How can I think in this blistering heat? The temperature here is over 40C in the shade on our terrace! So.....perusing my bookshelf for inspiration, I…
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POST-LOCKDOWN REAWAKENING
July has, so far, been my favorite month in this Covid-blighted year. In Europe and anywhere else they are available, vaccines are the game-changer and borders have opened up for…
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GETTING YOUR MUDS WORDLED
At some time in our lives, we’ve all got our tongues twisted and our muds wordled, often in a situation where we wanted to get it just right. Except pressure…
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When is a piece of writing finished?
Paul Valéry is often cited for suggesting ‘a poem is never completed, only abandoned’ – I understand W H Auden also used this adage (and credited Valéry). Since its first…
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Creative People
They have a mind that never slows down. The creative mind is a non-stop machine fueled by intense curiosity. There is no pause button and no way to power it down. This can…
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Launching books during pandemic lockdowns
I have to say I’ve been to more book launches around the world in the past year than I could have dreamed of. Technology made it possible. Thanks to an…
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Hair, our Crowning Glory
At least that’s what women are led to believe from an early age and the beauty industry is more than happy to divest us of our money in pursuit of…