Tag Archives: pandemic

Microfiction:  how my tiny writing got me back on track

I seem to have lost the knack of writing microfiction.  It was never something I thought about.  Much.  Or ever, to be honest.  But then the pandemic hit and the first lockdown came along and throttled all my writing efforts … Continue reading

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Redundancy in the time of a British Apocalypse

I have just been made redundant.  I can’t think of a more terrible time to lose a job.  The economy has gone to hell in several handbaskets and the future looks bleaker than the bleakest bleak thing.  If you ever … Continue reading

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Microfiction

My writing isn’t going well.  If I had to blame anything, then I’m going to have to say it was the pandemic.  I did try.  I started an Exodus Sequence story quite early in lockdown but it was a mess … Continue reading

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Review: War of the Worlds (Fox TV Series)

You’d think that in the middle of a world pandemic, you’d want to avoid apocalyptic television!  But this was so good that despite its grim subject, I kept going to the end. There were two things that struck me about … Continue reading

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My Coronavirus Diary – Day 5: Mother's Day

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