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Oct.01.2009
Salt, Gold and Sexy ScavengersI'm pleased to say that the revised version of Salt and Gold is now available from the Lulu store at a very reasonable price, if anyone is so tempted. I'm hoping it will also be available on Amazon at some point, but I'll let you know when that transpires. And if they...
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Sep.30.2009
Shattered today, and I can't really form a reasonable sentence, so here are today's notable things in no noticeable order:
1. It was busier at the Information Point than yesterday, but not as busy as Monday (thank the Lord)2. I should have got to bed earlier last night and I would have coped...
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Sep.29.2009
Slightly better today, though still busy, and questions asked at my Information Point table tended to come in waves rather than full on as yesterday. I even managed to get back to the office for an hour during the day to catch up with email, while my team of voluntary staff held the fort which was...
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Sep.28.2009
Garrrggghhh.
Up at 6am. In office at 7.45am. At Information Point from 8am. 5 minute lunch. Packed up at 4.15pm. Back to office. Worked on admin until 6.15pm. Shattered.
That's it really.
Anne Brooke - the one with no brain leftThe Bones of Summer - about two men who didn't go to University (phew!)
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Sep.27.2009
Am making the most of the day before the onslaught of Freshers' Week next week. Honestly it's been really great today that I haven't had to talk to anyone apart from Lord H. Bliss. Here's today's poem:
Meditation 229
Water and prayerquench the dry land’s thirst
and wash sin away.If only
you could...
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Sep.26.2009
Goodness me, but what an exhausting and severely draining day. Here's today's poem though, which I just had time for this morning:
Meditation 228
Offering moneyfor the gift of salvation
is lambastedto oblivion
by the saintedPeter and John
but has in factbeen in common use
for centuries sincein the...
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Sep.25.2009
What a glorious day it's been today - an Indian summer indeed. Here's today's verse:
Meditation 227
Sometimes the only thingthat countsis the wild shedding
of blood:from the small agoniesof ancient kings –
names long forgotten – to the murderous furyof Paul
as he condemns to darknessthose he’s...
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Sep.24.2009
I have to say it's great not to be in the office today. Almost feels like being normal (perish the thought). Here's today's poem:
Meditation 226
To start the day:a good stoning.Cover your ears
and let sharp rocksblanket the wordsthat pierce you most
while the rough cloaksof murdererslie heavy in...
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Sep.23.2009
Here’s today’s poem:
Meditation 225
Two menrehearse the past
while the darknesssurrounding God
rolls inlike the sea
and the secret heartof fire burns
but does not kill.Let their long words
cease, fall intosilence.
I forgot to say that we had great fun yesterday making up an alternative new...
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Sep.22.2009
I’m pleased to say that my review of Julian Fellowes’ almost perfect novel, Past Imperfect, is now up at Vulpes Libris. Definitely a novel worth the reading, in my opinion.
Though, keeping to the topic of book matters, I’m sad and very frustrated to say that the CoolReader company are being...
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Sep.21.2009
Here’s today’s poem for you:
Meditation 224
A man with the faceof an angel
doesn’t really do itfor me.
Sometimesa little darkness
seasons the mixmore perfectly.
Other writing news is that Cassie from the Joyfully Reviewed website gave The Bones of Summer a rather nice review and you can read it ...
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Sep.20.2009
Back to the meditations this morning, so here's today's:
Meditation 223
Twelve leaders,seven accountantsbut only two altars
for prayerjust about sums upthe church,
both thenand now.
Is it just me or is everything topsy-turvy in terms of standards? Ah well. Anyway, this morning I have finally...
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Sep.19.2009
Italy was kind of fun, I must say - the best thing was just getting away and not having to think about all the other stuff, to be honest. Such a treat. I wouldn't say it was our favourite ever holiday, probably not by a long chalk, but there were some great (and some not so great ...) highlights,...
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Sep.10.2009
Heck, where do I start? What a supremely busy day it's been today. First off I must say happy 16th wedding anniversary to us as of tomorrow, hurrah! Well gosh and it's astonishing that Lord H hasn't sent me back to the Wife Shop yet. We're celebrating today though as tomorrow we're off to Italy at...
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Sep.09.2009
Am thrilled to say that I had two good reviews yesterday evening. First off was a four-star review of Painting from Life on theGoodreads site from Daisiemae – thank you, Daisiemae! And I also had a lovely five star review of A Dangerous Man on Amazon UK from Ms D Ilott which you can read below:
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About Anne
Anne Brooke has been writing for eighteen years and is the author of seven novels, numerous short stories and poems. She was shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Novel Award in 2006, longlisted for the Betty Bolingbroke-Kent Novel Award in 2005, and shortlisted...
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Anne’s Favorite Books
Taking Comfort by Roger Morris, Anything by Murakami but especially The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and South of the Border West of the Sun, Girl with a Pearl...