just read Mark Lawrence's Prince Of Thorns, the single most violent fantasy novel ever. Not so much an anti-hero here as an outright serial killing psychopath. Basically Aragorn replaced by Norman Bates - intense grimdark, fun, but not for the faint hearted
Reform election broadcast - WTF? That was pathetic beyond belief. If you missed it, they put up a single caption, like a test card transmission - no words, no music, nothing. Says all anyone needs to see about how Farage would run (ruin) Britain if elected. Insulting.
Amazingly it is exactly a year today that I had my first and main life saving operation to get the cancer out of my bowels. The second (patching up) op followed four days later. Without the surgery on this day 365 days ago, I'd not be writing this. Yay to the NHS!
yes and why is it still sold in tins opened with a key that puts you at risk of slashing your wrists when other tinned foods use ring pulls or ordinary can openers?
Incredible. Dominic Raab responds to Chris Bryant's warm tribute to Paul O'Grady, by referring to him as "Paul Grayson" and complaining about "wokery" in comedy.
#PMQs
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S H E G A K I S H T sheik(s) geisha(s) hash/es shah(s) geist, ski(s) skies gash/es kiss hiss shag shite(s) shit(s) dammed computer shut down so this is half of what I had first time at it
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B I D A C T E R A L late, later, rabid, rid, ride, tribe, bride, bridal, blade, bread, led, lead, rib, bar, bra, lab, labia, redact, teal, real, lard, card, bard, carder,
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W H O L I P S E L F
self , shelf elf whole hole(s) selfie slip lip(s) shelf help(s) whelp(s) (s)lope(s) hope (s) shop hop(s) posh spoil lop(s) pole(s) whip(s) flip(s) flap(s) flesh she wipe(s) swipe swop ole who/se whos owl (s) pow plow(s) low(s) flow(s)
It still stands out as an exceptional work of its kind. The film version, renamed No Blade Of Grass was a travesty. It really could do with a more faithful remake.
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K L U R E C T A L S last, castle cast caste stall stalk stalker talker(s) taller car(s) cat(s) stack tacks art(s) rat(s) rate(s) rust rut(s) talk(s) stalk talc(s) truck(s) ruck(s) rack(s) race(s) trace(s) ace(s) taser laser(s) slur rule(s) clue(s) rectal(s)
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N A S H O M E T E R nash meter(s) mere(s) metre(s) met meth(s) home (s) ash/en shame net(s) sane mane(s) man(s) nose son, near(s) ran rant(s) tar(s) art(s) star stare, some mesh nesh nosh mosh, rash tan(s) tome(s) stone mote(s) note(s) s/eat stare tare(s)
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Inter Sir star art(s) rate(s) rat(s) tar(s) fast fist feast fate(s) fat(s) fart(s) fin(s) fine(s) tine(s) (prongs on forks) fain(s) fein(s) fast faster rose rise store ror rot(s) rotas far sofa torn nor (s)tone(s) son store roast forest for(s) fore(s)
A very Merry Xmas to all my lovely readers/followers and those organizing quizzes, and other entertainments to see us through the difficult last few years xx
#Henpocalypse
TV sit com - Crude, juvenile and rather fun - The Apocalypse with more willie jokes than the Robin Asquith Confessions movies and a very funny cameo by a well known soap star
Catherine Tate's Queen Of Oz - Possibly the most painfully contrived and unfunny comedy I ever saw on telly - Glad there are still episodes of the excellent Man Like Mobeen to watch as compensation
Wow. This is poor. Not a single laugh so far. It's like a long, unfunny sketch from The Catherine Tate show. Half an hour of this is half an hour too much unfortunately.
#queenofoz
#bbc
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B I D A C T E R A L bid, bidet, act, dice, rat, rear, art, rare, tar, trade, raid, aid, bad, bide, abide, rad, dare, tear, rite, crate, rail, ail, lair, liar, lie, lid, red read, dear, clear, real, ale, tale, dale, deal, talc, clad, lad, laid, aid, raid, cat, cater
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P R O N N I S H E D she shed hod(s) pond(s) posh pish ship hope(s) hop(s) shop shore shored sin inn(s) rid(s) ride(s) pride(s) prod(s) prose pro(s) shin rope(s) hope(s) shire hire(s) ire(s) dire hone(d) hone(s) phone(s) noir(s) dish dosh shod horn(s) porn sir sire
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N E I T L A E V Q U quaint, quin, quit, quit, quilt, van, vain, vet, vent, quail, tune, nut, tun, lane, queen, vale, veil, vault, valet, tale, late, live, vile, lean, eve. even, anti, auntie, aunt, quite, lint, lune,
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C A S B U N K L E V cab(s) cable/s scab bask bunk/s case sunk sank scale kale vase van/s vane/s bank/s ban/s back/s ask blue/s cue/s clue/s lab/s slab slave vale/s blank/s ankle/s sun uncle/s clause use base ace/s lace/s lack/s luck/s suck buck/s buckle/s leak/s sake
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S P R I F E M I A L male(s) mail(s) limp(s) lime(s) fame flame(s) same pram(s) ram(s) pres (s)mile(s) rife rifle(s) file(s) fail(s) reap(s) spear spare spire aspire pre fem mire(s) mir film(s) filmer(s) firm(s) perm(s) prime prim are ream(s) rem(s) liar(s) lare(s)
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S W E C H E T R A L late(r) crate(s) art(s) rats (s)tar(s) ware (s)wear(s) war(s) wart(s) swat sweet sweat sweater chew(s) wash has shat cheats cheater(s) cheetah(s) what hat(s) chat(s) chatee heater(s) hear(s) sheer chest chaser rash races traces ace(s)
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E U K A S H O B E L shake hake(s) ash hash bash lash shale hale(s) soak oaks Kosh, shoe hoe(s) hose lose sole soul bosh bloke(s) hole(s) shoal bee(s) she heel(s) heal(s) bleak beak(s) bask bash blue(s) lube(s) husk huskie hush able(s) sable hob(s) hole(s)
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E M P A T R O N I L patrol petrol plate later late plater plant/er impart part rat tar art trap rap pare ape/r patron nile line nil lint tile/r lamp t/oil tro leap peal pat part ramp pram ram mar mart rem pre limp limpet lime mine pine panel p/lane pane pain p/ear
This week's
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Round 1 game is:
#EMPATRONIL
E M P A T R O N I L
Play NOW with
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1 Create as many different words as possible (3-letters minimum) in 10 minutes
2 Use
#WordSlay
in all tweets when playing
3 Tweet your lists after the 'Final Whistle' tweets
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C H E M T R O P I A chem tropic trope rope mope hope poem poet port part met metric rap rape tape tap rat/e art tar tear mar mare mart mort hem hemp hamper pit pith hip pair air pear tear teach ache perch each pram prom pore impart part time tame match patch
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A C C I N O O P R U pin, pain rain, nip nap pan pun run can ran, pro, coop coup rap par pair, air, car, carn, corn, cor, cairn, poo, crop, croop, pour, coin rip aircar carp
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S E N T A Q U I E R
QUE / QUEST QUIET QUIT SQUAT SQUINT QUIN QUAINT QUART ART TAR RAT RATE TARE TEAR QUEER/S SENT/ SAINT AINT SANTA ANTI SQUIRE ENQUIRE/S QUANT QUART QUIETER QUIETEN REQUEST SEQUIN RAIN ANT/S AUNT/S RANT/S STAIR AIR/S RAISE TEN/S NET/S SEEN TEEN/S
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Game 35 Round 2
Make as many words as you can in 10 mins from these 10 letters:
S E N T A Q U I E R
Watch out for a
#surprise
!
When the time is up, tweet your list with the hashtag
#WordSlay
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A A C E H K M M R T ham harm ram mar mart tram arm, art rat tar mace make hake hack, mac match mat mate hem take taker, tack rack ace met meat tame heck trek car cart cater aha (exclamation) mame mam heart heat hear ream mare race cream ark care tear ear hat hate math
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Game 7 Round 1: Make as many and the best words you can in 10 mins from these 10 letters:
A A C E H K M M R T
When the Final Whistle arrives, tweet your list with the hashtag
#WordSlay
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6 - Empath pitcher tropic metric impart
5 - Teach reach patch hater amore trope
4 - hate pair pear home rate pate ache riot pram pore
3 - rat tar art are arc chi pit cat rap mar hem ram pot cot pat
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E L A B R O F L O T lab, fab, flab, float floater, rotor boater, boot(er) loot(er) bro, belt, loft fall faller fell felt, flat fat fart for fort, forte bore, rob robe, orb orbit orbital, braille role lore bole lobe ball baller labor lot tor rot flab
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Game 17 Round 2: Make as many words as you can in 10 mins from these 10 letters:
E L A B R O F L O T
Watch out for a
#surprise
!
When the Final Whistle arrives, tweet your list with the hashtag
#WordSlay
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M A I D S E L V I S maid(s) elvis slam(s) lame(s) same dame(s) edam(s) mad vim vid said aid(s) aide(s) avid ass, sad said sail(s) sailed ail(s) ailed ale(s) vale(s) valid vase(s) evade(s) maldives dive(s) slide(s) dice(s) die(s) dime(s)
Ghosts US is utter crap - no need for spoilers - it's basically the UK version reduced to chewing the equivalent of someone else's heavily chewed chewing gum - hated it within the first 30 seconds
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R E W R E P O O S H poo(s) posh shop shower show how(s) pre peer(s) per, pres, sheep hew(s) shoe hose spew pew(s) weep(s) sweep swoop power(s) pow hoop(s) shoop pose poser spore pore(s) rope(s) prow(s) woosh were hop(s) hope(s) rep(s) sew(s) sewer row rower(s) rows
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Pet peter petre deep pee(d) fee tee rear rate rat art rare par rap ape pear fear reap peer reap frat fret fart trap part apt aped pad year ray yap pay payee pray prey fear reef fee yet ear year eat eater eatery peat part trap tray rate fray fry face ace pace tree
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U N S O C E R E N T scent cent/s sent sore ore/s rose nose rent/s cost cot/s noun/s crest rest ten/s nest rust rut/s run/s cert/s unsent sun son use ruse corn/s scorn orc/s score core/s stern tern/s cone/s scone scot scree tee/s steer screen teen/s noun/s
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H E G A T R O L E T trot hole halo halt get gate tag hag grate great bear ear hear there here eel heel hale rat art tar the thee heat heater hotter hotel holt halter alter tree tee tea tear tare role lore lee gee gel horta thor rag rage got goat tor tore rota tree
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demob fibre fib mob ram mar mare ream more dram mard med media dam dame demo mile lime led led lid lido dome mod foamed fad fade fame flame(d) lame(d) mode mid mild file(d) fled field film filmed fie fire(d) fir libra braid raid bard bar ford aimed aim maid
I had provisional acceptance of my non fiction book but just told that they expected me to pay towards the cost of them publishing it - not an option and I dislike vanity publishing anyhow so back to square one there
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"Hi Violet, I need help. I'm lost in the dessert." "Don't you mean desert?" "No, Dessert, it's a trifling detail, but there's hundreds and thousands everywhere." "Do you mean grains of sand? Deserts are full of those. "
"Oh yeah.... sorry. Desert."
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a) Find 3 words ending in -IVE, 3 ending in -ENT and 3 ending in -ERT,
Dive negative drive / Gent vent rent / Vert avert divert
Write a newspaper HEADLINE using at least 4 of your words from 2a?
Divert Drive to Avert Gent Testing Negative
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A X E L P E R O T T A EXTRAPOLATE !!!!
A X E Pot pet tea teat teet pax tax explore rota rot rat tar art pat apt per lax expert pert export port trope rope rapel rape tape taper plea pleat pear pare portal expo pelt peat peter (as in peters out) poet
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C O L A R I T H E R the coal, her locate(r) role, lore, char, car, care, rate rat art tar tear tare, tor rot, rota hot, hath, hit, itch itcher rich rice, race, rate trailer trail rail railer real ale hale haler heart hear ear earth lot toil toiler loiter lit lithe hilt
#Atheism
If a romantic date started with "I love you, so if you don't love me in return I'll make you really suffer," it would be a basis for goodbye - no second date, but with religion, the faithful go with the extreme stalking and abuse so readily.
Third anniversary of my first bowel cancer beating surgery procedure - had to have a follow up four days later, on 6th December, to patch the splitting remaining large intestine section which left me with a stoma for life but this one was the one that really saved my life.
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V E S P O R I A T E vespa port/s pore/s sport spore report/s repost respite pate spite spit pit/s tip/s vast vest prate/s rate/s art/s tar/s rat/s vat/s vet/s vote /s voter/s vape/s tape/s ape/s
rape/s aper/s vaper/s perv/s ate tea/r/s
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ford hoard hard had head heed deer reed red read bread bard bar drab drab been beer bear bear bead feed reef raf rafed far fab horde hone ben (mountain) den dean need end rend bend bender fen bean fond eden bend bond ban band bonder hoe doe foe fore doer rob robe beef
I remember seeing the Old Grey Whistle Test concert by Linda Ronstadt in the 70's and buying her albums the next day - they just reshowed the concert tonight, still wonderful
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R E C R A M E N K L Y men man ankle cram cream remark mark ark arc lark lack leak eel reel real meal meek eek near/ly rank crank mank manc area alm calm calmer reek leak leek keel clam lack lackey mean mare mar ram arm marker
Thinking about climate change in fiction ahead of panel at Eastercon. These are some of the books I own. Any recommendations? Particularly about the arrival of the apocalypse, rather than after it
@reclamation2022
#eastercon
#scifi
#clifi
#ClimateCrisis
Watching Pointless, discovered a word that describes me nicely (no, not tosser). Flaneur, French for someone who strolls round taking in his surroundings and observing society. So me.
Got a poem accepted by a US publisher, the first of my poems to deal with stoma wearing. It goes down well in my recent live performances too. With a pub signs book due in 24, and a story accepted for a horror book in Autumn, looking like a good year for my scribbles now.
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Rather chilly to dress only in a bedsheet for St Pumpkin night, aka,
#Halloween
, but needs must. Oh, I no longer cast a shadow. I've died of hypothermia. Off to say trick or treat at the Pearly Gates.
My story Student Exchange has to be the first to involve a chase through
#Preston
's
#Avenham
Park involving vampires and flesh eating cannibalistic
#Wendigo
demons right out of Algonquin mythology Add art work by Smuzz and many accompanying tales this book will be awesome.