Category Archives: fiction

10 Backlisted episodes that changed my life

Posted on December 29, 2019 by blogmywiki

It’s that time when people post their top 10 books, films, albums of the year. I even just saw a ‘top 10 best staircases of 2019‘ list, which made me panic and realise I haven’t even got my top 10 … Continue reading →

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Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald

Posted on July 30, 2018 by blogmywiki

Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald (1980). 4th Estate Books, £8.99 It’s hard not think that I was destined to read, and indeed love, this book. Andy Miller recommended it to me saying he thought it would be right up my … Continue reading →

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Thoughts upon entering a secondhand bookshop

Posted on October 23, 2017 by blogmywiki

Secondhand bookshops really are the most wonderful things, especially for those, like me, with brains but not brass. It is like being allowed into a salon filled with the greatest minds of our age (Faulkner, Shakespeare, McEwan) whose thoughts you … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Never Knows, Chapter 2

Posted on April 8, 2016 by blogmywiki

Only 8 months after chapter 1, here’s chapter 2. Enjoy! Tuesday morning ‘Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, Kimberley,’ were the words that greeted me this morning. Father was unpacking a huge delivery of books and putting them in … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriYo

Posted on January 2, 2016 by blogmywiki

I’ve written before about how badly I got on with NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. Each November loads of people sign up to a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. I wonder what proportion succeed. … Continue reading →

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