Tony Durrant
A league of their own
I'll never be a local here in the Dales. I'll always be an 'offcumden' - an off-comer, someone from the outside. Which means, being the...
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Run well, my friend
Bad news visits well in the dark before the dawn when a message from another time zone interrupts the sleeplessness. It was from a name I...
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All that glisters...
There are a lot of writing competitions out there, and they're mainly for short stories. I find this odd, considering most bookshop...
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Bad guys and good guys
My son adopted the expression that I called his thinking look – all big eyes and as much a frown as a four-year old could muster on a...
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A little help from a friend
Bookshelves and the internet are awash with resources for aspiring writers (if in doubt start at #WritingCommunity on Twitter). There are...
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Murdering my darlings...
I am finally at the final editing stage of a manuscript and am wincing at the suggestions of a literary consultant. There they are,...
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Spring visitors
We had been beaten to it by a few hang-gliders who were out for the first flight of the year.
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The great leap Northward
...men with weathered faces sit by pub fires.
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