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    Run well, my friend
    Tony Durrant

    Run well, my friend

    John is dead. Bad news visits well in the dark before the dawn when a message from another time zone interrupts the sleepless scrolling...
    All that glisters...
    Tony Durrant

    All that glisters...

    There are a lot of writing competitions out there, and they're mainly for short stories. Which is odd, considering most bookshop shelves...
    Bad guys and good guys
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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 three-year old could muster on a...
    A little help from a friend
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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...
    Murdering my darlings...
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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,...
    Spring visitors
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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.
    The great leap Northward
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    The great leap Northward

    ...men with weathered faces sit by pub fires.