Category Archives: British Legion

Pics

25 Wednesday Feb 2009

Posted by in British Legion, local rag, scruffy office

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First, something I promised Diane I’d do a while ago – post a picture of my workspace. It’s my desk earlier in the week. I think, judging by the book on my desk, I’d just finished reading Errand, by Raymond Carver (very good and I have no idea why I’d not read it before).

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And here’s what the local press had to say about what my writing group (some of whom are pictured – Jenny, Betty and Karen) did for the local British Legion (some of whom are pictured – Harry Gaskell, and Anne Cave). I’m just chuffed and – I admit it – surprised my name’s spelled right.

Giving

04 Wednesday Feb 2009

Posted by in British Legion, Charity

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Last night was great because we (my writing group) finally got to present our local branch of the British Legion with a cheque for the money we raised for them. I have no idea how many copies of the small collection of poems and stories we sold, but I do know that we raised over £620.
The above picture is of me (looking particlarly cardboard-like for some reason) handing the cheque to Harry Gaskell, formerly of the Royal Navy. The lady to his right, Jenny, deserves most of the credit, because it was she who did all the legwork and selling of the book, and she was the one who convinced me to put it together in the first place.
Great stuff.

Reading Night

12 Wednesday Nov 2008

Posted by in Book launch, British Legion, Library writing group, reading

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It was my writing group’s reading night/book launch last night, and I’m pleased to say it went splendidly. Everyone read stories and poems and everything that everyone read was great. I was really pleased with both the quality of the material and the way it was read. They did good.

It was also a good opportunity to announce that the little volume we put together for our local British Legion has raised just over £500. Although I spent an age putting it together, editing it and doing other such things, the real legwork was done by Jenny (the Legion Member) who throughly deserved her applause.

A few of things that I read were caught on video, and I may well put them up here, if I can work out how to get them from camera to computer. It is proving tricky.

And that’s about it, I think. Back to editing my story.

Done

19 Friday Sep 2008

Posted by in British Legion, Done, Library writing group

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Done, done diddley, squidley done. Whoop.

So in the past two days (forgetting all the work that’s gone on before)…

I have now proofed and re-type-set 39 pieces for my writing group’s anthology.

AND

done the same for the 10 pieces going in the collection we’re doing to raise funds for out local British Legion (one of the group member’s a member of them, so we thought it’d be a nice idea).

AND

Sorted out a printer (after getting incredibly antsy with Lulu with their new delivery charges – they were nowhere near that when I did this last year).

AND

sorted out (when I say ‘sorted out’ I mean MADE FROM SCRATCH) both books’ covers.

AND

done one introduction and two blurbs.

I tell you what, those self-publishers out there have my sympathies. I could NEVER do that.

Thinking about it, ALL publishers have my sympathies: I couldn’t do their jobs either.

Right. Now, where’s that novel I’m working on…?

Grumpy, Grumpy

31 Thursday Jul 2008

Posted by in bad feet, British Legion, Charity, Lulu, poems, Richard III, short stories

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I have been particularly grumpy over the past couple of days. Now most of you will be aware that I’ve had issues with one of my feet. Which was a pain. See, now what’s happened is, because I’ve been putting weight and at the wrong angles on the other (previously good) foot to compensate, now that one’s knackered, with the result being that, for the past few days, I’ve had two bad feet and have been walking like Richard III. I have to go for an X-ray at some point soon.

So I’ve not been able to do too much. Like leaving the house, or driving, or going to this do, which I really wanted to go to. Harrumph.

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But it’s not all been bad. I’m starting to put together my writing group’s second anthology of stories and poems they’ve written since I’ve been with them, which is exciting. (Sue, if you’re reading this can you PLEASE get in touch?) The one we did last year (we self published it through Lulu) was great. I must add that as someone who has no publishing experience (my job’s to write) the whole Lulu process was very simple.

Also, one of the newer members has just had a poem accepted. It’s a World War 1 poem and it’s going in a regiment’s magazine, which is pretty much the perfect place for it. Very good news.

And as the poet mentioned in the above paragraph is associated with the British Legion, we’re also going to try to put together a small collection of poems, stories and interviews with former servicemen and women for our local BL.

Um, I think that’s about it.

10 Friday Nov 2006

Posted by in British Legion, I Met a Roman Last Night What Did You Do?, Mr., old friends, photo

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Mr Perring
Well I can’t remember the last time anybody called me that!
The article and photy is courtesy of the Congleton Chronicle and was sent to me by an old friend, someone I’d not seen or spoken with in what must be getting on for ten years. How time flies. It was really, really lovely to hear from her. Thanks Carrie.
Yesterday’s trip to Park Royal School was good fun. Great, enthusiastic and lively, children and staff – and what a gorgeous building.
Tomorrow it’s Wilmslow Library and then that’s pretty much it for the Roman for this year. And I can get back to writing. Hopefully.
And today (or maybe yesterday) it is/was one of my favourite writer’s birthday. Happy birthday Mr Gaiman.
And lest we forget – tomorrow is the 11th of the 11th. I’ll be finding a few moments to remember.
It’s also my mum’s birthday. Happy birthday, Mum.
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