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Litany

Posted on 31 October 2018 by KMLockwood
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candles in darkness

On the Eve of All Souls, grateful thoughts about my adoptive mother who died in September. . . Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged adoptive mother, gratitude, prayers | 9 Replies

Vision

Posted on 13 July 2018 by KMLockwood
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Close up of eyesI have unusually coloured eyes: marbled green-grey with a rim of hazel brown. Each could be a pond in a wood, a rockpool in the North Sea, some strange well. Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged children's books, writing, YA | 2 Replies

After the Mayor . . .

Posted on 12 June 2018 by KMLockwood
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 . . . comes the muck cart, as my Grandfather Spink used to say.

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Posted in Philosophy, Writing | Tagged social media, Tasting Notes anthology, writing | 4 Replies

Celebrity Status

Posted on 4 June 2018 by KMLockwood
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Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

I won a prize! Not just by chance but for one of my short stories. This has made me glad for all sorts of reasons . . . Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Writing | Tagged Ouen Press, short story, Tasting Notes anthology, winner | 12 Replies

Come in, they are waiting . . .

Posted on 14 January 2018 by KMLockwood
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Welcome to The Garret, Joanne. Let me find you a quiet seat by the window. My Muses can be flighty. Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Philosophy | Tagged Joanne Harris, Memory, Muses, Thought | Leave a Reply

Not one of us

Posted on 21 July 2016 by KMLockwood
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Rebel NYC by Ton Simpson

Rebel NYC by Tom Simpson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

In which I consider the unconventional heroine in the light of my discussions in ‘Tribal’. Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Reading, Writing | Tagged Tribal, unconventional | Leave a Reply

Tribal

Posted on 7 July 2016 by KMLockwood
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Beats_Antique,_Zoe_Jakes

Zoe Jakes performing to Beats Antique. Tribal Fusion belly dance.

This post came about from considering the comments of two friends/colleagues: namely Vivienne Dacosta (Serendipity Viv of Serendipity Reviews) and Joanne Harris. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Pursuits, Philosophy | Tagged Arvon, Golden Egg Academy, Joanne Harris, SCBWI, Serendipity Reviews, Vivienne Dacosta | 3 Replies

Playing about

Posted on 26 May 2016 by KMLockwood
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Gilli_Fryzer_and_Neil_Gaiman

My new friend Gilli Fryzer, and Neil Gaiman

I was lucky enough to be one of the listeners at Neil Gaiman‘s short story masterclass c/o The Word Factory. Among the many points that made me think was his continuing need to outwit himself in order to create. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Pursuits, Inspirations, Philosophy, Writing | Tagged Neil Gaiman, The Word Factory | 2 Replies

On not filling buckets

Posted on 19 May 2016 by KMLockwood
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fireset_morguefile

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” – Plutarch

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Posted in Alternative Pursuits, Philosophy | Tagged children, creativity, teaching | 4 Replies

Hear, hear

Posted on 21 April 2016 by KMLockwood
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His_Master's_Voice

One of the features of a book worth reading is its voice. On panel events at festivals etc  you will hear that publishers and agents are always seeking for a work with a distinctive voice.

What does that actually mean? Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Reading, Writing | Tagged dialect, Queen's English, RP, voice | Leave a Reply

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