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Aethalope reacted to Pamela Jo's post in the thread Craft Chat Jan 26th for a xmas horror story contest with
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Christmas Horror Short Story Competition! Our 2025 Christmas Horror Short Story Contest is now open, and we’re inviting you to put a dark (or delightfully eerie) twist on the festive season. Here’s what you need to know: The contest closes... -
Hannah Faoileán replied to the thread What are you reading at the moment? Recommendations welcome.Just been to see Hamnet at the cinema. Highly recommend, but read Maggie O'Farrell's brilliant book first (and take a few tissues to both). The film sticks closely to the book's narrative (maybe because Maggie co-produced it). Another example of... -
Hannah Faoileán reacted to wrightstuff's post in the thread What are you reading at the moment? Recommendations welcome with Like.
I recently finished two books in first person limited, by 'difficult' narrators. I'm late to the party with both books, as I am still working my way through a long (and growing) back-list from when I was not reading much. The first, Creation...
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Hannah Faoileán reacted to Aethalope's post in the thread What are you reading at the moment? Recommendations welcome with Like.
I'm re-reading Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, and I am finding it a great example of a protagonist who is incredibly constrained, meaning she has little room to make the choices and decisions that would drive the plot. It would...
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AAnonymous (f590) replied to the thread The Jocose January Challenge!.Me, the youngest painted wolf, and my three sisters, shoulder to shoulder, our front legs stepping out in unison, my hungry eyes soaking in the lush green landscape sprouting from the dust.
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Hannah Faoileán reacted to MattScho's post in the thread OPS Winners The Nifty November Results! with
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Hannah Faoileán reacted to Sedayne's post in the thread OPS Winners The Nifty November Results! with Like.
Well deserved @Allen N - it's an honour to come second to that great line. See you in the next round. Thanks as always @Hannah Faoileán for a great prompt.
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Hannah Faoileán reacted to Allen N's post in the thread OPS Winners The Nifty November Results! with Swinging.
Wow! Thanks Litopians!
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Pamela Jo replied to the thread Publishing News Daily Book News Thursday, 8th January 2026.Maybe one for contests too.. Christmas Horror Short Story Competition! Our 2025 Christmas Horror Short Story Contest is now open, and we’re inviting you to put a dark (or delightfully eerie) twist on the festive season. Here’s what you... -
Pamela Jo reacted to AgentPete's post in the thread Publishing News Daily Book News Thursday, 8th January 2026 with Like.
Good idea, will implement now. :) p.
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Christmas Horror Short Story Competition! Our 2025 Christmas Horror Short Story Contest is now open, and we’re inviting you to put a dark (or delightfully eerie) twist on the festive season. Here’s what you need to know: The contest closes...
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AAnonymous (2342) replied to the thread The Jocose January Challenge!.Stepping out of the woods and into the clearing, he was alarmed at the depth of the fresh, many-clawed snow prints of the monster he’d been tracking, and realised he was far short of the necessary firepower… and then, too late, he saw it charging...
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Paul Whybrow posted the thread Thought for the Day There are far, far better things ... in Café Life.“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” C. S. Lewis
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AAnonymous (9983) replied to the thread The Jocose January Challenge!.Jo notched her rifle at the bobcat sniffing Darling's crib, stepping out from the door's shadow, the breeze of the open french doors blowing the hair from her eyes.
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Trey reacted to Hannah Faoileán's post in the thread The Huddle Huddle January 10th - 5.00pm UK time with Swinging.
Won't manage this one. I'm off to see "Hamnet" at the local cinema. I hope it's as good as Maggie O'Farrell's book, or at least does it justice.
