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Here we are again

Well, Blagofest was not a success. I didn’t even participate in the follow-up Blogtember, either (and the less said about the rest of Spring, the better). But that ends now: Decemblog begins today! In the interests of getting stuff done … Continue reading

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Blagofest #2: better catch up fast

Well, this is pretty terrible! It’s been two weeks to the day since my first blagofest post – just over half of August has gone by and I’m basically without content. Oh well, I guess I’d better get my act … Continue reading

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Blagofest #1: 24-part story the fourth

So, the month of August has rolled around, and I’ve been challenged to start writing proper-like again! So, this month I will be updating five days a week, doing fiction like I did in May. Here’s hoping I can make … Continue reading

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Need a little time to wake up

Righto, here’s something to break the drought. It’s part of the WWN Grand Battle 3; I won’t bother further explaining the context, as I doubt it’d be of much interest to anyone who isn’t up to speed with the whole … Continue reading

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Littorand COs

This one never quite worked out the way I wanted to, unfortunately. I wrote it up in hardcopy a long time ago (partly in response to somebody pointing out that basically all of the AW:P writeups I’d done had been … Continue reading

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24 Hour Story: part 3

The sun was still well below the horizon when Lloyd backed his Ranger out of the apartment carpark. The rain shone in the headlights and made its usual drumming sounds on the car roof, but didn’t cause any inconvenience; Lloyd … Continue reading

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24 Hour Story: part 2

Gabriel Rojo. Lloyd shuddered. More than a few of his investigations had come up against a wall the moment that name got involved. The Rojos were one of the biggest drug gangs in Tretton – a family business, naturally – … Continue reading

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24 Hour Story: Part 1

Some mornings, you didn’t want to wake up. Maybe you had a late night or a long day beforehand – being dog tired would make anyone want to stay in bed. Maybe you’d been at the bottle hard enough that … Continue reading

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Comikaze 24 hour sympathy challenge!

So, not much writing has happened lately. This weekend will see a lot more, though! Ale and another friend of mine are doing the Comikaze 24 hour challenge over this long weekend, and I thought I’d join in. The basic … Continue reading

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War journal – retreat

Well it’s been quite a few days now. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. I still think May was a pretty successful month, on the whole. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with June, so for now here’s more … Continue reading

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