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Guest Post on Tony Riches Blog

Posted on May 15, 2023 by crispina kemp

Don’t you just love it when a fellow writer invites you to write a post for their blog. This is what Historical Fiction writer Tony Riches did when he discovered I was about to launch a new book. And so … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Back Home Part 2

Posted on May 14, 2023 by crispina kemp

Picking up where we left off last Sunday, in our walk of 19th April. We take a long cut, just so we can walk beside the river… We discuss whether this is Old Man or Old Mother Willow. All I … Continue reading →

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On This Point I’m Resolute

Posted on May 14, 2023 by crispina kemp

As a statement that is absurd The hugest crap I’ve ever heard Might as well say you’ve proven That elephants live in trees Or that if you don’t move then Moss will grow on your knees Why not say that … Continue reading →

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In This Churchyard

Posted on May 13, 2023 by crispina kemp

What I Read, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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CCC235: The Ale House of Old

Posted on May 11, 2023 by crispina kemp

In days of old When wives were bold If they brewed enough ale They offered it for sale No TV ads No hoardings, billboards No papers – tabloid or sheets broad How then to fetch in the drinkers? They tied … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #235

Posted on May 10, 2023 by crispina kemp

Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.) You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A cartoon A joke A caption An anecdote A short story (flash … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Those Little Things

Posted on May 9, 2023 by crispina kemp

19th April 2023 we make our annual pilgrimage to our childhood home to see the bluebells. But we also take in a woodland forbidden to us when we lived in the village but now open to all. Enjoy… The gorse … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Back Home

Posted on May 7, 2023 by crispina kemp

Home, they say, is where your heart is. Despite the years since I’ve moved, my heart remains in the village of my birth, childhood, teens and young motherhood. My daughter and I return every year for the bluebell season. This … Continue reading →

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Magical Cowslips

Posted on May 6, 2023 by crispina kemp

I’ve a whole swathe of cowslips in my garden which mysteriously showed up this spring (I did not plant them!). Must be the fairies… Light/Dark, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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It’s Too Late For Me

Posted on May 6, 2023 by crispina kemp

As far as words go And some, don’t you know Go deeper than others This word goes deep into me Through my gullet, even down to my knees Where it throws up shoots like a stubborn weed I’d fetch my … Continue reading →

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