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Very happy two of my poems have found a home in this competition anthology. Top 6 announced next Friday. dempseyandwindle.substack.co…
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"I am a man. See me as a human being—not a birth defect, not a syndrome. I don’t need to be eradicated."
Frank Stephens pleads for the humanization of people with Down syndrome, studies suggest 67-90% are aborted in the United States due to faulty prenatal screenings.
I'm putting together a list of publishers who take submissions direct from novelists without an agent and it's proving very interesting. I'll blog about it when I have more. All suggestions welcome and for novels only as there are plenty for poetry and short fiction.
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I don’t wish to be curt
Bert
But you’ve waterlogged me shirt
Bert
And blown away me yurt
Bert
So I wish you were inert
Bert.
Here's a link to my poem that came 2nd in the Freedom From Torture poetry competition on the theme Finding the Words judged by Hollinghurst and Ellams. First place poem by a fab Doire Press poet. literary.freedomfromtorture.…
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HELLO????? WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME ABOUT THIS #bbuk
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And when I die, the Lord will ask, "And pray, what did you do with your life?" And I will answer, "I wrote reams of books that no one ever read." And the Lord will reply, "You great, big eejit."
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Today's silly post is brought to you by bees so tired they fell asleep inside flowers. Here are some bee arses. Enjoy. 🐝🥀💐
Sabrina and Steven should have decided where they were going to live together before they got to the altar. I thought she said early on she'd move to London and they'd visit Belfast regularly #loveisblinduk
I was so relieved when Tom backed out. Women are equals, not objects to be paid for. We fought in the 70s for equal rights so it's sad to see women criticising him for wanting a woman who will teach their children to take equal roles. #LoveIsBlindUK