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Articulations

Articulations: Examples of my creative writing: aphorisms, poems, short stories, humour (“humour”), (auto)biography, translations and more. Read Articulating myself for more details or scroll down.

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Beach Green bungalow – some of my earliest memories

21 April, 2021

The bungalow at Beach Green in Shoreham-by-Sea was the third place I lived, but the first place I have clear memories of.

Categories Articulations, Memoir
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What the partridge in the pear tree dreams

3 February, 2021

What the partridge in the pear tree dreams. The retold tale of Perdix, murdered by Daedalos but saved by Athena – and what she dreams.

Categories Articulations, Story
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Debbie Jimack, my grandmother: some more history

11 December, 20209 December, 2020

Debbie Jimack is the same Debbie Warwick of an earlier blog post, my grandmother. That earlier post lead discovery of more family history.

Categories Articulations, Memoir
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The Ballet of Absurdist Nonsense

18 November, 2020

The Ballet of Absurdist Nonsense – possibly Le Ballet du Balivernes Absurde – flash fiction written for prompt #17 of the FlashNano 2020 challenge

Categories Articulations, Story
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Monkey trauma – a childhood story from Ghana

21 October, 2020

Monkey trauma – when I was six and we lived in Ghana a monkey stole my sweets – and it seems I’m still angry about it!

Categories Articulations, Memoir
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Scar tissue: pain and memory, a portable anthology

7 October, 2020

The scar tissue on my body is a portable anthology of stories of damage and recovery, but the scars are fading now, or becoming camoflaged.

Categories Memoir, Stops and Stories
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September the Diva – a dramatic seasonal poem

4 September, 20202 September, 2020

September the Diva was the first poem of mine to be accepted for publication since my student days. It won a prize too!

Categories Articulations, Poem
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Deborah Warwick, my grandmother – a memoir

16 August, 202030 July, 2020

Deborah Warwick – Debbie – my grandmother shared a birthday with me on 30th July. I think of her every year on this date. I still miss her.

Categories Articulations, Memoir
Flying to Accra

Flying to Accra – in 1964 and 2018

15 September, 20228 July, 2020

Flying to Accra. This post continues my account of our my trip with Mrs SC to Ghana for my 60th birthday, This week’s post is about getting there.

Categories Memoir, Stops and Stories
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The short summer night – a translation

3 August, 202010 June, 2020

The short summer night, a translation of Norwegian Aslaug L Lygre’s poem Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta, and a bit of context.

Categories Articulations, Poem
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Most popular posts published in 2022

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Michael Rosen and Many Different Kinds of Love (January)
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Writing a wreath – adventures in poetry (February)
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Bruce and the Spider – writing resolutions in 2022 (January)
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Impressions from the SWF22 (August)
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Return to Tema: the search for house and school (March)

Most popular posts from earlier years

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Liminal places: on the threshold – a reading diary (2021)
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Thinking how to translate Jana Kippo (2021)
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Jamestown, Accra: walking through history with Collins and Lee (2020)
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Bringing up the Bodies from Wolf Hall (2020)
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Curse words we all use – but less often nowadays (2021)
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A couple of days in Maastricht (2016)
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