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The Upside Down Jesus and other stories
Karen Jones launches her short story collection, The Upside Down Jesus and other stories today so I’m delighted to be able to blog it on FoxTales. The title story was a Mslexia winner and she has won or been shortlisted … Continue reading
Posted in event, non-fiction, short story
Tagged annemarie neary, karen jones, mslexia, short fiction, tracy chevalier
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ConFab Cabaret’s first anniversary PARTY
On Wednesday night Malvern’s ConFab Cabaret celebrated its first year. Named partly for its original venue, ReCon (RIP) it’s been peripatetic since that venue closed. Last night’s party was hosted in the fiery red of Oliver’s Bar, Belle Vue Terrace. … Continue reading
Posted in event, photos, poetry
Tagged amy rainbow, benedict cumberbatch, catherine crosswell, decadent divas, fox pops, men in general, party
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ConFab Cabaret V
ConFab Cabaret V Was another night of excellent quick-fire entertainment organised by Amy Rainbow and Catherine Crosswell. More spoken word than previously – as a spoken word bod myself I love this but I do hope the mix of other … Continue reading
Posted in cartoon, event, poetry
Tagged amy rainbow, catherine crosswell, dan duke, matt man windle, montserrat carbonara, Re-Con
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What goes in to making an anthology?
I arrived back from Arvon Lumb Bank last month full of poetry ideas and inspiration only to learn that I would be full time/overtime for at least three weeks – back in the day job before I’d even unpacked the … Continue reading
Arvon Lumb Bank with Clare Pollard and Neil Rollinson
A fabulous immersion in poetry with Arvon Lumb Bank (once the home of Ted Hughes; Sylvia Plath is buried in the village graveyard). Tutors Clare Pollard and Neil Rollinson were enthusiastic, encouraging, professionally expert, critical yet kindly and available to … Continue reading
ConFab Cabaret – the hairy one
Last night was Malvern’s fourth ConFab Cabaret (“the hairy one”). What a night! Actually, it could have been subtitled “audience participation” as well because there was such scope for singing, chanting, voting and being involved – including a brief outburst … Continue reading
MWC at Ledbury and Malvern Civic Week
Asked to compère the MWC event for Ledbury Poetry Festival for a second year; a great honour to be introducing a selection of our talented members and friends at the lovely Seven Stars pub. This year it was a much … Continue reading
Posted in event, non-fiction
Tagged jacob polley, leanne o'sullivan, ledbury poetry festival
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John Xzavian’s Organ
Finished Ledbury Festival a couple of weeks ago; now also finished overtime plus overtime stint and, subsequently, novel draft. Polishing up a synopsis and all the sundry nerve-wracking bits as I contemplate subbing it. So at last I now have … Continue reading
ConFab Cabaret III
Confab Cabaret III (“The fluffy one”) fell last week JUST after Ledbury, the day after our Ledbury poet guests departed and the decorators arrived AND when I was covering for others’ hols in the day job. So no fulsome review … Continue reading
Posted in event, photos, poetry
Tagged catherine crosswell, jonny fluffypunk, kate alton, steve kaos, will coleman
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