General Chat

I have a request to all GR Writers group presently active (i.e. receiving pieces).

Excluding Rose and Maggie who have both apologised for non response. Could I ask if all who are receiving pieces are happy to do so? And, if you are, do you always respond if only to let the writer know that you have received a piece. Of course it is nice if you can comment on each piece but if not, could you just say thank you for the piece titled....... or something similar so that we know they are not languishing in a black hole somewhere.

Finally thank you to the regulars who always but always respond (you know who you are). Your thoughts and constructive criticisms are much appreciated.

Rose, if any of our 'team' don't read the boards would you please forward this to them. Thanks.

Ann :-)

Gawd I am so behind

Yes Happy belated birthdays Mau and Maggie.

Happy belated birthday to both of you Mau and Maggie :-D :-D

Aww Mau, didn't know. Well from one Aquarian to the other ( or maybe a Capricorn, as I was born on the cusp)

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY !!

Maggie xx

We must be the same star sign Maggie as my birthday was at weekend.
Looking forward to your poem :-)

Mau xx

Thanks Mau, I had a fabulous birthday in North Yorkshire with all the family, spoiled rotten I was..lol

Sending out a poem soon of my day there, not that good, but just my feelings of the day...and my life !


Maggie xx

Hope you had a smashing birthday Maggie and enjoyed your time away.

It is good to have new members and different suggestions.Must get my thinking cap on to also think of some 'key words' :-D

Mau XX

Thank you all for your contributions, just catching up. A bit like Rose at the moment. The stories are coming in thick and fast and enjoying each one and I thank you for sending them to me.
I have been away for my birthday, and will send you soon my little poem I wrote this weekend.
If I don't answer personally, please rest assured I have read, digested and enjoyed !

It is so nice to have new input into our little group :))

Maggie xx :-)

Hello :-) and thank you to all who have sent me pieces, I promise I am reading and enjoying, even though I am getting behind with commenting this week.

I have just sent out one using Jan's scenario.

thanks Jan, can I add a few more as well as the poets don't normally do scenarios. When they write!!!

Suggest you attempt Jan's first as I don't want to 'hog' the limelight. If anyone wants to know where you can get these scenarios they are from the fiction squares in the magazine called Writers forum. I don't throw a dice but get OH to give me numbers and use pieces of paper with numbers on if he is not around so that I can't make the scenario 'fit' my own ideas.

suggested scenario

local romeo and the butcher
conflict...... ownership argument
weather...... winters day
setting....... a butchers shop
object .........a leg of lamb

Thankyou Ann, reminded me of when Dan was little and we used to go to the harbour :-)

I sent out a piece yesterday because I won't be here over the weekend so nothing from me for a while.

Dizzi she sounds a very determined and feisty character. I guess that you take after her in personality. :-)

OK I TAKE THE PLUNGE
I WRITE MOSTLEY ABOUT ME MUM AN DAD
LITTLE BITS I PUT ON GR AND GOT LOST IN THE THREADS OF TIME,,,BUT HERE GOES I'LL DISCRIBE
ME MAM

ME MAM ,LOST HER YEARS AGO OR AS I SAY MAM YOU LOST ME SHE WASNT OLD BUT AS A KID WOULDNT DO WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID AND HAD TWO LOTS OF RHUMATIC F EVER,NACKERED HER HEART,SHE WAS BORN WITH RICKETS AND WORE LEG CALLIPERS FOR YEARS BUT THEY DIDNT STOP HER GETTING INTO BOTHER AND SHE WAS A FANTASTIC BALLROOM DANCER EVEN WITH THE OLD TICKER,SHE WAS A BEAUTY LONG RAVEN HAIR
WHEN THE SUN SHONE ON IT IT WAS ALMOST BLUE,
SHE WAS A DRESSMAKER,WHEN LOCAL HOSPITAL GAVE OUT NEW UNIFORMS WE HAD HUNDREDS HANGING IN FRONT ROOM WAITING TO BE ALTERED THEY ONLY DID ONE SIZE "HUGE",
ME DAD HATED THIS TIME OF YEAR DOZENS OF WOMEN STANDING IN THIER UNERWEAR IN HIS FRONT ROOM,WAS HE RED FACED AT TIMES,SO ME MAM WOULD FORCE LOL HIM TO GO TO THE PUB,,MUCH TO THE ENVY OF HIS MATES ME MAM PAID HIM TO GO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

WELL THATS WAS ME MAM <3

Ooh I have just done another one from the suggested scenarios. Shall I send it out or hang onto it until the rest has been digested?

Hi BC and Ann ~~~~ everything's well now thank you :-D ......
.....and thanks for the vote of confidence Ann lol

Typing and multi-tasking is such a drain and a chore :-| admire Houdini even more now,than ever ;-)....but typing plays havoc with the toes not to mention playing 'keepy uppy' :-0

Mau XX :-D

Nah BC our Mau can multi task fingers crossed and behind her back and type with her toes!