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Too Little, Too Late: Energy
Too Little, Too Late: Energy
a Volcano in England on the Verge of Eruption
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An Absence Is Announced-Part III
An Absence Is Announced-Part III
The Day Draws To A Close
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The Half-Way House
The Half-Way House
'80 words without... ?' for the contest
from 19 reviews.
War and History Flash Fiction
Katherine M. Kean: 12th August. Update to 'Too Little, Too Late: Water' written on 10th Aug. A state of drought has just been officially declared for a massive swathe of England, from the South to the Midlands. BUT the hosepipe bans are not yet announced, and are only 'planned for some time in the next few weeks'. |
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Katherine M. Kean: 10th August: We are in mourning again here. A brilliant and much-loved British author and illustrator died this morning, Raymond Briggs (and I'm not allowed enough posts to cover everything I need to, so there will be no tribute). If you're not familiar with his work, please google him. I promise you won't be disappointed. He was a truly great man. K |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Harry Potter Nourishes Me finished first in the contest "Harry Potter's Birthday 2022" |
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Katherine M. Kean: authorhouse are crooks! They promise a free guide to publishing, but don't deliver. All they want is your phone number to harass you. When I said there was no point talking until I had read their guide and had questions, the response was. Quote: you won't talk, we will tell you. (For half an hour, you've got to be kidding me). It took two weeks of being phoned up every day before they realised I was serious in my refusal to talk until I got the guide. I'm still waiting for it to arrive. |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: I Burned My Fingers Today finished third in the contest "Touché cliché " |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Feeding Frenzy finished second in the contest "In Praise of Tapas" |
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Katherine M. Kean: Being overwhelmed and exhausted once more, I am regretfully going to have to prune yet again, and cast aside all those who don't review my attempts to write. I do believe that constructive criticism is a two-way road, and I find the silence of some of you oppressive. Sorry. Kate xx |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: I'm Often Alone But Never Lonely finished first in the contest "Mental Health Awareness Week " |
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You throughout your April challenge and by sponsoring this contest you have provided an invaluable forum for so many to share their experiences! Congratulations! - | ||
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: When Life Was Mere Existence finished third in the contest "NaPoWriMo (April poem/day) Contest!" |
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I'm so proud of you! - | ||
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: The Contest That Never Was finished first in the contest "Christian Science Fair" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Egg and Nut Salad, Please finished second in the contest "Make Us Smile" |
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Katherine M. Kean: I succeeded today's wordle in two goes, for the second time! |
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I've only ever got it in 2, once... I am ever so slightly addicted to wordle, lol I started playing 34 days ago and have a 34/34 winning streak! Not that I'm bragging - I'm just a happy geek! - | ||
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Achieving Despite Myself finished first in the contest "Best Day Ever" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: 1983: The Improbable Thunderbolt finished third in the contest "Let's Enjoy the Differences" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: A Life Worth of Politics finished third in the contest "Two women sit at a deserted bar" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: I Will Cope With Covid-19 finished third in the contest "Resolutions" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: We Were Much Younger Than Ten finished third in the contest "Under Ten Competition" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Harry Potter's Best Birthday finished first in the contest "Harry Potter's Birthday" |
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Katherine M. Kean: having just broken and dislocated my thumb I am out of action. Don't expect replies! |
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Katherine M. Kean: I am in England for 4 weeks!!! I arrived very late, but tomorrow will be present opening time if we have a good day... so there will be photos (barely promoted), so could those who see this thought please tell the others - I know I should do it, but the amount I have to get through is unbelievable, so I don't see it happening as I would have liked it to. Love Katherine xx |
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Katherine M. Kean: A big thank you to Sharon Nolen who has taken the time to translate 'Yvonne' into the Queen's English. This translation can be found in the author's notes beneath this story |
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Katherine M. Kean: I am drownng under 160 unread messages every morning. I am going to clean house and start afresh. With regret, I will remove from my "followers' list all those who are not my fans or who never review my attempts to write. Sorry, and sorry if you are removed by error - just drop me a line in that case. |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: A Train Of Thought finished third in the contest "What if ....?" |
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Katherine M. Kean: Do you remember the book for my mum's birthday? The response has been fantastic, thanks to you all. I've been winding it up this week (hoping to get to see her soon) and found a last chapter from Lucy de Welles - not many of us saw it yet, but it deserves a read, it's such a fun one! |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: My Resolutely Dark World finished second in the contest "The Dark" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Condemned to Death finished first in the contest "The Prisoner " |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: I Jettisoned my Twin Soul finished third in the contest "Twin Soul Soulmate" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Anger expresses opposition finished second in the contest "5-7-5" |
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I am especially grateful to Gypsy Blue Rose, Humpwhistle, and Lancellot for their invaluable input and suggestions that made the final version so much better than the one I originally proposed. I could not have finished second without them. - | ||
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Catch Me If You Can finished first in the contest "Once upon a time...." |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Living with Autism finished second in the contest "Mental Health" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: Memories of Joy and Freedom finished second in the contest "November 9th 1989" |
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![]() FanStory wrote to Katherine M. Kean: I found my rare needle (revised) finished third in the contest "Soulmate" |
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I am also particularly grateful to the reviewers who advised me concerning the vagaries of my SPAGs, and especially SallyO who by discussing a plot problem revealed a serious lapse in tense consistensy, and giraffmang who took things further in this vein (unfortunately I haven'tyet had time to deal with his invaluable suggestions, so the errors in this version are all my own - but I will get onto it before I let it out to air again) Thanks to you all - | ||
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