Some good news yesterday – my poem and short-short piece have finally appeared in What the Dickens? magazine. I’ve had a leaf through and it looks quite good – some interesting articles, short stories and poems, though of course the highlight comes on pp 35 -36 (look for Sarada Gray, not Liz). It’s free to read on-line though the print version will cost you. And here it is:
And that was the high point in an otherwise rather dull day. I made it down to Yesim’s for about an hour and then came home again: there were icicles hanging off the shop-fronts and the puddles were all frozen.
Yesterday Daniel tidied his room without being nagged (a minor miracle) while I watched ‘Coronation Street goes to Ancient Egypt’. I think you can go a bit far with this ‘viewer-friendly stuff: I’m all for things being accessible but for this documentary on ordinary Egyptians they found a presenter who would not have been out of place in the Rover’s Return. She really played up the accent and was rather bizarre-looking to boot. Where do they find these people? Or do they have a lab somewhere?
Take a look. It’s quite an interesting programme once you get past the presenting style:
We now have 4 OD downstairs because Daniel’s reward for room-tidying was to bring his x-box down for a week. So prepare for comments on channel 4 stuff.
Today will be busy-ish: a friendship group followed by Sainsbury’s order coming and then Drink and Think tonight. Join us at the Ale Wagon for 8 pm where we will be discussing Political Correctness.
Has it gone mad?
Have I?
Kirk out
Sarada Gray 