The photograph: the handle of a door that’s been left ajar. A patch of the door’s green paint, next to the handle, has worn or been scratched away to reveal white underneath. The story: th… more →
Follow the Threadwrote 1 month ago: -Reviewed by Adrian Slatcher- For my English O Level, one of the creative writing options was to wr … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: Title: Tomorrow Pamplona Author: Mersbergen, Jan van Translator: Watkinson, Laura Length: 189 pages … more →
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wrote 2 years ago: In my little corner of the blogosphere (and twitterverse), there has been a lot of talk of, and love … more →
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