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2017 and what to look out for in 2018
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Well, here we are almost two weeks into the new year and it seems that we are doomed to have grey skies each and every day here in my bit of the UK. If I look back ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/01/19 - 7:20pm - 8 comments
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Where have all the...
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing SOLO's gone? Ok, I have to say that I've posted more than one multi-part story in the past year but these were intersperced with solo pieces but it does ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/02/04 - 11:48am - 6 comments
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Almost there...
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog I'm nearly done (and done in for that matter) getting my aged mother into a Care Home. I moved her from the temporary home where she's been for the past 5 weeks into a home that is funded by the County ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/02/28 - 8:00am - 3 comments
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From the Sublime to the...
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: News Item Yesterday, I sat on the Pier at Southwold, Suffolk (just about the most easterly point in the UK) and ate an Ice Cream. It was sunny, warm and balmy. Earlier in the day I'd watched Mar ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/03/22 - 4:45pm - 6 comments
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Take Two Girls
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing As it is a four day long weekend here in the UK, I decided to post the last part of this story today. I'll be posting a couple of solo stories in the next two ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/04/15 - 12:05pm
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Taking a break.
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing With the posting of the fourth episode of "County Sheriff", I am taking a break from posting stories. I have two more multi-part stories ready to post bu ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/05/23 - 1:50pm - 4 comments
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There's nowt as queer as folk
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Holidays / Vacations / Resorts / Travel The saying seems tto originate from the North of England and 'queer' really means 'strange' not gay or anything to do with LGBT. So... ther ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/07/28 - 1:43pm - 7 comments
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Greetings from Uig
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Uig, the gateway to the isles.... It is doubtful that my lodging for Monday/Tuesday has anything like a decent internet connection (if at all) so I'm posting ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/08/07 - 11:30am - 5 comments
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Go West they said..
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Go west.... Well I went as far west as is possible to go on the UK Mainland today. Thankfully, the weather cleared a bit today. This is taken from Ardnamurchan Lighthouse. This is the furthest west you can go on ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/08/15 - 2:39pm - 15 comments
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Taking a break from posting
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I've been posting a lot this year and also been really busy in real life so I've decided to take a break from posting until the end of January. I have be ...
SamanthaMD - 2018/11/30 - 7:17pm - 2 comments
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Help needed
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I'm writing a story that is set initially in Chicago around 1927. The bit that I need some assistance with is set in 1929 and located on the border between Vi ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/02/15 - 11:06am - 13 comments
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Off the Books
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I've posted the first part of a story called "Off The Books". It isn't strictly TG but... What it is though, is a thriller or rather my first a ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/03/18 - 1:09pm
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Traffic Problems
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: News Item There may be a delay in posting the next part of "Why Would She". I'm writing this using my phone connection as the B&B where I'm staying at the moment has really ba ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/06/15 - 7:38am - 8 comments
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"The Store"
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing There is a small shop called "The Store" which also has the local laundry attached. This place is located in Bettyhill which is in the far north of Scotl ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/06/18 - 9:12am - 14 comments
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Murray Hall- Caused a stir back in the day
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: News Item BBC Scotland Story Murray Hall was born in Glasgow and lived a lot of his life in NYC where he was a politician, a bail bondsman and many other things. The only problem was that Murray was ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/08/19 - 7:28am - 2 comments
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Juggling timelines
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I'm writing some more parts of "the Forsythe Saga". My problem is that of where two basically separate stories take place in much the same timeframe ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/08/24 - 12:12am - 4 comments
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'400' up!
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing My story 'Lost Luggage' has just gone over 400 kudos points. Lost Luggage link It is rather a dark tale but one that I like a lot. A big thank you to all ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/10/19 - 10:58pm - 8 comments
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The "County Sheriff" Stories
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Thanks for all the nice comments on my recent postings in this series. As I have hinted, there is more of this series to come. I havetwo more stories under develop ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/12/01 - 7:14pm - 6 comments
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The WTF of Christmas Presents
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog I have a dear friend that I have known since 1969 but sometimes, he drives me mad. I produce a calendar every year. This year, all the photographs are of Castles. I give them to friends as Christmas presents and ...
SamanthaMD - 2019/12/30 - 12:57pm - 12 comments
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The Forsythe Saga
Author: SamanthaMD SamanthaMD's blog Blog About: Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I have one more part of the story ready for publication which will appear here next weekend. But as with the best laid plans and all that, I need to get two more p ...
SamanthaMD - 2020/04/30 - 9:47pm