Category Archives: Conversation

The category for random blog posts and connecting on issues outside just writing.

Mini Rant

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Helen

I regularly get a taxi home from the shops on Saturday morning because although I only live about a ten minute walk away (which I always walk to the shops), coming home that way with heavy shopping bags makes it … Continue reading →

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Empowerment – International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Helen

Sometimes I’m asked in my work, as a senior woman in my agency, to talk to other women about how my career progressed. I’m happy to do this, but perhaps the story I tell seems strange. Because I believe I … Continue reading →

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Novel Writing and Publishing

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Helen

In my About section I noted that I am writing novels and longer works of prose and fiction. I’m now progressing on that journey. Baby steps at first 🙂  I wrote a few novels more than a decade ago, and … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales Should Come With a Hazard Warning

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Helen

I love a good story as much as the next person, and well I remember loving fairy tales (the scarier and bloodythirstier the better) as a child. My mother would read to my brother and I when we were young, … Continue reading →

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A Big Thank You

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Helen

When I first starting blogging about three weeks ago and began to find other blogs to follow I saw many posted thank yous at around this time of a blog’s life and I thought how lovely that was. What I … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit – a (probably not) Unexpected Reaction

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Helen

I have to admit, I’m a sook. About certain things. It’s embarrassing really. My particular Achilles Heel, for whatever reason, is honor. You practically only have to say the word and tears spring to my eyes. Continue and actually recount … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Blogger Award

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Helen

Hi, a very kind fellow blogger: http://mysteriouslyquiet.wordpress.com – nominated me for the Inspiring Blogger Award. Thank you so much, that is incredibly kind and humbling. I’m hoping that the rules and posting requirements don’t defeat the rather luddite side of … Continue reading →

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Another Shallow Moment – other TV shows I miss

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Helen

I like to write but I have to admit, as I mentioned below, I probably prefer to be entertained. I’m lazy like that. In fact I believe that as long as I can be entertained, I am content. Work can … Continue reading →

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Some things we shouldn’t tolerate….

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Helen

Why is it, in our modern world, we seem so tolerant of bad behaviour? Nowadays it seems if you are going to be a bastard, the trick is to get in first. It puts you above the reach of anyone … Continue reading →

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Life needs a little…Leverage

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Helen

So, I understand ranting is acceptable on a blog, and in the interests of experimenting with different types of posts, plus to get something off my chest – quite frankly – I thought, why not? Yesterday I was talking with … Continue reading →

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