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Pounding the literary pavements – all 26 miles of them
Our Andy has been at it again. Fresh from rummaging around in rubbish bins for Throwaway Lines, he’s now got a new project on the go. But this time he’s tackling something altogether more athletic – brace yourselves – it’s the London Marathon.
Read more There are currently no comments relating to this entry... why not start the discussion?Weeding out corporate words
I was looking for a vibrant and cheerful bunch – it’s a shame this retailer didn’t sound like one.
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There’s only so long that a person can live off pizza. So I’m learning how to cook.
Read more There are currently no comments relating to this entry... why not start the discussion?The mystery of the morphing words
Halloween is over, so we’ll have to wait another year before we can put bedding over our heads to scare the living daylights out of small children, hide behind the sofa from B-movie slashers, or mutilate unsuspecting jelly babies for gory cake decorations.
Read more There are already 13 Comments relating to this entry... why not join the discussionFamous first words
They say everyone’s got a novel in them somewhere. I’m assuming they don’t mean this literally – “We’ve got the x-ray back from the lab, Miss Smith, and I can confirm that you do have a novel inside you.”
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