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Alien thoughts on Creative Writing (opens the original)
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One bright morning, a flying saucer crashes down on Planet Earth.Not in gritty desert sand or blue ocean, the most statistically likely places. Instead, it screeches into an English-speaking city - London, Edinburgh, or Bath. Actually, no. Let’s have it skid across a field, startling some cows. Not far from an ivy-draped, sandstone building. Yes - a creative writing centre where, inside, aspiring authors are gazing deeply into their navels novels.One writer, distracted by a noise outside, looks
Ten Brilliant Gifts for Someone with Cancer (opens the original)
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What to give someone who has cancer?I’ve been asked this question a few times now, by virtue of having been through this malarkey twice. The answer, of course, depends on the Who and What of it all. There are lists out there that are specifically for cancer—silk pillowcases (for night sweats or hot flushes), beanie hats (for hair loss and cold noggins), and pretty holdalls (for hospital visits). All wonderful ideas. My list is a bit looser, a little less attached to cancer treatment.Please share
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