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Artist in Residence Quarantine Diaries, Episode 6

June 10, 2020Deck Deckert

The Times, are they a-changing? So here we all still are, still largely in we-ain’t-going-anywhere-just-yet mode – aside from the guys who apparently think that wielding an assault rifle on…Continue readingArtist in Residence Quarantine Diaries, Episode 6

How poetry became part of my soul

June 4, 2020Deck Deckert

I was weaned on poetry. My grandfather was a poet and he was reading me his sonnets before I was fully five years old. On one memorable occasion, I interrupted…Continue readingHow poetry became part of my soul

Alma Thinks... Film & book reviews

Rachel Carson – writer, scientist, prophet

May 28, 2020Deck Deckert

I knew that Rachel Carson WROTE books. But somehow the existence of a book ABOUT her, and about how and why she wrote her books, had remained a secret from…Continue readingRachel Carson – writer, scientist, prophet

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Only a few books are perfect; This is one of them.

May 20, 2020Deck Deckert

Re-reading Matt Ruff’s ‘Set This House in Order’ A couple of years and a couple of novels after “Fool on the Hill”, I got a new Matt Ruff novel into…Continue readingOnly a few books are perfect; This is one of them.

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Who is allowed to tell humanity’s stories?

May 13, 2020Deck Deckert

One of my lush historical fantasies, ‘Empress’, is rooted in Byzantium – which is something tightly woven with the whole vexed “write what you know” question because I grew up as…Continue readingWho is allowed to tell humanity’s stories?

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Homes of the dreamers, the tellers of tale

May 6, 2020Deck Deckert

A writer’s house which has been turned into a museum is almost irresistible for me. In homage and for inspiration I go to look at the books on their shelves,…Continue readingHomes of the dreamers, the tellers of tale

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Gentleman Jack, ever and unflinchingly herself

April 29, 2020Deck Deckert

Last Christmas, I got a load of books about remarkable women. One was someone I had first tripped over in a TV series called “Gentleman Jack”. That is how I…Continue readingGentleman Jack, ever and unflinchingly herself

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Artist in Residence: The Quarantine Diaries

April 22, 2020Deck Deckert

Episode 2 I’m falling prey to an odd sort of… paralysis. I pick up something to do and then I discover that I had unconsciously lain it down because I’m…Continue readingArtist in Residence: The Quarantine Diaries

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Where stories come from: Writers Play with Dolls

April 16, 2020Deck Deckert

Writing School When I write, my characters tend to step out fully formed and they simply insist I sit down and take dictation. But how did I get to that…Continue readingWhere stories come from: Writers Play with Dolls

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Artist in Residence: The Quarantine Diaries

April 8, 2020Deck Deckert

Episode One I found out the other day that William Shatner has taken to posting Kirk-style ‘captain’s log’ type entries to instruct, educate, and entertain the fans. His first one:…Continue readingArtist in Residence: The Quarantine Diaries