Author: Arch Copy
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Slow Writing: The Unfortunate Alchemist
And then, at the very moment that Charles had thought he’d cracked it, the crockpot began to smoke quite disconcertingly. Who would have thought alchemic enlightenment could be so evasive? For poor Charles, the process was yet a veritable maze of dead ends, trapdoors and coal cellars. To think that he’d held the secret in…
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Slow Writing Is Back!
Sir, if I may: these shrewd words of yours – which have impressed us much – serve to further our cause not a jot. Half have left our heads, a full quarter have stood as garnish…why, I do believe our party is replete and sated after your canapé tableau of a speech. Moving uncomfortably swiftly…
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#SkinnyBirdWatching
https://twitter.com/TakingShapeUK/status/568688125846949888 You remember my post entitled Kate Upton is Not Fat, from a long time ago? Well, I was reminded of it today as Taking Shape, plus size clothing retailer and ‘normal body size’ campaigner (sure, because more plus size ladies mean more sales, amirite?), slowly but surely imploded under the pressure of an ill-thought-out…
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Wednesday
I wake at five, the damp air kissing my cheeks, and my eyes slam open. As I slither from my bed, I can hear distant screams. Mother. I do not smile. But I feel something I suppose could be happiness. The grounds start appearing out of the mist, lumps of sullen stone that had meaning…
