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sulcus
 25 Mar 2010, 16:15 #84809 Reply To Post
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:02
Do all unpublished old drunks from Croydon still think that they're cool?

I have this image of Lawrence at music concerts, arms raised, cigarette lighter in hand, exploding in a blue flash as he sets fire to his own farts, to the relief of the gagging teenagers behind him.

He probably has a pony tail too, as greasy as a rat's arse.

1979? I was too young to know if I was miserable or not back then.


I think those behind him might be more concerned not to be singed/seared, rather than being relieved.
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dancingsue
 25 Mar 2010, 16:18 #84811 Reply To Post
Quote: Lawrence H Poole, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:10
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:02
Do all unpublished old drunks from Croydon still think that they're cool?

I have this image of Lawrence at music concerts, arms raised, cigarette lighter in hand, exploding in a blue flash as he sets fire to his own farts, to the relief of the gagging teenagers behind him.

He probably has a pony tail too, as greasy as a rat's arse.

1979? I was too young to know if I was miserable or not back then.


He's on good form, isn't he? I love the wordage: 'music concerts'. Ain't he the groooooviest?


Get a room, you two.
the long and the short of it

Lawrence H Poole
 25 Mar 2010, 16:20 #84812 Reply To Post
Quote: sulcus, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:15
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:02
Do all unpublished old drunks from Croydon still think that they're cool?

I have this image of Lawrence at music concerts, arms raised, cigarette lighter in hand, exploding in a blue flash as he sets fire to his own farts, to the relief of the gagging teenagers behind him.

He probably has a pony tail too, as greasy as a rat's arse.

1979? I was too young to know if I was miserable or not back then.


I think those behind him might be more concerned not to be singed/seared, rather than being relieved.


tee hee. You don't expect straight-line thinking from the wrigster, do you? Give the plonker a break, dammit. Just let him let it all out: there's a huge audience gagging for more.
awrigley
 25 Mar 2010, 16:21 #84813 Reply To Post
Quote: sulcus, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:15
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:02
Do all unpublished old drunks from Croydon still think that they're cool?

I have this image of Lawrence at music concerts, arms raised, cigarette lighter in hand, exploding in a blue flash as he sets fire to his own farts, to the relief of the gagging teenagers behind him.

He probably has a pony tail too, as greasy as a rat's arse.

1979? I was too young to know if I was miserable or not back then.


I think those behind him might be more concerned not to be singed/seared, rather than being relieved.


Still, the lesser of two evils and all that.

My sympathies to Mr Poole for his illness, there are better ways to seek attention.

Memory... What was that?
Lawrence H Poole
 25 Mar 2010, 16:26 #84815 Reply To Post
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:21
Quote: sulcus, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:15
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:02
Do all unpublished old drunks from Croydon still think that they're cool?

I have this image of Lawrence at music concerts, arms raised, cigarette lighter in hand, exploding in a blue flash as he sets fire to his own farts, to the relief of the gagging teenagers behind him.

He probably has a pony tail too, as greasy as a rat's arse.

1979? I was too young to know if I was miserable or not back then.


I think those behind him might be more concerned not to be singed/seared, rather than being relieved.


Still, the lesser of two evils and all that.

My sympathies to Mr Poole for his illness, there are better ways to seek attention.



Oooooh, You NASTY man.

Funny as I seem to recall we had the whole story of your own serious illness on the site not long ago.

One rule for moi...

awrigley
 25 Mar 2010, 16:45 #84820 Reply To Post
Lawrence

You can take it how you like, but as sympathy goes it is genuine. I wish no ill on you or others, nor do I find misfortune funny. I had only just noticed the reference to your illness... do you think I have time to write posts AND read them?

Perhaps the 'attention seeking' throw away line was unnecessary, but it took the sugar out of it.

anyway, ten quid says I had more antibiotics than you...
This post was last edited by awrigley, 25 Mar 2010, 16:46
Memory... What was that?
Lawrence H Poole
 25 Mar 2010, 16:54 #84823 Reply To Post
Quote: awrigley, Thursday, 25 Mar 2010 16:45
Lawrence

You can take it how you like, but as sympathy goes it is genuine. I wish no ill on you or others, nor do I find misfortune funny. I had only just noticed the reference to your illness... do you think I have time to write posts AND read them?

Perhaps the 'attention seeking' throw away line was unnecessary, but it took the sugar out of it.

anyway, ten quid says I had more antibiotics than you...


No bet. You probably win.

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awrigley
 25 Mar 2010, 17:25 #84824 Reply To Post
I will tell Helen to play Lullaby on the piano.

(60 litres, by the way).
Memory... What was that?
madeinwood
 07 Feb 2011, 07:01 #110362 Reply To Post
Quote: eileenmac, Sunday, 21 Mar 2010 11:34
Had she really experienced that amount of violence from her father, she would not be alive today to tell the tale.
I'm sorry to be so cynical but I do wonder just how many of these books actually told the truth.

Eileen, your naivety is impressive in this day and age. As a professional foster carer, let me assure you that these books represent only the tip of the iceberg. You are entitled to close your eyes to all of this but it doesn't make it go away. These books can't actually tell you all that goes on - they're telling you only a part of the story. It's actually far, far worse. Such books are fictionalised, but they are not fiction.
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov
paigecarter
 07 Feb 2011, 08:58 #110373 Reply To Post
Quote: madeinwood, Monday, 7 Feb 2011 07:01
Quote: eileenmac, Sunday, 21 Mar 2010 11:34
Had she really experienced that amount of violence from her father, she would not be alive today to tell the tale.
I'm sorry to be so cynical but I do wonder just how many of these books actually told the truth.

Eileen, your naivety is impressive in this day and age. As a professional foster carer, let me assure you that these books represent only the tip of the iceberg. You are entitled to close your eyes to all of this but it doesn't make it go away. These books can't actually tell you all that goes on - they're telling you only a part of the story. It's actually far, far worse. Such books are fictionalised, but they are not fiction.


Well said, madeinwood. Where there is a book, there is a child who at least survived. The tip of the iceberg? Yes. That book should be taken as a positive, not a negative.

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