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Misdeeds and mishaps aplenty as polar opposite siblings plough farcical furrows.
Wilberforce Windcheater seems a hopeless case. A keen subscriber to obsessive-compulsive disorder, his idea of a good time includes verifying the accuracy of the TV Test Card and studying the joys of railway level-crossings. Grace possesses caustic wit, intelligence, and an ability to render any man a helpless pool of regretful gunge. A liaison with her is marginally more advisable than aggravating a wronged crocodile. The world of the Windcheaters turns upside down when the family move next door to the swarthy and pleasure-seeking Leonard Loveland. He and his wife are destined to remain childless, and surrogate kids in the guise of sibling golden retrievers, Keith and Judith, won't suffice. Peripheral comic characters such as boss-eyed spinster, Valeria Worlechort; the haemorrhoid battling Bradley Bland; and biology professor turned evangelical fundamentalist loony, Barnstaple Spreadage – take the story into episodic silliness. You are cordially invited to take a ride through five decades of farce with Wilberforce & Grace.
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Broad OverviewPlot Summary Five decades in the lives of siblings Grace and Wilberforce Windcheater. First ImpressionsThe author has a confident writing style, but the chronology is slightly confusing.StrengthsA book with such an extended timeframe needs to have strong characters to hang the narrative from, and I think you have done some good groundwork here. The opening section drops us into the story in media res, and sets up the character of Wilberforce, and his OCD tendencies, nicely. It also introduces us to the relationship – and, importantly, the age gap – between Grace and Wilberforce, and I think this bit could be expanded further, particularly since after this we go straight back to before the children are born. It's a shame to move away from this portrait of the siblings so quickly – I would have liked to see more of it!WeaknessesThe sections are very short, and the constant changing between time, place, character and plotline means that it is very difficult to be drawn into the story. It takes a paragraph or two for the reader to settle into a new section, so when each section is only three or four paragraphs long the reader never really has a chance to be engaged. It feels as if it lacks focus, and I think a bit of work on rearranging this – drawing plotlines together into longer sections – would make all for a more immersive reading experience. Likewise, early on it is not currently very clear when we are moving in time, so that in chapter two it took a couple of seconds for me to realise we had gone back to read about Wilberforce and Grace's parents, and I think this (and future moves forward in time) could be signposted more clearly for the reader.Your writing is generally good, but you have a tendency to rely on too many adjectives; for example, the sentence, "Clarissa Colleridge-Phillpotts was quivering with undiluted glee as she handed the beautifully handwritten letter over to her friend" is overly wordy and does not flow smoothly for the reader. I would advise reading sections of your writing out loud; if it doesn't sound natural, re-word – and be brutal!DecisionThe issues with pace and language are barriers to the reading experience, which hinder the ability to enjoy the plot or appreciate the comedy, which is actually of a good standard, something very difficult to achieve in a novel. At present, this needs further work before it could be considered commercially. I'd advise reading some other novels dealing with long time-spans, to get a feeling of how other authors have managed pace. And perhaps also some comic family sagas, whether fiction or non-fiction, to look at the ways in which the characters are built up (e.g. My Family and Other Animals).
A wonderful juxtaposition of colourful characters playing on a stage of classic bawdy British humour. The names are straight out of the high tradition of quality farce and they alone made me laugh – 'Clodagh Cladding; the Company's matronly distributor of the mid-morning patisseries.I enjoyed the OCD quirkiness of Wilberforce and the extraordinary behaviour it leads to. The theatrical teacher reminded me of characters I had known, mocked mercilessly in caricature here. The historical references took me back in a pleasant, nostalgic way – 'a souped-up Ford Zephyr sped past the women, blaring out 'Move It' from its radio. A light blue suited teddy boy was at the wheel.' – I knew him!I found it hard to keep up with the array of characters at times, but soon got to love the parade.Thoroughly enjoyed this portrayal of class, prejudice and character. Humour has to be one of the most challenging of genres and you have it nailed, dear writer.
Chps1-20 (hoping to read the whole thing, but here's my comment on the first part)Dear whoster,I have previously dipped in and out of W&G but I have been meaning to read the whole thing for some time and decided to get started today. Half an hour later I was on chp 10. I couldn't put it down. The short chapters are brilliant and I like the way you chop from character to character, so that the pace and interest are maintained beautifully. You have a lot of characters which normally I would find confusing, but you introduce them gradually and draw them so well, I was never confused.The authorial voice is completely original and very much your own. I read a lot and have never come across anything quite like it. There is a joy of words which is palpable in every sentence (loved the sentence about Picalilli and Garibaldis), and above all you manage to create empathy for all your characters, even the unpleasant ones. It is this ability which kept me wanting to read on. Grace, in particular, was glorious, but I even 'liked' Mr Loveland, Miss Worlechort and the sadistic headmaster. I've said it before, but your greatest quality is the compassion with which you write. You clearly feel a great fondness and empathy for all your characters and because you do, we do too. It is infectious and carries us along on a wave through the story. The scene between Wilbur and Tommy about Tommy's wife and the cat brought a tear to my eye.You're great with description and detail too, it's beautifully written, economical and very well observed. I loved the conker fight and the evening of Grace's deflowering with the blow by blow account of the seduction. The bend of the slipper as the headmaster prepares to wallop someone and poor Wilbur's desperate search for masturbation material. The splash of a puddle here and the music from a passing car there. I can see, hear and smell it all, but your touch is so light, we almost don't feel there is any description at all. There were times when I laughed out loud, but yours is not the comedy of the wise crack, or the one-liner. It is more subtle than that, it is derived from bathos, from a masterful use of language and from the brilliantly well-observed foibles of human nature. We like all the characters because we can identify with them all, and by smiling at them we are smiling at ourselves.The writing gives us all license to be who we are however flawed and pathetic that might be.I've said it before, but this is genius. I've only ever used that word once or twice before on Authonomy and I've read close to 300 MSs. Not only that, but it's enjoyable, charming and readable genius. If this doesn't get picked up and published, there is no hope for any of us.Best of luck with it all,Sharda.
A Comlit Review:Wow! Can I admit to a writing man-crush? This is brilliant, brilliant writing. I think bunderful articulated it best in your comments- it's dense -not dumb dense -but brilliant dense in that you really should read this with a double shot expresso in your hand not a glass of wine because even if you skip a line, you'll miss some literary treasure. There is some lovely historical detail and also fantastic shape and rhythm in the writing and the one-liners come in a very natural way. I love the structure - it's like The Hours but a far better read - and there's such efficient and effortless characterisation. I'm reading on -hooked!I laughed out loud several times - Mrs Worlechort was hilarious -Britain sinking under the weight of immigration....etc, etcIt was laughter and awe reading this - it MUST be published and is going on my shelf.6 easy starsKaal Kaczmarek
Whoster, this is a work of genius, I backed this based on the first two chapters alone. I mean, seriously, Of everything I have read today, this is by far the best. I've read. It's grammatically perfect, hilarious to the point where I wonder how you came up with the stuff, and most of all, it combines the perfect combination of wit and observational humor. I have zero criticisms for this, except for the fact that you're letting people read it for free. Even glancing at the first page, should be enough for any agent to know that it needs to be published. This really is a work of genius. You had me at the guy's name, I shit you not. Even from the first paragraph "A carnal achieved only via cash payment."This looks like the kind of thing Hank Moody would write, if he was a real person. I don't have any criticisms for this, and I really tried to come up with some. This is a work of insanity, but in a good way. You posted in this thread that it's a "silly comedy." No, "silly" is when daffy duck hits himself over the head with a hammer because he wants to see stars. No, this work is the result of someone trying to divide by zero.I love it!
I just spent a bit of time with a nice grin plastered on my face. Your writing is a hoot...top-notch work.I really, really enjoyed it. You have a very deft and sure voice and the understated humor is solid and polished. I wish I could offer something substantial crit-wise. If you weren't so damned talented, maybe I could!
Every one of us has little bit of OCD but you really brought that out in these fabulous peaches that I live through reading. Great job!the characters seem to leap off the pages and the descriptions are just to die for.The teacher is hilarious and I never thought I would enjoy so much British humor, as I did with your tail.I really could not put it down.It is truly an original voice that you have placed in this humorous tale. And I am not one for comedy. I got a sense of compassion and love in your writing. It flows through to you readers. As we sense it as well.I am very be to back your book and, then put it on my watchlist.if you get a chance to review these the first chapter of my book I'll be ecstaticMJStarLovely Dark Fallen
Congrats Pete...I'm back in the UK and back on authonomy (until I find something better to do).
Sorry. Within paragraphs I knew this was not for me. With all the words in the English language, offensive ones turn me off right away. Interesting comments by others regarding your characters and wit, but I can't get past what if offensive to my sense of propriety. Sorry.
Hello,Very well-written with great characters and humor within it. I will read on when I get some time here. Thanks for sharing this story. High Stars.-LynForty-Four Footprints Following Me
Dear PeterI've been checking out the dizzy heights of the top five, and have just read your first two chapters. You are deservedly up there: witty, poignant, full of character, clever but easy to read at the same time. I've backed you and hope you maintain or exceed your current position by the end of the month. KathrynHighway Code
I GENUINELY love this! A writer of comedy myself (and hard to please to boot) I felt immediately drawn into your wonderful depiction of the OCD, and the naughty comments ha ha. I don't usually go back for more (I just don't have time, and have made a pact to read at least one chapter of those I come in contact with) but I WILL GO BACK TO YOURS; it drew me in, and I love humour. Have a wee peek at mine if you can, I think you'll feel the pull of humour too. Lots of luck!!! I genuinely feel you will be published, and if not you should definitely go the kindle route.Well done and best regardsJaney (DollyBottom) PS...one little thing...Please change he was "sat" on the toilet...use anything, --he was glued to the toilet seat, he was welded to the toilet seat, even he was "sitting" on the toilet seat. This hideous expression that has slipped into the English language, i.e she was stood, she was sat, etc is enough to evoke in me an urge to take a rope, twist it into a nice noose, slip it quietly round my delicate neck and kick the sodding chair away :((
Funny, enjoyable. Like it . Characters are believeable. --emarieJackson Jacob Henry Brown, III
A superb 1st chapter. I shall becoming back to read more. I like your writing style and enjoy the characters. Very well done.
Hey Peter,Just read Ch. 1 so far. Great start to a uniquely written & witty book. Creative characters and great writing style. I won't wish you any luck because you really don't need it here your doing so well. Congrats on a job well done!!-Lyn
This is excellent!
Hi Peter,Highly amusing style and characters. First time I have laughed at a book on this site! Hope this does very well.Patrick LynchThe Spirits in the Shadows
Dear Peter Turner,Best wishes for Wilberforce & Grace -- good show and backed.GK StritchCBGB Was My High School
PS if this isn't published then someone deserves to get their arse reddened!
This is a real page turner from Mr Turner (cough… sorry)Some great gags and brilliant, witty dialog. Love the parallel stories that weave together.6 stars from me.
Hey Pete,I have read the first five chapters. Well done! I'm sure you have heard it all by now so I won't go on and on about how polished and well written your book is. Suffice it to say it is an easy and enjoyable read. Your descriptions and dialogue are spot on.I see you are headed for the ED desk this month. Congratulations on a job well done. This is one of the few books I have read, which richly deserves to be there.High stars and backed. I know it's late but better late than never.Sneaky Long"Trophy Wives"
Overall, I thought this was very good. There isn't much to critique. You do a good job of defining your main character by his compulsions. That almost makes his OCD another character, which is cool. The only pitfall I saw was some of the wording. It is easy to overwrite in an attempt to be literary and clever. I do that too. Usually, simple is the best way to go. For example:"After about ten minutes sat on the toilet" This sentence is awkward, maybe just simplify it, "After ten minutes on the toilet" "The accused immediately became stone-faced and red-checked from a concoction of" The use of concoction is odd in that sentence and combined with immediately, makes for quite a mouthful. It is a rare happening though. Most of the prose flows well. You might consider doing a search for 'ly' words and trimming them down. In the above sentence, you could lose 'immediately' and the sentence flows better. Just a suggestion. Cutting the adverbs that end in 'ly' helps alleviate the overwriting and will usually improve the story. Nice work. I have to admit, the story didn't draw me in, but I think it would many readers. I tend to like scary thrillers so … but the writing and style are well worked. Good luck with it.Darla
I have just been informed I need to leave a comment. I enjoyed your book so have placed it on my shelf.
You've already got millions of great detailed critiques here so you don't need another from me.All I'd like to say is I read the first chapter and laughed a lot. Then I read the second chapter and laughed a lot some more. As the book is in the genre of comedy, I'd say it's working very well.CheersGoliath
Polished, quirky, dry, amusing and observational, probabably like the writer himself dare I say? I read this book some long while ago, but it is still refreshing and original. Nothing to add really that hasn't already been said other than in view of the time lapse, it deserves another place on my shelf. Margaret.
This is a huge amount of fun. I ended up going to bed late reading this. It's a great blend of farce and cringe-worthy moments. I love the boss being crushed by the cabinet and felt for the heal of a neighbour. He deserved what he got but she was a little vindictive too. Fingers crossed you'll get it published. Lloyd.
On the shelf.
Hi Peter. Hope this finds you well. I was checking my good friend Joe's book in the ranks (Budda) and read your short pitch and was intrigued. So happy to have found this book! It is truly one of the most entertaining and polished manuscripts I've come across. Many of the books I'm reading are deep, science fictioney (not really my thing). I'm much more into stories about people, their relationships and journey. I only meant to read one chapter and I've gone and finished three! I'm just a simple girl from Atlanta, Georgia but I do love the British so this fired on all cylinders for me. I hope this will be taken as the compliment it's meant to be, but I almost felt as though I was reading a "Lemony Snicket" for grownups. (Hope that sounded good???). Anyway, I'm truly sorry my shelf is full at the moment, but I do think three of my friends books will make ED soon, opening up space. But as good as your book is you'll likely get there before them. I will put you on my watchlist if that's okay so I'll be sure to come back and read more. And I give you one of my rare six stars....just because I'm picky that way. I'm pretty generous with five though! All the best,Sheri Emery / Crazy Quilt
This is superb writing and right up my street. The humour is is just what I like to see as I can imagine it more then anything else in books. I love the way you sell this to the reader and I am so glad I have put this on my shelf. Very big pat on the back for this. Well recommended and what I looked for in my own book.Sean Connolly. British Army on the Rampage. (B.A.O.R)
A pretty silly comment - I preferred the yellow cover, it had more pizazz, imhoBut a very funny clever book. stars aplenty.
This is a real crack mate, luvving it loads!Dave
Hi Peter,I've just read the first chapter of 'Wilberforce & Grace, and found it very amusing.No reader can feel anything but sympathy for the hapless Wilberforce. I found the first sentence was a bit too long, and also wondered if it was written from personal experience!Good Luck with it,Carol Jefferies(A Prince Unboyed)
Like looking in a patisserie window - everything line is delicious!
I'm only up to chapter four but I've already laughed out loud twice and the 'haddock trawler quim' made me spit all over my laptop- I love a bit of vulgarity! I've backed this and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of it. I wish you the best of luck (although I doubt you'll need it).CamilleFifty Shades of Crusty Skin, Hairy Legs and Morning Breath
Love your first paragraph hook. It is clean, precise, intriguing, and paint a picture of a character that compels readers to keep moving forward. Will return to read more. JK
Funny stuff, silly in all the right places.
I have heard so many good things about this book. I finally decided to sit down and read it. I am so glad that this lives up to the hype.I've read the first two chapters. This is marvelously written. I got a sense of poor Wilberforce's plight and character right from the start. The first chapter is brilliant. The second chapter follows in an equally brilliant fashion. The characters are vivid and interesting, and the narration is quirky and light. Very well written. My only overall note on this chapter is that it seems to go from a sort of irrelevant story from William's childhood - that seems to focus more on Watson than William at first - to the more pertinent story of his meeting Catherine. While I enjoyed the story at the top of the chapter, I question how important it is to the book.That being said, my notes on this are almost all grammar things. I think you might want to look over semicolon and comma use. There are several mistakes, and, since these are consistent problems, I'm sure they continue throughout the MS.Chapter 1:- The first sentence needs a comma somewhere. Without a pause, I feel like I'm going to run out of breath reading that sentence. There needs to be a break just to help me collect my thoughts.- No comma after "a few colleagues"- Tommy Trite is a brilliant name- No comma after "of the five provided" – you don't need a comma before "and" unless there is a new subject in the clause that follows.- No comma after "current year"- No comma after "bending of the rules"- I like the ending of this chapter.Chapter 2:- No comma after "out to Watson"- "more calm" should be "calmer"- "teacher was huffing and pussing" – the "was" makes this passive. More active to say "teacher huffed and puffed"- The comma here should be a semicolon: "confidence, though in truth"- No comma after "stirring propaganda"- "but reckoned without his lack of flair and courage" I feel like there's supposed to be more to this sentence. Like it's supposed to continue with something like "he couldn't…" but it doesn't continue. I think it's because of the way it's worded. It feels like it's leading toward something and doesn't reach it.- Don't write out eighth, that's weird. "May eighth 1945"- Comma here should be a semicolon: "joy and relief, so if ever"- No comma after "sweet nothings"- "for when being on display" "being" is unnecessary and awkward here- Should be a semicolon, not a comma: "along the floor, one of which"- Should be a comma, not a semicolon: "into the house; displaying"- "was no seemingly" is passive. It's active to say "now seemed" instead- Hyphenate "hard working"- No comma: "only children, and decided"Very good job! I'll have to find a way to give this some shelf time soon - though that might not be until the end of the month. Either way, I'll be back to read more, and this will get time on my shelf.Anna-Lara
read the chapter you recommended for me... bah, it makes me hate all men... and it's sad that i know too many women like that... i was probably like that too back in the day... i hope i wasn't... but hey ho, that's by the byya... well done sir, i love your style and the ability you have to suck the reader in... even though i was cringing and disliking Robert more and more... and Grace is an idiot for falling for it... shameJac
Giggled all the way through the first four chapters of your book. My mom would absolutely love this, is it available in print? Have you self-pubbed? You so should.
This has to be one of the funniest books I have come across here. Thank you, Mr Turner. I really can't imagine this not going to print very soon.
Well done for hitting the top twenty.
Tickled my funniest bone matey. Loving the anti-Hitler rant.
Hi Peter, I was in the mood for some humor and you delivered. I enjoyed how the time was brought out with eccentric characters and yet they really seem fairly normal. Usually, we don't see the decades of the 40s and 50s treated with such narrative glee yet it's certainly reflected in the music then. Liked the scene at the bank and the picture enclosed in Clarissa's letter from Jean Claude! And would like to read on. Shelved - Katherine
It made me laugh. What more do I need to say?Whoster - backed with pleasure!
Pete,Wilberforce and Grace is a very pleasurable read. It's something new from the other books on the site and is packed with humor and creativity. Always appreciate a good underdog story, especially when the dialogue is written so well. There wasn't much that I saw that needed critiquing. What you have here is very subtle and sharpened, written with elegance and a thought out color to your writing. It is most charming in such a peculiar sense and that what makes it stand out from the rest. Good work on this and good luck. JC Whitfield-The Misery Jar
I'm about a third of the way in and just wanted to let you know I'm enjoying the read. Great comedic moments. There is a quaintness to it which is often, in a good way, at odds with the writing style. This adds extra enjoyment and depth and is a real strength. The gentleness of the period of village life is given a kick in the pants with some very sharp contemporary humour.
I've read only the first two chapters. I was a little confused by the transition from ch. 1 to ch. 2, and I didn't get up to speed on what was going on until I was about halfway through ch. 2. I'm not sure why you structured it this way; why, for instance, Wilberborce is the subject of chapter one, his father is the subject of chapter 2, and Grace hasn't appeared yet, even though she was born before Wilberforce. These first two chapters have a style, wit, and a voice that is distinctive and compelling, but also somewhat cynical. Whether the cynicism will be tempered with sympathy is something I'll have to read on to determine. I will read on, though, so I am engaged, if tentatively.
Hi Peter,Thanks go to Sharda for recommending this little story of yours. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was reminded of the 'Wilt' books by Tom Sharpe.It's a funny tale which almost immediately has the reader feeling sympathetic toward Wilberforce. Exactly what a good story should doThe writing is extremely good although I'm not entirely sure about the names of some of the characters! Some of the references to past times won't be liked or understood by the current generation although I do see that they are important parts of the era the story starts off in.All in all it's a great read and you deserve to go racing upwards.Good luck, I have backed you!RegardsSteve'Merlin's Cave'
Hi Peter,Your book is gathering momentum and picking up all sorts of (well-deserved) positive comments. You don't need any more back-patting at this stage, so instead I'm going to piss all over chapter one as I reckon that, even if you reject most of these comments out of hand, you might find some of them useful.Chapter One'fist clench his heart' - while technically a correct use of clench, it's universally understood that a fist clenches itself. Using 'around' circumvents the problem.The first sentence is a bit too long. You could shave off a few words so as to not lose the reader three quarters way through.'he wallowed in self pity' - you don't really need this. The fact he's holding his head in his hands should tell us this. Also, 'wallow' implies a lengthy soak whereas this is an instantaneous act.'exhaled joyful guffaws' - try exhaling and guffawing at the same time. I don't thin it's possible. Why tell us that these guffaws are joyful? Guffaw is such a specific word you shouldn't need to describe the manner in which they do it or the emotion it expresses. 'Joy' isn't what immediately springs to mind in this scenario.'they swapped random jibes' - what's random about the jibes? They're pre-mediated and all concern the same subject.'played the downtrodden underdog' - is he consiously playing a role or is this just the hand he's been dealt? Is a downtrodden underdog not a tautology?'in response to' - this doesn't feel right. He can respond to something immediate such as the jibes but not so much to a lifelong affliction'her; reinforcing' - semi-colon should be a colonYou're telling us an awful lot that could be shown much more efficiently with a few actions. 'only positive course of action available' - this is all too wordy. You don't need to overanalyse each situation and provide the reader with a reason for every character movement.The Horace Wimp thing - why mention it now? The colleagues haven't used the term so it just feels like information dumping. Besides, how many readers are going to understand the reference?All the semi-colons should probably be colons. Read up on when to use them.the names are a bit of a mouthful and I'm personally not a fan of too much alliterationThere's way to much overdescription and narrator interference. Just have Wilberforce go through his routines and the reader will pick up on his autism and OCD. It's as though you don't trust your own writing (or your readers' intuition) enough that you have to batter us over the head with explanations. Trust me, you're well capable of making yourself understood with fewer, well-chosen words.'populating', 'aesthetically displeasing' - it sometimes reads as though you want to use a big word for the sake of it when a smaller, more accurate word will do.Instead of describing the tap ritual before he carries it out, why not just have him do it and pique the reader's curiosity?I think internal monologue would work so much better for this scene than third person. You don't need to go full-on Rain Man but a couple of lines of Wilberforce talking to himself could convey so much about him.up the anti - antethere are too many adjectives and adverbs here and again there are more long words that have no reason to be here other than to show that the author knows them. 'perpendicular journey towards the lino', for example. What does the story gain by this as opposed to 'fell off'?'time wasn't of the essence' - why not? give us some clue as to why he has free time'with a compulsive thoroughness' - we expect him to do this. Maybe state that he washed them 'six times' or 'over and over' What does Windcheater mean? Who is Barry Duct? What is this huge change coming up? - Obviously we're supposed to wonder but this feels like so much 'Next time on Batman' as opposed to a natural wrap up to the chapterIf any of this is useful to you, I can read a few more chaptersCheersRichard
Hi Peter,Chapter 1 - what a delightful read and I will certainly be back for more - it's on my watch list.I wish you lots of luck with this,Katie Jay'Books Suck'
Really intriguing, i enjoyed the first few chapters a lot and look forward to reading the rest. Good Luck,L.M.J Rayner Atlas Cloud and the Amulet of Thieves
This was so funny. It really made me laugh. I really liked the way you build up the characters and the historical overview of the family works well to introduce us to the story. The only thing I wasn't sure about was the title. It's a nice play on words but is presumably a reference to Will and Grace, a fairly insignificant tv comedy that is far less funny than this. Obviously you're not going to change it now but I did wonder why you'd chosen such a reference as a starting point.Best of luck with it, I'm sure you'll be at the top before long!Mia(oh and have full stars!)
Funny, bizarre and at times down right hilarious. I read a few chapters over the weekend and it made the rain outside more bearable.
Many thanks HR. As I can't message you, I hope you see this - many thanks for the backing also.
Funny, bizarre and at times down right hilarious. I read a few chapters over the weekend and it made the rain outside more bearable.
Hi PeterBeing from Edinburgh, I will use the soft but militant Edinburgh burr of Mr Flammetrie for this comment, as I too consider myself a man who believes he knows his onions, although i am not always one to gain respect from both sides of any given fence.This is a uniquely crafted piece of work that felt to me like a jog down memory lane, the test card girl with her noughts and crosses was always a spooky image to leave for anyone off to bed late and has featured in many a nightmare. ELO sound tracks and Vauxhall Viva's cruising to If Paradise Is (Half As Nice), well it beats the hell out of hip-hop. A slice of battenberg cake to keep you going along the way, all great stuff.Witty, funny and a comic tale with character names worthy of Tom Sharpe, I have enjoyed what I have read so far. My only negative was that it should be a tale to be avoided by men with the inability to pierce candyfloss.Six stars and if I had a sixth shelf space it would be there. If you ever get a chance to look up a writer on Twitter called @robolollycop, Craig Stone on Amazon, he is short listed for the Dundee literary prize this year for his ebook Liife Knocks,I think you would like him too, your writing reminded me of his a little. Well off to flush the loo with some toilet paper wrapped around the handle, and tell me can you still buy Stevenson's Rocket mugs?D.JThe Ghost Shirt


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On Sad Days . . .
My friend Pastor Weedon shared these words on his blog…great stuff, friends, for those sad days.
from Weedon's Blog
A week of so many sorrows… Joanie's mom sudden death on Tuesday morning… The funeral for little Lily Ann Haarmann yesterday… Cindi today at the funeral for Dan Kostencki while I finished up homily for Ramona's service… Death everywhere. "In the midst of very midst of life snares of death surround us." (LSB 755). Or as Bishop Laache said so famously: "In this life we carry each other to the grave."
Spent time this morning on the phone with my brother, hospitalized with an infection that may halt his chemo treatments for the time being – he sounded weak, weary, discouraged. Spent time talking to my sister about how sad conditions are at the VA hospital where Maup is hospitalized. Spent time in prayer for so many heart-aches of the parish and dear friends going through hellacious times.
In such downer moments, is there any comfort on God's green earth that comes close to what the Church gives us in her hymnody? I think not.
Why should cross and trial grieve me?
God is near
With His cheer;
Never will He leave me.
Who can rob me of the heaven
That God's Son
For me won
When His life was given?
When life's troubles rise to meet me,
Though their weight
May be great
They will not defeat me.
God, my loving Savior, sends them,
He who knows
All my woes
Knows how best to end them.
God gives me my days of gladness,
And I will
Praise Him still
When He sends me sadness.
God is good; His love attend me
Day by day,
Come what may,
Guides me and defends me.
From God's joy can nothing sever
For I am
His dear lamb,
He, my Shepherd ever.
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San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this morning in San Francisco at the funeral of Walter Shorenstein, who died last week. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
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Lindsey Fox scored twice as Butler ended Valparaiso's season on Saturday afternoon with a 2-0 victory in the Horizon League quarterfinals held in Indianapolis, Ind.
With the loss, Valpo's season has come to a close with a 10-9 record, tied for the third most victories in school history.
Butler, the fourth seed, broke the scoreless tie with 8:01 remaining before halftime as Fox found the back of the net from 25 yards out in the middle of the field.
The Crusaders, the tournament's fifth seed, trailed just 1-0 at the break, despite being outshot 6-3 over the opening 45 minutes.
Fox then added what proved to be the insurance goal 17:42 into the second half, scoring from the right side about 18 yards out with Carrie Twyman drawing the assist.
Valpo had a golden scoring opportunity late in the match to get on the scoreboard, but Kendal Brown's (Lake Zurich, Ill./Carmel Catholic H.S.) shot ricocheted off of the crossbar.
"We had a good season and have a lot to be proud of this year," head coach Stephen Anthony said afterwards. "Unfortunately, we just could not finish on our chances today."
Erin Murray (Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley H.S.) finished the match with two saves for the Brown and Gold, and became the school's all-time leader in minutes played over the course of her career. Annalise Larkin made four stops for Butler (10-8-1) in the victory.
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I have not got a problem with the Pounceys being in their friend's corner, but they did excercise bad judgement in how they chose to do so. To me, proper support is more personal. A phone call to your friend telling him that you are supporting him, etc.
How does wearing a baseball hat to a bar help support your friend? Will a jury consider this as evidence of his innocence? Is he going to feel better behind bars knowing that his pals are bar hopping with homemade hats? No, they were simply just making a spectacle of themselves by showing the public something that anyone would know is controversial. They were figuring to stand out by wearing something that they knew would be a conversation piece.
As far as the public show of support, as I often say - I wish my acquaintances happy birthday on facebook. I wish my friends happy birthday with a phone call. If they were trying to support him then it was an impersonal, shallow and dumb gesture.
zimmerman had lost sight of him when he got sucker punched too.
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Zubat is definitely an underappreciated threat in Little Cup, as with incredible STAB and a pretty good movepool, it can be quite an asset to its team. While there are several Flying-types that outclass it, this little guy has a high enough Attack stat that makes switching into its Brave Bird a tall task. Additionally, Zubat has a number of unique characteristics to its name, with its most useful attribute coming in the form of a 4x resistance to Fighting-type moves.
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