Prepare to be cosy

I trimmed the tree and put up lights and prepared to be cosy for the wee dark days before Christmas

Pay Pal

Re:Every Day Poets

This reply to a contributor from Camille, flagged up something I didn't realise was happening.

PAY PAL changed their fee structure without notifying anyone and has been skimming off $0.30 plus 2.9% of the paid amount. This was not the case when Every Day Poets was launched, We would love to walk away from PayPal altogether, but at the moment it’s really our only option for making payments in international currencies and is materially affecting both our operating costs and our business processes.

When did this start? I have to say I'm really disgusted. Mind you, if payment is made by cheque, it's the same story. So every way we look the 'bankers' win!

Once more unto BwS

I have a flash fiction there this week called Tranparency. Now the really interseting part is, it was inspired by reading around the subject of water on the internet. I sincerely hope that these two characters do not exist and are not carrying on such a synical conversation in an office somewhere in the developed world but they were born out of research and that's scary! I'm sure you'll agree...
http://bewilderingstories.com/issue364/transparency.html


misconception
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The finance free Christmas was Gran's idea. Instead of exchanging things wrapped in paper, they would exchange wishes and that would cost nothing. So for a start, everyone contributed something to the dinner. ...

Micro Horror Prize 2009

A photo signed to me by Conrad Brooks that also carries the signature of Bela Lugosi amonst others which delights my husband!

and

DVD - Hillbilly Monster and Grandparents from Outer Space - oh yeah! :)

Thank you to Nathan Rosen for once again sending such unique prizes and th Conrad who donated them. They are in my office to spur me on to greater efforts.

December Links

It was frosty here this morning. Our first frost of the winter. 1st Dec and everything white :) Last year, we were coming back from Manchester and Leonard Cohen. Is that really a year ago? A few more to come this month. Keep checking back. Oonah

Misconception sometimes people miss the whole point of Christmas
misconception
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The finance free Christmas was Gran's idea. Instead of exchanging things wrapped in paper, they would exchange wishes and that would cost nothing. So for a start, everyone contributed something to the dinner. ...

Transparency is my latest story at BwS http://bewilderingstories.com/issue364/transparency.html

A Dream of Lost a nightmare really, is described in this poem at BwS http://www.everydaypoets.com/decembers-table-of-contents-2/

The Damage is up at Dorsal here http://www.iceflow.com/doorknobs/DOORBODY2.html and it is in good company :) My friend John Ritchie is also in Issue 56 as a winning entry!

Check out the St Andrew's Day poem at EDP and our table of contents for December :)

http://www.everydaypoets.com/decembers-table-of-contents-2/

I have a poem at BwS http://www.everydaypoets.com/decembers-table-of-contents-2/ Thank goodness I woke up! ;)

What he said

I could have cloned another flower or two.
It would have been so easy to do
the dishonest work of a modern moment.

Is not what we have enough?
Sunshine, peace and flowers,
light enough for today?
© Oonah V Joslin