Mock Ducktag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13031682008-07-17T14:54:54+01:00TypePadMeme and none but memetag:typepad.com,2003:post-528196362008-07-17T14:54:54+01:002008-07-23T00:33:31+01:00Charlotte the Duckling (the other one) meme-ed me. If there is such a verb. But I decided to do something a bit different as the meme was a bit boring all about past jobs and whatnot. Which is likely to...MockduckA Good Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-520139342008-06-29T00:59:32+01:002008-07-11T16:14:31+01:00Mockduck5 Things to Cheer Me Uptag:typepad.com,2003:post-516312962008-06-20T13:44:40+01:002008-07-22T21:24:57+01:00I'm having a bad day with various things going wrong and not feeling too well. Decided I really need to cheer myself up and if anyone wants to join in that would be nice. Add five things that cheer you...MockduckJust to explaintag:typepad.com,2003:post-516290042008-06-20T12:04:16+01:002008-06-20T12:04:17+01:00Just to explain about the article underneath. It was originally posted in The Book Bar - Jess Ruston's literary blog quite a while ago. But, sadly, The Book Bar is no more (hopefully to be replaced with something just as...MockduckCan't You Sound a Bit More Like Alan Bennett?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-516283982008-06-20T11:31:24+01:002008-06-22T13:21:51+01:00This article about my experience at The Unpublished Writers Jam was originally published by Jess Ruston's literary blog: The Book Bar. “Can’t you sound a bit more like Stephen Fry – he’s funny.” “No I can’t!” “Alan Bennett then.” I...MockduckFavourite Bookstag:typepad.com,2003:post-514491482008-06-17T12:15:32+01:002008-06-18T19:53:12+01:00I just posted a marathon review this morning. I feel a bit ashamed that it was so long and can't imagine many people are going to want to wade through to the bitter end, but it is one of my...MockduckFledgling Thoughtstag:typepad.com,2003:post-513616242008-06-15T15:13:37+01:002008-06-16T11:54:07+01:00Well, I'm not sure if it's the progeny of the original fat bluetit (who used to aggressively chirrup and jump up and down at me every time I dared go anyway near the peanut feeder last winter) as he had...MockduckWhich Apprentice Candidate Are You?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-513368742008-06-14T15:44:53+01:002008-06-17T09:30:46+01:00I have to admit. I'm not ashamed - I absolutely love The Apprentice and Wednesdays nights suddenly seem very drab and drear without it. I've been thinking about which Apprentice candidate various people are like and thought I'd ask here:...MockduckMotherly Lovetag:typepad.com,2003:post-512563782008-06-12T19:20:53+01:002008-06-13T19:32:58+01:00My mother has an odd idea about concentration and writing. She's been helping me recently with a bit of DIY. Well, let's be honest here. More than helping. She has been practically doing it all single-handed. Believe me, my mother...MockduckAnd in relation to the last post...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-512162802008-06-12T00:31:48+01:002008-06-14T15:01:35+01:00Just to show Sam I am open-minded, I thought it was only fair to post a piece representing the other side of the age-banding debate - this time from Meg Rosoff.Mockduck