Sixteen Years in Afghanistan – From the Archive – As We Finally leave Posted on August 10, 2021 by toritto Today’s bombing in Kabul in the Embassy District We have been sixteen years in Afghanistan. Sixteen years. We went there after 9/11 to capture Osama, decimate the Al Qaeda leadership and overthrow the Taliban. The Afghan […]
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Smorgasbord Short stories Rewind – What’s in a Name? – Volume One – Hannah – Finding a way to move on! by Sally Cronin Posted on August 8, 2021 by Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. There are names that have been passed down through thousands of years which have powerful and deep-rooted meaning […]
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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 1st -7th August 2021- Pattie LaBelle, Short stories, Health, Pet Health, Book Reviews, Music and Humour Welcome to the posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord.. Hope all of you are doing well.. I know that some people have had a challenging time with Covid and […]
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Smorgasbord Short Stories – New Series Authors in the Sun – #Retirement #Sunshine Blue Jay Cay by Colin Peck When I worked on radio in the south of Spain I presented and recorded four series of Authors in the Sun showcasing local writers and their short stories. I ran a series here on the blog in […]
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Welcome to Clubhouse Chat page. Those of you who are not a member won’t be aware that the location of the Clubhouse is shrouded in mystery. The only way to visit it is via membership or an invite to the tearoom. Every few days, I’ll be sharing a conversation with all sorts of writers and […]
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New #shortstory: A GIFT TO REMEMBER @vocal_creators July 29, 2021 / Books & Bonsai Staci Troilo Ciao, amici! We’re on week three of the eight-week challenge. I’ve had my story ready to go since Friday, but I had technical issues with my Vocal account. FINALLY, at the last minute, they got resolved, and I got […]
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Smorgasbord Short stories Rewind – What’s in a Name? Volume One – Fionnuala – The Swan by Sally Cronin There are names that have been passed down through thousands of years which have powerful and deep-rooted meaning to their bearers. Other names have been adopted from other languages, cultures and from the big screen. They all […]
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Smorgasbord Short Stories – Tales from the Spanish Garden – Chapter Ten – The Last Summer Ball and the Winter Fairy – Part One by Sally Cronin Posted on July 17, 2021 by Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. This is the prequel to Tales from the Irish garden and shares the stories of […]
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I enjoy reading BeetleyPete’s series of short stories, and his latest one ‘A Good Runner‘ took me back to my first car, a bright red Ford Escort 1100. You can see what it looked like below, just imagine a red one instead of a yellow one. Sam took this picture at a classic car show […]
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Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves – #Shortstories – Flashes of Life: True Tales of the Extraordinary Ordinary by Pamela S. Wight Congratulations to Pamela S. Wight on the release of her latest book and the excellent reviews it is receiving. Flashes of Life: True Tales of the Extraordinary Ordinary About the […]
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