Valentine Williams

Novelist and poet

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Taken at knife point from the river? The
dog would have kicked up a fuss. Unless it knew the person, but being off its lead it would have followed them. Led away from the river, distracted, shoved into a car and driven away without the dog perhaps. Is she a prisoner somewhere?

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Hasn't she got anything better to do?

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Someone let loose the dogs of war. And guess what?
For once it wasn't us. But we'll still pay the price.

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@scottmhughes Loss and anger are two sides of the same coin. Acknowledging the loss, turning the mirror round, helps divert anger. With the pandemic causing all round losses, anger is now uppermost. I hope my books reflect some of this process.

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Starting to get excited about my book, Losing It, being published by Victorina Press this summer. A psychological drama with knobs on!

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@BBCr4today On listening to the interview about Matt Hancock I noted that everyone was mentioned - except Matt's wife and children. They have a voice too. But maybe we don't care about them, or Boris's tribe of abandoned children. Why do they get away with this?

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Paying proper attention to weeds now. The Greeks eat 'horta' in spring to cleanse the blood. Nettle soup anyone?-

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Made a promise to myself to promote my books:
'What Happened to Selina Smith' and 'Child With No Name' ahead of my next book LOSING IT, which is being published by Victorina. Are some people mad, bad, or both, and what makes them so? Find out!

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What constitutes institutional racism? I have been shocked by estate agents telling me the value of my house depends on my neighbours' 'suntans' and do I 'want a n....for a neighbour?' I've had NF slogans painted on my gate and friends lodging with us threatened. And I'm white.

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Helen Kay reminded me that Magma has commended my poem Off Beachy Head - thanks for keeping me up to speed Helen. Cluck cluck¬

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Blog (Famous People) - Cotswolds https://t.co/sBqclLdaaZ via @CotswoldsInfo

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I saw a row of large stone Buddhas on a shelf for sale at a reduced price in a garden shop today. Now that's wrong.

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Re Independent: Commons bullying hotline:
Women - stop being wimpish. Tell him to f. off, loudly, and follow up with a hard slap. I'm not condoning creepy inadequate bullies but ladies, have some self respect.

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@Shropshireview Thanks for sharing this! Knockabout Tory humour - not

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Today I lent money to a neighbour, provided food for several others, gave stuff to a charity and saw someone sleeping in the bus shelter. No poverty here though.

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Just been to the Hustings in my town. Tory nob Patterson dazzled us but showed no empathy or compassion for the victims of poverty and austerity cuts here. Why does he think food banks exist?

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So Johnson's likened Jeremy Corbyn to that well-known pacifist and allotment owner Joseph Stalin...Who knew?

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Being sold BREXIT with no deal - a pig in a poke. (old expression meaning buying something you can't really see, examine or trust. Ouch!

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Just watched The Lion King. Pete says he's had it with hyenas now. They remind me of certain politicians.

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Check out "What Happened to Selina Smith." on Bookshelves https://t.co/DwdcVeBcrv #books via @TwBookClub