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Hatshepsut (pronounced a bit like Hat-cheap-suit) was a female who took on the role of Pharaoh after her husband died and her stepson, Thutmose III, was too young to rule. It was important to look the part, so she wore a false beard and flattened her breasts as much as possible.

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At the moment my hubby has a fracture in his hand just above the wrist. He did it in the garden while not looking where he put his feet, and managing to trip UP the steps. (There are just two miniature steps in our garden.) Of course his hand went down in an attempt to save himself and the wrist bent backwards.

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Because I am thinking of writing a review of Susan Breen’s novel, The Fiction Class, I thought I’d better look her up.

I discovered that she’s had loads of short stories published but The Fiction Class was her first novel. What I think is really fascinating to relate is how this novel got published.

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Have you checked out Greenygrey's Folding Mirror Poetry recently? If not you might have missed me over there on Wednesday and Thursday last week. Aside from my contributions, though, there's some fascinating material from Marc himself and from our own Sarah James as well. So it's well worth a visit.

You may or may not have noticed my absence. It was caused not by a holiday this time, but by some nasty person who sent me a particularly virulent Trojan.

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If you struggle through to the end of this one, you'll get to the cliffhanger. Will I make you wait till the end of May to find out what happens and if I go for one? You'll just have to wait and see.

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