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I am an Oxford modern languages graduate and former journalist, now a full-time mother, poet and short story writer. I love reading, writing, swimming, squash, walking, mulled wine, watching television dramas or films and belly dancing.

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Creative Writing CV

Sarah's extensive poetry and short story publications and competition successes.

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1818 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 16/10/07 . 07:59:59 am . Permalink . Email . 1781 views  17 feedbacks

Why read Sarah's blog?

This short piece should help people find their way round the various categories of my blog so they can get the most of the many posts on offer.

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254 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 15/10/07 . 08:44:47 pm . Permalink . Email . 1169 views  3 feedbacks

Thanksgiving

The eighteenth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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87 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 31/08/07 . 08:36:31 pm . Permalink . Email . 237 views  Send feedback

The Sofa

The seventeenth poem from my poetry collection Conception. It was first published in raw edge magazine (new writing in the West Midlands) number 19 in autumn 2004.

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109 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 30/08/07 . 08:33:13 pm . Permalink . Email . 234 views  Send feedback

First Tastes

The sixteenth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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84 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 29/08/07 . 08:28:51 pm . Permalink . Email . 259 views  Send feedback

Bathtime

The fifteenth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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69 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 28/08/07 . 08:26:07 pm . Permalink . Email . 223 views  Send feedback

Sleepless nights

The fourteenth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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120 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 27/08/07 . 08:24:10 pm . Permalink . Email . 240 views  Send feedback

The mountains and valleys

The thirteenth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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137 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 26/08/07 . 08:21:52 pm . Permalink . Email . 218 views  Send feedback

Night terrors

The twelfth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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101 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 25/08/07 . 08:19:27 pm . Permalink . Email . 225 views  2 feedbacks

Night-time

The eleventh poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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119 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 24/08/07 . 08:16:31 pm . Permalink . Email . 217 views  Send feedback

The Rocking Chair

The tenth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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73 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 23/08/07 . 08:14:33 pm . Permalink . Email . 256 views  1 feedback

Up and down - the write way to go!

This week I feel like the Grand Old Duke of York - always marching up and down and never time to stop in the middle!

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844 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 23/08/07 . 08:01:23 pm . Permalink . Email . 344 views  4 feedbacks

Red Indian

The ninth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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213 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 22/08/07 . 08:11:48 pm . Permalink . Email . 284 views  4 feedbacks

Such Thirst

The eighth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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118 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 21/08/07 . 08:09:54 pm . Permalink . Email . 227 views  2 feedbacks

Mummy marvels...

The seventh poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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127 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 20/08/07 . 08:06:16 pm . Permalink . Email . 235 views  Send feedback

Insected

The sixth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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87 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 19/08/07 . 08:03:49 pm . Permalink . Email . 243 views  Send feedback

Responsibility

The fifth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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66 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 18/08/07 . 08:01:32 pm . Permalink . Email . 346 views  2 feedbacks

Dear Dave

The fourth poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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167 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 17/08/07 . 07:56:28 pm . Permalink . Email . 342 views  Send feedback

Mother-to-be

The third poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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109 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 16/08/07 . 07:53:31 pm . Permalink . Email . 262 views  3 feedbacks

Womb Song Somonka

The second poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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68 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 15/08/07 . 07:50:24 pm . Permalink . Email . 313 views  4 feedbacks

Beauty and brains

I've just seen a beauty advert on television for some skincare product/cream boasting of its 15% oxygen content. I wonder if one of the company's boffins forgot to tell the advertisers there's 21% oxygen in the air!

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229 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 15/08/07 . 06:18:14 pm . Permalink . Email . 281 views  4 feedbacks

Conception

The first poem from my poetry collection Conception.

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79 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 14/08/07 . 07:47:02 pm . Permalink . Email . 342 views  3 feedbacks

Birth of a Collection

I first published my poetry collection/pamphlet Conception nearly two years ago after the birth of my second son.

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323 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 13/08/07 . 06:52:51 pm . Permalink . Email . 256 views  4 feedbacks

Glutton for poetry - and being pampered!

The problem with lounging at the lido all day is that one gets into relaxed mode... Actually though, with a two and four year old 'lounged' is probably not the most accurate way of describing the experience!

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246 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 10/08/07 . 07:30:16 pm . Permalink . Email . 292 views  5 feedbacks

Fog, blog, creativity and coherency!

I have invented a new illness - called fog. The symptoms are easy to recognise, namely repetitively falling asleep on the sofa for eleven hours at a time and being unable to speak or write coherently, let alone blog!

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221 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 08/08/07 . 03:41:06 pm . Permalink . Email . 229 views  3 feedbacks

Back to reality!

Why do holidays always have to end with unpacking, five loads of washing, getting up to speed with hundreds (600 in a week!) of emails and opening piles of post? Still, I have come up with the perfect solution...though my husband disagrees!

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237 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 05/08/07 . 07:10:29 am . Permalink . Email . 280 views  5 feedbacks

Distances brought close

Recently, I have been enjoying a real treat - Close Distances by writelinker Marilyn Jenkins (croescade).

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504 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 04/08/07 . 04:06:41 pm . Permalink . Email . 310 views  3 feedbacks

Raving!

Some more playing with cinquains. It's enough to send one crazy, crackers, bananas...

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62 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 02/08/07 . 08:42:21 pm . Permalink . Email . 249 views  2 feedbacks
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