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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

Exhausted!

I am exhausted today: not so much from 90 lengths of the pool, more from the poetry collection I've been reading!

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137 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 27/02/08 . 08:18:40 pm . Permalink . Email . 265 views  5 feedbacks

My Perfect Lover

His voice will leave millipede tracks up my spine, curl round my breasts, hang in a necklace of long vowels...

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101 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 27/02/08 . 04:15:22 pm . Permalink . Email . 271 views  2 feedbacks

Sold on it!

I've been thinking recently about trying to sort through my poems and see what I have in the way of another pamphlet or a collection, so one particular book immediately caught my eye!

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493 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 25/02/08 . 12:05:52 pm . Permalink . Email . 371 views  3 feedbacks

The downside to keeping fit!

I have discovered this week that losing weight and exercise are not always good. Over the past few days they have certainly not been good for our bank balance.

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370 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 24/02/08 . 08:25:28 pm . Permalink . Email . 296 views  4 feedbacks

Back to the classroom

It was geography and maths for me today - helping out with year two at my son's school.

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170 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 21/02/08 . 03:05:50 pm . Permalink . Email . 245 views  Send feedback

Rising in Rings

Walking the children through the park I managed to get a snap of the new carving outside our recently re-opened Lido - itself the inspiration for a commemorative style poem.

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151 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 20/02/08 . 07:04:51 pm . Permalink . Email . 323 views  6 feedbacks

On fire!

Out 'torching' with the boys last night we manage to capture some pictures down by our nearby canal.

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234 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 18/02/08 . 10:44:28 am . Permalink . Email . 296 views  6 feedbacks

Alive - and surprisingly happy!

Yes, believe it or not, I survived today's early morning jog with my marathon running friend - and even enjoyed it too!

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269 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 16/02/08 . 06:39:09 pm . Permalink . Email . 253 views  4 feedbacks

I must be mad - or masochistic!

THERE is no doubt that over-exercise has gone to my head. Why else would I be stupid enough to agree to an early morning jog with one of my best friends?

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129 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 15/02/08 . 08:01:45 pm . Permalink . Email . 281 views  5 feedbacks

Salt of the Earth

Recently, I have been writing some poetry based on the town where I live. Some writelinkers may remember drafts of this poem in poetry arena some time back. It was one of the poems I read at Droitwich Spa's inaugural Salt Day in September 2006 and was published in a special booklet to commemorate the occasion.

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262 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 15/02/08 . 02:20:51 pm . Permalink . Email . 381 views  Send feedback

My blogging big mouth!

Well, it serves me right for opening my mouth! No sooner have I blogged here about only posting twice a week than I've been invited to blog by Legend Press on the company's Legendary Authors Group website.

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138 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 14/02/08 . 08:20:02 pm . Permalink . Email . 322 views  5 feedbacks

Twice a week girl

I am, I have decided, a twice a week girl. Twice what? I hear you ask, with eyebrows raised!

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102 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 12/02/08 . 08:12:50 pm . Permalink . Email . 305 views  5 feedbacks

Survival of the fittest?

I jogged for the first time in years today - and I survived, just!

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235 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 09/02/08 . 08:12:13 pm . Permalink . Email . 304 views  11 feedbacks

Well schooled

I don't know how much my son is learning in is first year at school but I'm certainly learning fast after my first morning as a classroom volunteer.

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274 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 07/02/08 . 02:19:04 pm . Permalink . Email . 386 views  11 feedbacks
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