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Footnotes and Anecdotes ~ Week 15 life quotes

“You should never have your best trousers on when you go out and fight for freedom and truth.” Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906, Norwegian playwright ~ Which ‘Footnote and Anecdote’ would you like to add? ~...

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Footnotes and Anecdotes ~ Week 16 life quotes

“Cauliflower is nohing but cabbage with a college education.” Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American author and humorist ~ Which ‘Footnote and Anecdote’ would you like to add? ~ Linky open 0630 Monday to...

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Footnotes and Anecdotes ~ Week 16 life quotes revisited

This week’s #Footnotes is a repeat of last week’s.  Blame the lurgy and not knowing which way is up… I will finish writing my Friday Fiction post for this week, which was supposed to be posted last...

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Footnotes and Anecdotes ~ Week 17 life quotes

“Every status has its symbol.” Advertising slogan ~ Which ‘Footnote and Anecdote’ would you like to add? Here’s the original ‘Footnotes’ post explaining how it works. ~ Linky open 0630 Monday to...

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Footnotes and Anecdotes ~ Week 18 life quotes

“God gave man two ears, but only one mouth, that he might hear twice as much as he speaks.” Epictetus. c.55-c.135 AD, Greek philosopher ~ Which ‘Footnote and Anecdote’ would you like to add? Here’s the...

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Footnotes and Anecdotes ~ Week 19 life quotes

“New discoveries in science and mathematics often consist of a synthesis between theories or concepts which have hitherto been regarded as unconnected.” Dr. Anthony Storr, 1920-2001. British...

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Footnotes and Anecdotes ~ Week 20 life quotes

“The chief requirement of the good life, is to live without any image of oneself.” Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999, English novelist ~ Which ‘Footnote and Anecdote’ would you like to add? Here’s the original...

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My accidental fiction revisited ~ Footnotes and Anecdotes quotes week 20

 My accidental fiction started when I took my ‘footnote’ one week and created Frank and Louise.  They’re expecting twins, which was rather a shock (to them and to me!).  Louise has embraced it and is...

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The Time for What? ~ Flash fiction

My accidental fiction has been rekindled… and I intend to keep the embers burning regularly as part of my Footnotes & Anecdotes monthly post. Before we go into the story, a quick run-down: – Frank...

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My accidental fiction ~ Footnotes and Anecdotes quotes week 21

…for the love of words… ~  My accidental fiction started when I took my ‘footnote’ one week and created Frank and Louise. Last month it was ‘The Time for What?’  Why did I create these characters in...

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