PAVLOVA MAHARAJ! Pavlova’s Megasaga, “Widow’s Peek” was (after a great deal of discussion amongst the judges) finally chosen as the winner of the first Megasaga competition prize. Pavlova’s use of powerful language to convey strong emotions within the constraints of the megasaga form ensured her victory. She can also use words in an original way,…

The idea of the Megasaga occurred to me on a plane. I think it’s original! The Mini saga had been around for some time. I remember years ago the Today Program on BBC Radio 4 ran a Mini Saga competition, in which the stories submitted had to be fifty words. Yes, fifty! Too hard? Then…

LAST CHANCE TO COMMENT! Which story is YOUR favourite? Please note: The Judges may disagree with you – but their decision is final. To those who didn’t make the final 5: You are all WINNERS! Your writing is of great quality and I hope you will continue to develop the craft. THE CRITERIA: The Judges…

A Diary of Despair? And hope. Friday 11 am Under lowering skies pregnant with the growls of trapped airliners London snarls. Tomorrow millions will take to the streets. Today two million signatures beg for repeal. London has always been a small island of rationality. My beloved cosmopolitan home where here on the tube with me,…

At the Brandenburg Gate, this nude was proclaiming, in German, “I am the King of East Germany!” I leave you to complete the cliche. I navigated my birthday. The actual date – 5th February for those  requiring an extra nudge of guilt to add to their day – passed as most birthdays do, in glum…

You be the judge! I posted this: PLEASE if you haven’t yet signed the Hounslow Climate Change petition, do so? Hounslow is the Borough most affected by the dreaded Heathrow 3rd runway, we are plagued by noise, traffic and air pollution with only two runways. Imagine another one…. http://petitions.hounslow.gov.uk/ClimateChange/ IH responded: Without coming of (sic)…