Category: Newsletter
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January 2022 Newsletter – Criticism
Recent goings-on Hello! It’s January. Another year. Hope springs eternal. I hope good things happen for you in 2022. For the Misfortune fans I’ve developed a sneaky fondness for the anti-hero of Cape Misfortune, Mr. Krampton, or Krampus. The third and final book in the trilogy deals with his origin story. I’m starting to think…
Henry Anderson
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October Newsletter – Words
October Words. 1. Recent goings-onHello! Winter has come. Well, actually it’s autumn – basically not Summer, though. Although we have had a bit of an Indian Summer in the UK. 2. For the Misfortune fansThe characters are taking over. Thank goodness for writing. 3. For the DaydreamersThe words people use, in fiction and in real life, reveal a lot…
Henry Anderson
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Pennsylvanian Folklore
October 2020 Newsletter. 1 Recent goings on. Hello. It’s late October. It’s dark. It’s raining. I am sitting in the conservatory. My next book, the second in the “Cape Misfortune” trilogy, is very nearly finished.
Henry Anderson
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Teachable moments this Summer
1 Recent goings on. Wishing you a healthy and happy August! I’m writing this while staying in an East Sussex house that adjoins a farm. The sun is bathing the fields in light and warmth. Newly-shorn sheep and lambs are contentedly grazing and bleating at each other. There is a timeless quality.
Henry Anderson
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July – keeping it real.
Recent goings on. Hello! July is happening. When the sun comes out I’ve been mostly hanging around in the countryside. The villages are pretty, the wheat fields are full of life. The landscapes are all familiar – but we are living in a very different country now.
Henry Anderson
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Bumblebees and Barroom Tales
1. Recent goings on. Hello! So, June 2020. Currently Covid-19 is slowing in the UK, which gives us a little hope. In the absence of a vaccine it’s frightening to think of a future where we can’t physically touch anyone who isn’t isolating with us.
Henry Anderson
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Woodlands and Daily Rituals
So, May 2020. 1 Hello! ‘Shinrin Yoku’ is a Japanese noun which means, ‘A visit to a forest for relaxation’. It originated in the 1980’s as a reaction to urbanization and disconnection from the land. I vote we add it to English!
Henry Anderson