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transcendence and uncertainty

September 1, 2014

Many moons ago, Jessica White tagged me in a ‘blog hop’. I only had to answer five questions, but it has taken me more than a month to get to it. In my defence: the questions were HARD! What am I working on now? I’m a bit of a bower-bird … Continue reading →

Filed under : On Writing , Rupetta , Work in Progress
Author : nike
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Tags : Alice Sheldon , de Molay house , Edward VI , Elizabeth Bishop , Elizabeth I , Fictions of Form in American Poetry , genre , Henry VIII , Hermione , historical fiction , James Tiptree Award , Jessica White , Kathe Kollwitz , Muriel Rukeyser , Paulina , poetry , Queen Mary , Robert Lowell , Rupetta , science fiction , Shakespeare , Speculative fiction , Stephen Cushman , T S Eliot , The Book of Ruth , The Hollow Men , The Orphan King , Toowoomba , transcendence , uncertainty , Winter's Tale , writing process

The Orphan King

August 7, 2012

This is the beginning of a story – the opening ‘note’ of a story about Matilda, a young girl whose life becomes entangled in the life of the orphan king, Edward VI. This story takes place during a time in English history that never quite happened. Here are some things … Continue reading →

Filed under : Work in Progress
Author : nike
Comments : 5 Comments
Tags : Edward VI , fiction , ghosts , Novel , royal family , sixteenth century , Tudors , Young Adult