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Grimbold Theoman

Thanks, yes someone does seem to think we are fairly responsible, though I have no idea where that idea could have come from. Now to return the Gundam Wing: Continuing Legend back into the most read story position again. I was stunded by the fact that since we were all last active in that thread ove...

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The erstwhile mercenary went to his bed early, the drugs to aid healing and the painkillers were seriously effecting his ability to remain conscious. He slept fitfully waking occasionally with pain in the shoulder and back. An alarm went off at four hour intervals for him to take more medication, n...

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The day passed slowly Darragh spent the time in his rooms he attemted to watch the television but the pain of his wounds and effects of the painkillers caused his attention to wander and with it he drifted into and out of sleep he was woken about mid day, dissoriented by a sudden explosion, before ...

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But welcome back Seraphina Alighieri after a pause for real life it's good to have you back on the forums, actually the same goes for me but I am less noticable than she. Anyway I am pleased you have managed to get back

Grim xo

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God those poems take me back, it is twenty years since I was at university and still I can taste the edge of panic at the thought of exams inadaquately prepared for. One of the few advantages of advancing years is the lessening requirement to sit any sort of exams or tests. Add to that the increased...

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Exactly what one could call a subforum for uncriticised random writings I am not sure, perhaps it could be a sub group of Growth and be under Critique Free or something. That way it would be easily accessible still in the same broad vein as Growth but postings would be for their own sake rather than...

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Perhaps another thread, or rather subforum could be set aside for those who write for its own enjoyment. As I said before I don't do a huge amount of redrafting, although I do contrary to what Circ believes check my spelling, I don't use the inbuilt spell checker as I write in English and it underst...

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Certainly a lot faster now that it was, which is good. Not yet come across anything that doesn't work as yet, which is also good

Grimbold Theoman

I have missed this discussion so far but I would like to say I am absolutely against grading a critique. When I write on this site you read it more or less as I have typed it. I don't compile in a word processor edit and recompose before posting. Therefore the best you get is a second draft having h...

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Yes it is, very good!

Grimbold Theoman

I walked up the track, under the bridge I could see the line fanned out into a small yard. To the right was a long and decrepit shed, little more than a undulating slate roof supported on timbers. This housed the passenger stock. The carriages fit the shed so closely and the shed itself looks so uns...

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Thanks Circ, the intention was not to achieve a perfect gramatical piece it is more or less a first draft and revision would improve it. I have little time to work on these things and tend to bang them off fairly quickly. I must, however, defend the spelling and use of revellers according to the OED...

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The punctuation errors are mine, this was written straight into the Gwing box and no editing at all was done other than the things I notice as I type. I have never liked the lack of structure that using dashes seems to impose, I know a lot of people use them I just don't like to. Yes lose is correct...

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A long time ago myself and a group of friends were roleplaying in a world based on Rolemaster. The character I was given to play and master was Grimbold Theoman, a foundling mage taken in by a archmage and taught as aprentice. That only gives the barest of hints as to the background of the mysterio...

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It is surprising how easy it is to mix up things that you read with other things read, or with real life. That is my favourite, to read what is written and in the case of the last short piece the lover was not what I thought of, at least until Circ said that. I wonder if Circ is caught up on the cli...

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The title sort of pointed to the eventual outcome. Sorry that sounds like critique, so I will try and ameliorate by saying that the emotions there are well known, and for me, just now, more than usual, any emotion written brings a response. Good as ever to read your stuff Gabe

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Is it coincidence that the short piece of verse at the start exactly fits the first few bars of the Skye Boat Song? Clearly they are not from that song as that is about the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie to Skye from the pursuing English. The tale does have a feel of Annabel Lee to it as Circ said ...

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He must have fallen asleep at some point during the night for it was light when he woke. His head ached with the after effects of his emotional outburst, and lack of sleep. He moved and was aware for the first time of how effective the pain killers he had been fed at the hospital had been. His shou...

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It was dark and a chill wind from the north brought with it a thin drizzle, a Mercedes taxi pulled up at the large glass doors and Grimbold asked the driver for his hotel. He climbed into the back of the car and sat looking out of the side window as they pulled out into the light traffic. The merce...

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The sound of machine-gun fire woke Grimbold, for a moment he was disoriented not knowing where he was there was a pain in the side of his neck where the kevlar body armour was digging in. He shook his head to clear the drowsiness. The expected attack was coming sooner than they had thought. The com...

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More a welcome back

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