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Distant Links to poems: Valediction Thebes The Song of the Earth Matter of Britain http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/index.htm	0.3k
Alien Corn Note I have removed this list. I had been thinking that I ought to give some reason why I decided not to maintain the page. The recent, temporary, inaccessibility of the "homepages" does suggest that Which Online is not an ideal site. On the other hand the proliferation of forums, together with the apparent reluctance... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/aliencorn.htm	4.3k
Alien Corn Why When I first wrote this page the question "why?" meant: why a list of forums linked to a forum within a forum site, and the answer was that Which Online seemed not to be entirely enthusiastic about the forum concept. But there is, I think, a point in asking whether forums have any general value. It is obvious... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/aliencorn1.htm	13.3k
cgihome Welcome to the minimal forum. submit a post http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/cgihome.htm	0.2k
Form sent Thank you, your article has been sent. back to Home page http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/cgita.htm	0.2k
Try WOL's CGI Functions Try out WOL's CGI Functions The example is a form for (a completely non-existent) moderated forum or guestbook. Fill in your name, , subject line and text Name E-mail Enter your subject line in the space provided below. Enter your article here: back to Home page http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/cgitry.htm	1.6k
comp1 Writing competition 1 - My Favourite Car (June 2001) Links to the entries: A - Andrew B - Roger Pittock (the Winner) C - Trevor D - Kerry E - John Bennett The previous competition. The next competition. The competition index. http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c1.htm	0.6k
comp10 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 10 - (January 2002) Links to the entries: A - B - C - D - E - The authors and winners are buried somewhere in an interminable discussion. http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c10.htm	0.6k
c10a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 10 - Entry A ENTRY A - Part One Suggested Subjects: Water, Fire, Wind, Earth. He had always been a duffer at all kinds of sport. He was too slow, too clumsy, too big somehow. He did not mind much, and found his pleasure and escape in reading, sometimes... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c10a.htm	5.8k
c10b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 10 - Entry B Fire (& Brimstone) At the summit of Steep Lane lies the parish church of St Pugh the Inexcusable. Steep Lane is perhaps the most understated name you're likely to come across, ever. It is not a long lane as lanes go, a mere... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c10b.htm	11.9k
c10c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 10 - Entry C ENTRY C Wind, Water, Fire and Earth The chemists say that elements are single forms, like thoroughbreds. But alchemists have other thoughts and say they are by wizards brought. Examples of the gaseous sort that pharmacists... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c10c.htm	1.6k
c10d main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 10 - Entry D The Peregrine The wind came up the estuary like a knife, making it hard to keep the telescope still. And harder still to keep on caring about seeing the bird. But he had the grandchild with him, and a promise is a promise.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c10d.htm	2.6k
c10e main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 10 - Entry E Wind He wasn�t really sure whose it was, but whoever unleashed it, silently, quickly, quietly, certainly had a lot of power. Merrily it seemed to bounce round the lift, seeping into the pores of everyone � even those wearing tights under... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c10e.htm	4.8k
comp11 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 11 - (February 2002) The topic was a picture: Links to the entries: A - Stephen B - Ian C - John D - Sue E - Kerry http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c11.htm	0.6k
c11a main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 11 - Entry A Travel focuses the mind Wherever they went, people stared. They were such a contrasting couple. Helga was pale, with soft, Icelandic features that just missed being pretty. But men liked her. Carlo was unmistakably Italian,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c11a.htm	3.7k
c11b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 11 - Entry B Cover Up "Hand me the binoculars, Carlo" "Not binoculars, Maria. Lasercam. This little baby is about as related to binoculars as you are to that goat we just passed." "Fine, Carlo. Hand me the lasercam. Please." They were... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c11b.htm	7.2k
c11c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 11 - Entry C - John Bennett Unreal Country It was dry, arid, rocky. There was no sign of a stream. The road, a track of sand, wound through rocks and between mountains. We might have stopped even there to drink, if there had been water.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c11c.htm	2.0k
c11cx back to entry Writing competition - 11 - Entry C - John Bennett - Notes The picture suggested a section of Eliot's "The Waste Land" (in part 5): Here is no water but only rock Rock and no water and the sandy road The road winding above among the mountains Which are mountains of rock without water If there were... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c11cx.htm	1.4k
c11d main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 11 - Entry D ENTRY D I thought maybe I had come too soon, but with no wife and no children I had no reason to delay. All I have of my old life is what I carried with me to this remote spot. So remote that none of the inevitable terror... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c11d.htm	4.0k
c11e main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 11 - Entry E The Ittica Columns Stefano climbed the final red clay steps to reach the Ittica Columns, and then fell, exhausted, onto the dusty pathway. He could only see with blurred vision, and his breathing had become uneasy. He concentrated hard... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c11e.htm	3.8k
comp15 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 15 Three titles proposed: The Moon Animal Farm Competition 15 hosted by Sue Doran Links to the entries: A - John Bennett B - Eddie Cunningham C - Ian Scattergood http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c15.htm	0.7k
c15a main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 15 - Entry A Three Limeraikus Street Scene These days there are ways Of sitting down, with a dog, With a frown. Who pays? The Moon It remains in place, A face, still high in the sky; Diana gives chase. Animal Farm Eric Blair's despair... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c15a.htm	0.6k
c15b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 15 - Entry B Entry 2 - The Honeymoon The soft warm wind came directly from the Sahara Desert, less than 40 miles away across the narrow entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It carried with it the slightly burnt smell of Africa. This was... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c15b.htm	7.1k
c15c main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 15 - Entry C The Moon I couldn't quite believe it; the radio at the Nomad Trust said the moon had gone. I went to the door and squinted up at the sky; it's true it wasn't there when I looked but on this narrow wind blown side street, there's not... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c15c.htm	6.9k
comp17 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 17 - The Present Links to the entries: A - Stephen Harvey B - Kerry Mordan http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c17.htm	0.4k
c17a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 17 - Entry A The Present He stared aghast at the parcel, hoping his feelings didn�t show. She was standing with her weight on one leg, smiling up at him expectantly, apparently confident that yesterday�s shenanigans could be swept away as the aberration... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c17a.htm	1.3k
c17b main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 17 - Entry B The Present The present Kate has just been sick; a bug Tom had on Monday. So a complete reshuffle of my Wednesday is now required. I'll do what I did on Monday; it worked then so hopefully it will today too. Andrews about to electronically... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c17b.htm	1.0k
comp18 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 18 - Picture of Glacier Links to the entries: A - Eddie Cunningham B - ? C - Sue Doran http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c18.htm	0.5k
c18a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 18 - Entry A The 'Lost Diamond ' Mining Company "Hmm. That wasn't there last month!" That was my first thought as I looked down upon this massive sheet of slowly moving snow, ice and churned up rocks and soil. We stared at each other, dumbfounded, too... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c18a.htm	7.4k
c18b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 18 - Entry B THE REAL THING I have one of the best jobs in the world. I go into the wilderness and bring comforting tokens of civilisation to my fellow men. I seek the hardest paths into the remotest places, and there at the edge of awe-inspiring... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c18b.htm	8.4k
c18c main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 18 - Entry C HERE AND THERE In the Stress Management course they sent me on last year, the trainer said to imagine a place and time; a scene in your life when you felt totally relaxed, at peace and all felt well in the world at that particular moment.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c18c.htm	3.5k
comp19 The previous competition The competition index Writing competition 19 - Failure Links to the entries: A - B - C - http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c19.htm	0.4k
c19a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 19 - Entry A Stan's story Despite its name, few insurance salesmen make it to No Claims Island. The only practical way on to it is with the weekly helicopter that hauls fuel and supplies across the muddy delta; once you've touched down there's nothing... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c19a.htm	9.6k
c19b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 19 - Entry B Failure We hurtle to death Life curtailed of influence We fail to exert. http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c19b.htm	0.4k
c19c main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 19 - Entry C http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c19c.htm	0.3k
comp2a index next entry Writing competition - 1 - Entry A (Andrew) Entry A My first car was a rare 1933 sports car, a Vale Special. It was a real boy racer designed to compete with the original MG Midgets but less than 100 were built before bankruptcy intervened. It was a lovely little car with leather straps over the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c1a.htm	3.1k
comp1b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 1 - Entry B (Roger Pittock) My first car It was a mini. A �64 mini. BFN 807 B. It was white (well, very occasionally, most of the time it was muddy brown). It had front seats from an Austin 1100. It had a modified engine (high overlap... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c1b.htm	3.3k
comp1c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 1 - Entry C (Trevor) My Car I can make some sense of my car when I think about where it comes from - Japan. The Japanese hate standing out in a crowd. They are the ultimate conformists. And that is how they like their cars. You struggle... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c1c.htm	5.1k
c1d main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 1 - Entry D (Kerry) My first car It was a mini. A �64 mini. BFN 807 B. It was white (well, very occasionally, most of the time it was muddy brown). It had front seats from an Austin 1100. It had a modified engine (high overlap cam) - although... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c1d.htm	3.3k
c1e main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 1 - Entry E (John Bennett) Entry E Much had it travelled in the realms of lead, A small estate car, it had kingdoms seen; Right to the western islands had it been While I in fealty to Lloyds was bled. Oft of one wide motorway had I been told Displacing... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c1e.htm	1.0k
c1ex the entry The Keats Sonnet (On First Looking into Chapman's Homer) Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne;... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c1ex.htm	0.8k
comp2 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 2 - My Favourite TV Programme (July 2001) Links to the entries: A - Chris B - Roger C - Chris D - Scatts An extra: Earth has not anything to show more square: Dull would he be of brain who could pass by A full half hour. A... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c2.htm	1.2k
c2a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 2 - Entry A (Chris) ENTRY A: My Favourite TV programme My favourite TV programme is, without a doubt, Big Brother. Does this make me sad (�sadder� I hear from Dilloland�). The answer to that depends on how you judge my �reasons�. Big Brother, the �reality�... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c2a.htm	6.0k
c2b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 2 - Entry B (Roger) ENTRY B: My favourite TV programme. I am such an addict to the small screen I have been unable to write about any one programme as a favourite. Instead I chose to give a small account of several programmes I enjoy.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c2b.htm	1.8k
c2c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 2 - Entry C (Chris) ENTRY C: My Fav TV Programme One of my fav progs is that called The priory. Note how I began that sentence: �Fav tv progs� � see I am already writing like someone many years below my real age! That�s why I like the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c2c.htm	2.5k
c2d main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 2 - Entry D (Scatts) ENTRY D: My Favourite TV Programme The room was dark except for the small red light which was washing over the coffee table giving the whole scene a post-nuclear glow. I began to understand the inspiration for the devastated... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c2d.htm	3.2k
c2x Competition 2 Westminster Bridge (William Wordsworth) Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth like a garment wear The beauty of the morning; silent , bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c2x.htm	0.9k
comp3 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 3 - The Chair (August 2001) Links to the entries: A - Andrew Hardie B - Chris Sivewright C - Eddie Cunningham D - Ian Scattergood E - John Bennett F - Kerry Mordan G - Ian Scattergood - the Winner http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3.htm	0.7k
c3a main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 3 - Entry A (Andrew Hardie) ENTRY A The Armchair of the Gods I sat in the cockpit of my sailplane, pulse racing as always as I watched the tightening of the snaking umbilical cord between the tug-plane and myself. Tense moments as I kept... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3a.htm	5.0k
c3a main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 3 - Entry B (Chris Sivewright) ENTRY B The Chair I am a chair. I�ve been a chair for as long as I can remember. Some of the senior chairs in our group say that in a previous incarnation we were trees and before that seedlings. They mutter... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3b.htm	5.5k
c3c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 3 - Entry C (Eddie Cunningham) ENTRY C The Chair It was the smells that jogged my memory every year. Sweat, both human and animal, was well to the fore, speedily followed by fear, then the more earthy odours of blood and then, faintly,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3c.htm	3.4k
c3d main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 3 - Entry D (Ian Scattergood) ENTRY D THE CHAIR The chair was hanging in mid air, unsupported and slowly revolving in three dimensions allowing Atram to see every detail of the superb workmanship. The lighting source was impossible to... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3d.htm	3.6k
c3e main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 3 - Entry E (John Bennett) The Chair What Chair? I suppose it must be "The Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne." How much explanation is appropriate here? I don't think the quotation is quite as universally recognizable as "April... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3e.htm	3.6k
c3ex back to entry Notes on Entry E (John Bennett) To some extent this is self-explanatory, since all the references are, as far as I can ensure, genuine. But of course it isn't really a scholarly analysis of Eliot and Shakespeare, and its readers are not, mostly, academics (any more than I am) whose backgrounds can... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3ex.htm	1.3k
c3f main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 3 - Entry F (Kerry Morden) ENTRY F It was going to be one of those nights. He knew it. Over 15 years they were always the same. Why do Company Management think, that if they offer a free buffet, everyone will fall over backwards to give... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3f.htm	3.6k
c3g main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 3 - Entry G (Ian Scattergood - the Winner) ENTRY G THE CHAIR (Again) Tom took one look at the chair and nearly creamed his pants. A big, black, sexy thing wearing leather and smelling so good it made you want to go over and sexually harass it. Sitting... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c3g.htm	4.2k
comp4 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 4 - Yellow (August 2001) Links to the entries: A - Kerry B - John Bennett C - Sue D - Chris E - Chris F - Kerry G - Roger H - Chris I - Chris http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4.htm	0.7k
c4a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry A (Kerry) Thoughts of Yellow? Rays of sun, warm, lifting my minds spirit. Summer fields in glory, nine-carat glow, heavy air. Buttercup wings, children play, do they? don�t they? Citrine clear sparkle, princess cut, memory deep. Golden moments,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4a.htm	0.6k
c4b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry B (John Bennett) Yellow? There is no rhyme for orange, it is said, Though other colour words are much more mellow. Purple would be tricky, blue instead? But Robert Browning, that most skilful fellow Writing couplets, did not... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4b.htm	1.6k
c4bx back to entry Notes to entry B - Writing competition - 4 Only two notes: The verse is, of course, intended to use many rhymes for "yellow", the ballade form demanding fourteen such rhymes. The other two rhymes were chosen to match two other colours, "red" and "green". The envoi in a traditional ballade is addressed... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4bx.htm	0.9k
c4c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry C (Sue Doran) Yellow? Sir, following the EU Directive concerning harmonisation of rainbows requiring one of the colours to be abolished, I was shocked, appalled and astonished to hear that the colour proposed by Tony Blair is... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4c.htm	4.0k
c4d main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry D (Chris) Yellow! Yellow: a colour Just like all the other ones Except one: the black Yellow! With a mark Of exclamation shouted Insult also is The racist �yellow� Is a nationality Equals: Japanese �Yellow!� is also Scraping... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4d.htm	0.8k
c4e main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry E (Chris) Yellow the key colour? Two piercing blue eyes shone up, catching his. With a fragile smile, "Sorry" she said softly, " I would move, but I like to watch the Bar you see" Was it the light or some sort of prejudice that... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4e.htm	4.6k
c4f main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry F (Kerry) Entry F2 part 1 Discovering Yellow? The course notes seemed as comprehensive as ever, and the course speakers as tedious. So he wouldn�t listen, and take the papers home for reference to compensate. Now it seemed acceptable... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4f.htm	7.3k
c4g main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry G (Roger) Entry F3 Yellow! Those cheeks! Two symmetrical, perfectly formed cheeks�resting on his hallowed chair. "1-2-3 Testing, Testing" came from the front of the room again. It was time to take a seat, any seat, and off he... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4g.htm	3.9k
c4h main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry H (Chris) Entry F4 part 1 At first he saw red. However, he immediately cast aside the indignation at having lost his seat. He was enraptured. He was mesmerised. He� he was caught like a moth to a flame. Her piercing blue eyes... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4h.htm	6.0k
c4i main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 4 - Entry I (Chris) Footie Pittock caught the ball cleanly. He looked around and then punted it up the field. Doran fumbled it and was tackled. Enraged she hit back hurling her hanging baskets (she always carried a spare pair) at the ferocious tackler.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c4i.htm	4.2k
Writing 5 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 5 - September Links to the entries: And now I can credit the authors. (and duck). A Scatts B Kerry C Roger D Eddie (the winner) E Chris F Roger G Scatts H Scatts J Chris K Chris This and that Perhaps "September" wasn't the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5.htm	3.1k
Writing 5A main index this competition next entry Entry A - Ian Scattergood Poetry for 12 year olds Is Summer late or Autumn early? Can strong winds make your hair go curly? Will rain be splashing around your toes? Only September knows. A good start to the new school year? Do Man United have nothing to fear? Time to store... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5a.htm	1.5k
Writing 5B main index this competition previous entry next entry Entry B - Kerry Mordan September 2001 September came and the nights drew in. The temperature fell and trees started to thin. The schools went back, and the Parks were quiet. Mums finally found time to clear up the riot. The boats moored up, awaiting the crane,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5b.htm	1.3k
Writing 5C main index this competition previous entry next entry Entry C - Roger Pittock SEPTEMBER September, it is a word of note when seen as Sept, 'tis surely not demote occasionally Sep, or simply 9 whenever September, is a word to remember September, is of the season autumn the leaves, they take on colour auburn the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5c.htm	1.5k
Writing 5D main index this competition previous entry next entry Entry D - Eddie Cunningham September The early autumn sunlight picked out the gold and russet shades of the trees on the outside of the building and also the same tints in the hair of the young lady who was standing immediately in front of me. She was tall,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5d.htm	4.5k
Writing 5E main index this competition previous entry next entry Entry E - Chris Sivewright Invigilator's note to the judge: Specific dispensation was granted to the length of this post. The plea entered was that the subject matter would not have been given correct deference were it shorter. September - The alternative broadcast... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5e.htm	14.7k
Writing 5F main index this competition previous entry next entry Entry F - Roger Pittock Entry F continuation and conclusion of F4 from "Yellow" He looked around to find that they were alone in an enclosure. The walls also were lined with shag pile carpet. This was too large to be a normal personnel lift or a broom or linen... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5f.htm	4.5k
Writing 5G main index this competition previous entry next entry Entry G - Ian Scattergood A match made in heaven? "September by name, September by nature" It was a stupid line, she wished she could stop saying it but it nicely broke the icy silence that always followed when she told someone her name "Hi, my name's September,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5g.htm	3.9k
Writing 5H main index this competition previous entry Entry H - Ian Scattergood Black September Words are not enough, but they are all I have. Fanatics who have declared war on the USA, months or years ago. I don't truly understand why beyond some vague reasons revolving around a difference of religious beliefs or perhaps... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5h.htm	6.4k
Writing 5J Entry J - Chris Sivewright September September. That was the month when the sun shone brightly for the last time. Before the sky turned red. Before the air was filled with the screams of death and the nights took on an evil of their own. The shape from just past the hill - is that a shadow moving or are my eyes... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5j.htm	4.2k
Writing 5K Entry K - Chris Sivewright September September conjures up the cothurnus in me. I detach myself from coprology and once more breathe the Autmn air. My thoughts turn to empyrean but my body goes to the sales - 'emption' is my middle name! I ignore the eleemosynary young - there's plenty of work around! They spread... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c5k.htm	8.7k
comp6 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 6 - Unheard Melody (October 2001) Links to the entries: A - Stephen Harvey B - Kerry C - Chris D - Chris E - Scatts (joint winner) F - Roger G - Chris H - Scatts (joint winner) http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6.htm	0.7k
c6ac main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry A Unheard melody I knew her face of course. It was not the sort of face you forget. It was the sort of face that keeps you awake at night, pondering the lottery of genetic inheritance. Occasionally her face had come to me in... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6a.htm	1.7k
c6b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry B Unheard Melody of a Dilloer To be sung accompanied by the classic tune of My Way And now, the Do is near So Face to face, there�ll be no curtain My friends, I've chosen Mike To shift my case, a strain I�m certain I joined,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6b.htm	1.6k
c6c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry C Unheard melody It was many years ago. I had been one of a large crowd at Knebworth. I�d missed most of the concert � Van Morrisson was the star attraction � as my friend had accepted �orange� from someone. The �orange drink�... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6c.htm	4.2k
c6d main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry D Unheard melody Barnet was a type II diabetic. Insulin-dependent. Years of drinking white rum � and sitting in a taxi waiting for the next fare. Often he�d combine the waiting with the drinking. Barnet knew the police would... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6d.htm	2.5k
c6e main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry E Unheard Melody (variation on a theme) Kyrano had not quite left the room with the empty tea tray when the radio burst into life, Jeff stepped over to the receiver; "Father, this is TB5 are you receiving me? over" John sounded... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6e.htm	7.0k
c6f main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry F Entry F4 Part 1 Unheard Melody He forced his eyes to close, wondering if he could again play the vignettes that had so haunted him earlier, despite now knowing the final mortal outcome. He was pleasantly surprised that the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6f.htm	5.2k
c6g main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry G Unheard melody Traffic jams make you hot! All that noise, the fumes, the heat. Cherie carefully parked her car near the school gates, making sure the paintwork was safe. Euan said he�d be finishing early so she knew she could... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6g.htm	2.1k
c6h main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 6 - Entry H Entry H Unheard Melody He had long ago given up trying to make sense of the world he lived in, it did not make sense, it was not his world, he had never lived in it, always outside. To him the world had been an impenetrable bubble full... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c6h.htm	3.6k
comp7 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 7 - Relations (November 2001) Links to the entries: A - Stephen Harvey (the winner) B - Kerry C - Scatts http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c7.htm	0.5k
c7a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 7 - Entry A ENTRY A Relations Uncle Jack was the jolliest one. And he always slipped my brother and me half-a-crown each when we said goodbye. (These details count.) But he was just one of a plethora of uncles, aunts, cousins, second cousins, and first-cousins-once-removed.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c7a.htm	3.6k
c7b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 7 - Entry B My cousin Julie-a true story It was the Winter of 1979. I had two cousins, a brother and sister, Philip and Julie, and we were all very close in age and spent most weekends in each others company. Julie was always a slight,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c7b.htm	3.9k
c7c main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 7 - Entry C Relations Sod it! Sod it! Sod it! Tomorrow is the final of the East Bogshire league cup. Greater Bogcastle Harlequins (GBH to their fans), a team I adopted recently but support with a rarely found passion, are playing and sure to win,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c7c.htm	6.6k
comp8 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 8 - (December 2001) Links to the entries: A - Stephen Harvey B - Lone Frankis (the Winner) C - Scatts D - John Bennett E - Roger Pittock http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c8.htm	0.6k
c8a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 8 - Entry A Entry A A STICKY SITUATION For the girls at Countess Cadogan�s Finishing School for Young Ladies of the Gentry, Thursday the third of July had started inauspiciously enough. They were, after all, nearing the end of their final term. Most... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c8a.htm	3.3k
c8b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 8 - Entry B A CHILDHOOD MEMORY When I was a child we lived close to a nature reserve. It was a large system of inter-connecting lakes, water channels, and reed beds, interspersed with grassed areas and paths. The wildlife was rich, with... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c8b.htm	2.6k
c8c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 8 - Entry C THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM... "Things are not always what they seem..", "THINGS are not��", "Things are not ALWAYS what�..", "��..what they SEEM�". He sat in the study overlooking the central 'piazza' of the apartment... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c8c.htm	5.5k
c8d main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 8 - Entry D LATE? Like an ungulate hypnotic I am following the wether, Though I'd rather swim, or sun myself, or walk amid the heather. So I'm sending rhyme and rhythm, though I really wonder whether I should press towards the limit of... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c8d.htm	0.8k
c8e main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 8 - Entry E Entry E Things are not what they seem. I had been on line over a year. I discovered early on the existence of discussion/bulletin boards. Those associated with my work and hobbies were favourite evening haunts. One particular board, seemed... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c8e.htm	4.1k
comp9 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 9 - (January 2002) Links to the entries: A - Roger Pittock B - Kerry Mordan C - Ian Scattergood (the Winner) D - Kerry Mordan http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c9.htm	0.5k
c9a main index this competition next entry Writing competition - 9 - Entry A A Childhood Experience Twas the year of 64. Tom had started school just two years ago. The Mods and Rockers were on the news and the Beatles early tunes topped the hit parade. Katie Boyle advertised toiletries and, when this seven-year-old... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c9a.htm	9.0k
c9b main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 9 - Entry B Angel An angel stood at the gates of heaven. St Peter turned to her and asked. "Do you think you were a good angel?" "Yes" she replied So, then, what about the time when your dad fell asleep babysitting, and you showed your... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c9b.htm	2.8k
c9c main index this competition previous entry next entry Writing competition - 9 - Entry C The Letter I look down at the letter from an unusual angle but after a short time the hand-written words come into focus. They seem familiar somehow and my attention is quickly devoted to the story being told. I recognise the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c9c.htm	7.5k
c9d main index this competition previous entry Writing competition - 9 - Entry D In memory of my Grandfather I�ve a lot to thank my Grandfather for. He instilled in me both the art of enjoying my own company and a love and respect of the sea. When I was young, probably about 6 or 7, I would look forward to weekends... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/c9d.htm	3.7k
cn1q back to entry Q Annotations for Entry Q There were some questions about this entry. I probably know no more than anyone else about it, despite being the author. It's my view that when the reader brings some meaning to a text, then that may (or may not) be as valid an interpretation as that of the author. And,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/cn1q.htm	3.7k
comp1 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 12 - February 2002 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA BB CC DD EE The following entries have been shortlisted: F H L Q T V The winner was clearly T, each judge placing the entry first or joint first. L was... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1.htm	1.7k
comp1a index next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry A Entry A - an "A Team" episode. The waiter's plate by A.N.Other On tonight's A-Team, Hannibal has an old friend who's a waiter. But his friend has a big problem. A rival waiter is trying to drive the friend out of business. The rival has already thumped his... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1a.htm	1.8k
comp1aa index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry AA Waiting in Poland�Lack of investment means that the chance of progress and expansion is very limited. I guess you�ll just have to continue waiting�. Andrei�s uncle smiled, caringly, as he said that. It was tough on Andrei Vidomski. He had but a... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1aa.htm	3.2k
comp1b index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry B StrangerWaiting alone in the humble comfort of old Ben's hovel, with the sweet orchard smell wafting in from outside, Beth thought once more of tall Trader Tom, the 'hooded visitor' in her recurring dream. He was now, according to the message on... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1b.htm	1.1k
comp1bb index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry BB 5 seconds is a long time in football�This is me hyem . These are me roots�. Bobby Robson waved at the assembled thoosands . This wez the key match: The Toon versus Bolton. If The Toon won they waad gan top an win the championship. If they lost... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1bb.htm	2.4k
comp1c index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry C A Childhood storyOnce upon a time there was a young boy named Paul. Paul was 12 years old and lived in London, Middlesex. While walking home from school one day, a Blue Dillo jumped out from behind a Red Card and tackled Paul to the ground. But... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1c.htm	3.9k
comp1cc index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry CC Waiting, waiting, waiting��Just a few more of those buggers� muttered Pittock, sifting through the usual deluge of competition entries. It had not been a good day. Literally his day had started at 12.01 am. There had been the usual ICQs and the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1cc.htm	4.1k
comp1d index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry D WaitingAt birth I kept my Mother waiting Forceps first Doctors waiting At school I was always late For the teachers - waiting. For my exams I arrived late, no-one waiting At my marriage The stag-night was late � overslept Arrived late Wife not waiting... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1d.htm	0.9k
comp1dd index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry DD On the BeachJudy and Shirley parked their car near the International Centre. Traffic had been fine. A bit tricky at the Richmond Hill roundabout but Judy knew a short-cut via old Christchurch Road, thus avoiding the queues. The whole journey had... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1dd.htm	3.9k
comp1e index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry E Waiting.He had in a fit of peak scoured the personal ads. Why he did not know. He was happily married, had never felt the need for extra adventure and had a full life as it was, with home, work and extracurricular duties as a society officer. Anyhow,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1e.htm	9.2k
comp1ee index previous Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry EE A Quaker meditationI turn off everything except myself. Inside I come alive. Energy in stillness. Thoughts come but they are only observed as they pass through. Twigs in a river. A thousand thoughts whiz by uncounted Unrecognised. Just acknowledged... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1ee.htm	1.1k
comp1f index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry F WaitingPeter was waiting, as were the rest of his group, to hear the order to advance. Peter lay on his stomach, his prone body in a direct line to the rear of the weapon he had carried for almost 400 miles, as it lay pointed ahead, towards the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1f.htm	5.7k
comp1g index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry G WaitingIt was evening. So this is how it is, this is how it always happens in the evening. Bugger your �evening�. With my last 20 Euro I purchased some true and honest Gordon's Gin; I took a pull from the bottle. It was good. It burned my mouth... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1g.htm	2.3k
comp1h index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry H Waiting,February 14thMy birthday �surprise� was a trip � for two � to San Francisco. He had booked us the bridle suite even though we both knew that we�d never get married. �This will allow us to dream� he�d said, a twinkle in his eyes. Such a dreamer,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1h.htm	9.7k
comp1i index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry I Waiting in TexasThem Aliens is a-comin' back. Shet mah mouth! Mah gran'Pappy fought them once � an' he won, as enny fool kin plainly see. This hyar time we�ll make sho'nuff they all die. Th' local clairvoyant says they is a-comin'. So ah had better... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1i.htm	5.6k
comp1j index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry J Waiting��Would you not agree, Mr Hague, that your whole election campaign was a disaster? That to base it on one single issue � saving the pound � without making one single attempt to disavow the policies of Mrs Thatcher was a recipe for destruction?�... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1j.htm	3.7k
comp1k index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry K AdaptationHe blamed the cleaner. If she hadn�t been such a magpie then he wouldn�t have been sitting in the theatre at 7.30 in the evening. With his Mother. Never mind the fact that she had particularly wanted to see the play. Forget the point that... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1k.htm	5.9k
comp1l index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry L The Waiting RoomIt�s cold but bright. The fluorescent-lit room certainly accepts no shadows. Today�s newspapers lie crumpled on the floor. A Clark�s footprint decorates the front page. The Princess has died, long live the Queen. In the corner is... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1l.htm	2.9k
comp1m index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry M Speech to the Womens Institute�Firstly I would like to thank you all for coming to this �divorce workshop�. Too often women go into divorce negotiations without being aware of the alternatives. Equally, how often are we knowledgeable about what... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1m.htm	4.0k
comp1n index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry N Waiting: rhyming couplet or driplet?Pain rushes through me. Hot with a threat of wetness. Burning as I tense muscles, waiting. Absorbing what tremors there may be and hoping that my struggles are not visible. �Hello Mrs Jones, nice weather for this... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1n.htm	1.4k
comp1o index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry O Yahoo! � extractAndrea used to save her Yahoo Messenger logs. It was just something she did. A bit like taping a conversation. Sometimes she�d read through her more spicy exchanges. Using the nickname �sexy Sue� she�d had many a conversation with... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1o.htm	8.7k
comp1p index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry P Anniversary It was almost fifty years ago, to the day. Fifty years and 10 weeks to be exact. His men had been outnumbered. A Union Jack wrapped round courage is no defence against a ratio of 20:1. The five of them had surrendered and been sent to... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1p.htm	3.9k
comp1q index previous next annotation Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry Q Waiting "Agon" 'What sort of a sign is that?', thought the traveller. Broken, was the answer. The traveller paused outside the caf�. It seemed to be on a road from nowhere to nowhere, but it had, he supposed, served as a break on a regular... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1q.htm	2.9k
comp1r index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry R Waiting Day�What are you doing?� Wayne asked Waichingu. He had good reason to ask, too as Waichingu was on his fifth cup of coffee � and it was only 8.30. �Tonight is the night. I have to stay awake. If I don�t then surely my life is hardly worth... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1r.htm	11.3k
comp1s index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry S Just passing throughThe Bishop wasn�t sure whether it really was a noise or just his imagination. It sounded like a footstep � but it was closely followed by TWO more. Someone walking very fast? Someone with three legs? The Bishop laughed to himself.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1s.htm	2.5k
comp1t index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry T Waiting Now I come to think about it, a sizeable part of my life can be categorised by the word, waiting. Long passages of time idling in neutral, handbrake off, the slope of the ground, gravity, the only forces determining where I go, what I do.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1t.htm	3.5k
comp1u index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry U Buddy can you spare a poisha? Sophia looked at the pile of bamboo sticks collected by one of her ten children. With luck she would be able to make the stools quickly and then sell them for two taka, give or take a poisha or two. This would enable... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1u.htm	5.5k
comp1v index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry V Leaving�.�The Daniel� left at 3pm that day. Claudia had joined the hundreds of wives lining the quay. Saying �goodbye� to their husbands. Waving until their arms hurt. Stopping, slowly, forlornly then turning to begin the trudge home. And what was... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1v.htm	5.4k
comp1w index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry W Waiting for GodA message, from the hospital. �Your Father has lapsed into a coma�. Terse. To the point. The once-bright morning now turned into the prelude of impending doom. Dark clouds in my mind. I cannot think straight. Damn my father and his... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1w.htm	7.2k
comp1x index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry X The Waiting is a Christian rock quartet from Atlanta, Ga., that formed in the late 1980s. Their 1995 debut album, Blue Belly Sky was released on Anastasia Records; their 1997 sophomore effort, The Waiting, was put out by Sparrow. The group proudly... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1x.htm	2.3k
comp1y index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry Y A play with words.Sir Teddy: I�d like you to resign. I think it would be better if you did. Not good image all this. So � you�ve resigned? Mr Sevensmith: I�ll think about it. I am going for my hospital appointment now. I am being treated for amnesia.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1y.htm	3.4k
comp1z index previous next Writing competition - February 2002 - Entry Z The Chair � now moved to the Waiting RoomI am a chair. Not just any chair � but a chair in a Waiting Room. Thus I am officially a Waiting Room Chair. I�ve been a chair for as long as I can remember. Originally I was a Study Chair but as my surface... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp1z.htm	6.6k
comp2 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 13 - March 2002 - Hope (hopefully) Links to the entries: A B C D E F G H I The Result The result of the Hope round of the writing competition is: In third place with 8 votes: Entry A. In second place, with 11 votes: Entry C.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2.htm	1.1k
comp2a index next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry A HOPE 1st July 1983 "Game, Set and Match. Miss Julia Vincent. Two sets to One. Six-Four Four-Six Six-Three. Thank you Ladies" The crowd clapped; that was Julia�s boyfriend and my dad. Very few ever came to support us when there were decent matches to... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2a.htm	6.1k
comp2b index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry B Hope So little egrets spread while sparrows fail So what, and what's an egret, the reply. We need no tribal warning, we must die Tomorrow; don't be solemn, drink your ale. In hope, we have expressed a slight concern That generates an automatic... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2b.htm	1.0k
comp2bx Hope So little egrets spread while sparrows fail So what, and what's an egret, the reply. We need no local warning, we must die Tomorrow; don't be solemn, drink your ale. In hope, we have expressed a slight concern That generates an automatic sneer, Indifference prevails; but should we fear The ratpack, raving,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2bx.htm	0.8k
comp2c index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry C Hope A Riddle In a terrible womb was my gestation. There I grew for millions of years with my brothers and sisters, so unalike, though of the same substance. Dull are my brothers, but very useful, unlike me and my sisters � my glorious sisters... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2c.htm	1.8k
comp2d index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry D Moving on From the hide, the reeds on one side stretched away into the middle distance. The sun was hidden by cloud, but there was only a light breeze and it felt mild. An odd, unmusical chirrup drew his attention to a male Reed Bunting that... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2d.htm	3.4k
comp2e index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry E Hope Springs "Welcome to Hope Springs! Eternal beauty that's more than skin deep.� Karl and Lori were shaking off the effects of the long flight and were not paying attention to the advertising. They were looking for Melvin. The arrivals hall... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2e.htm	7.5k
comp2f index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry F Divine Comedy ACT ONE. SCENE ONE. A Students room on an unidentified university campus. Late evening. Raining. Candles burning. Books and papers strewn across the floor. Three empty wine bottles on the coffee table. Smell of marijuana in the... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2f.htm	4.7k
comp2g index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry G "We must be vigilant. Those terrorists, they never sleep. We don�t know when the next bomb will explode. We don�t know when the next innocent women and children will die. Ever since September 11th there has been a greater unease. Muslims fight... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2g.htm	2.1k
comp2h index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry H I hold the seeds in my hand and they just look like something I ground out of the pepper mill at dinner or swept up from the kitchen floor. There they are, a tiny collection of concentrated specks and crumbs that have an amazing potential to... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2h.htm	4.0k
comp2i index previous next Writing competition - March 2002 - Hope - Entry I Hope Phil had no idea what to expect as he made his way to room 903. The lift doors opened to the corridor of magnolia painted brick. The window at the end of the corridor looked down onto eerily quiet London traffic that resembled his plaything... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp2i.htm	7.3k
comp3 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 14 - Easter 2002 - Search Links to the entries: A - Ian Scattergood (the Winner) B - John Bennett History Writing competition winners 1. My First Car � Roger 2. My Favourite TV Program � Scatts 3. The Chair � Scatts 4. Yellow... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp3.htm	1.1k
comp3a index next Writing competition - Easter 2002 - Search - Entry A The Search Danielle opened her eyes. She was standing in the kitchen where he had left her, her back pressed against the sink unit. The dampness of a used tea towel was soaking into the back of her dress. She was scared to move but from here she could... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp3a.htm	6.8k
comp3b index previous next Writing competition - Easter 2002 - Search - Entry B Not Very Much Reality - A Search "You will all have read", he said, "Jung's account of a dream in which he located the Grail castle in a island to the south of England." If we had read this, we nodded; if we had not, we remained silent. Some... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp3b.htm	5.4k
comp4 The previous competition The next competition The competition index Writing competition 16 - May/June/July/August 2002 Topics The Ship. A Day in the Life of.... The Hunter. Links to the entries: A - Eddie Cunningham (the Winner) B - Ian Scattergood C - JB Not an entry A day in the life? Of a ship? It's anthropomorphic.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp4.htm	0.8k
comp4a index next Writing competition - May/June 2002 - Entry A The Hunter The hero strode into the crowded smoky barroom, the two levelled .45 Colt Peacemakers he held, demanding and getting absolute silence. Both barrels swept slowly across the room�s occupants, a motley collection of drunks, bums and cardsharps, then... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp4a.htm	7.2k
comp4b index previous next Writing competition - May/June 2002 - Entry B A day in the life of Ivan Shukhov 05.00, labour camp, Siberia. Ivan was not feeling well this morning. You would think, he thought, that after more than seven years the sound of the Tartar's early morning hammering on iron bars would have lost at... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp4b.htm	5.5k
comp4c index previous next Writing competition 16 - May/June 2002 - Entry C A Day in the Life of a Ship Hunter My father's oldest friend, who died in June of this year, on his 98th birthday, was something of a recluse. But, long ago, he had known many more adventurous people, including one who had made several leisurely... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp4c.htm	3.5k
comp4ca Comments on a text First, I'm very dissatisfied with this. It was probably a mistake to post it in its current form, and if the competition had attracted more entries I would not have done. It tries, without much success, to draw together several strands. I wrote most of the section starting "unearthly" first.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comp4ca.htm	5.7k
comps Dillo Xpats - Writing competitions - Index Introduction These pages contain the entries to a series of informal writing competitions associated with Caf� Dillo. The original was started by Roger Pittock in one of the forums in Which Online. Links to the Dillo Xpats Competitions: Competition 1 - Phoenix Competition... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comproot.htm	1.0k
comps Introduction These pages contain the entries to a series of informal writing competitions. It was started by Roger Pittock in one of the forums in Which Online. Since Which Online is in the process of change, it is not clear whether the competitions will continue. I have added comments on and explanations of some... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/comproot1.htm	2.0k
xpc1 Xpats Writing Competition 1 - Phoenix (February 2006) Links to the entries: A Kerry B JB C Eddie D Scatts E DC (the winner) The previous competition. The next competition. The competition index. http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/xpc1.htm	0.6k
xpc1a main index this competition previous entry next entry Dillo Xpats Writing competition - 1 - Entry A Phoenix, by Kerry Mordan When the sun doth shine or the east wind blow, When the sky's clear blue or there's rain, sleet, snow, I will think of thee. When the waters clear or it scares the soul, When there's gentle... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/xpc1a.htm	0.9k
xpc1b main index this competition previous entry next entry Dillo Xpats Writing competition - 1 - Entry B Phoenix, by John Bennett The best of all ticks For serious birdwatchers Must be the phoenix. http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/xpc1b.htm	0.5k
xpc1c main index this competition previous entry next entry Dillo Xpats Writing competition - 1 - Entry C The Flight To Phoenix, by Eddie Cunningham Gwen remembered the words she had seen printed on the crew�s copy of the current weather report for take off conditions at Chicago�s O�Hare Airport. � Time 04.00hours,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/xpc1c.htm	5.3k
xpc1d main index this competition previous entry next entry Dillo Xpats Writing competition - 1 - Entry D Phoenix, by Ian Scattergood Pascal V�reux Sa'Dist stood alone on the ruins of the Temple Mount and surveyed the devastation that lay before him. Halls, once bustling centres of commerce and enterprise, full of noise... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/xpc1d.htm	5.3k
xpc1e main index this competition previous entry next entry Dillo Xpats Writing competition - 1 - Entry E Phoenix, by David Conquest With abject apologies to Charles Dodgson. 'Twas Phoenix, and the mid-day sun Beat hard upon the blue car's top. The gauge did show the water gone, And so the driver had to stop. "Beware... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/xpc1e.htm	1.7k
xpc2 Xpats Writing Competition 2 (April 2006) Links to the entries: (when we get them) A Kerry The previous competition. The next competition. The competition index. http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/comp/xpc2.htm	0.4k
CA Online Some Critical Thoughts on the Online Presence of the Consumers Association These three short polemics were, in substance, posts on a Which Online forum, and, earlier, on a Cafe Dillo forums. They have been revised to reflect some changes made since they were originally posted. 1. Reputation 1.1 The Old Which Online... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/forum/crit3.htm	10.7k
Groupthink in Practice - Removed I have removed the material that was here. Apparently any criticism of the Which Online forum system is unwelcome. Then again, in other areas any mention of Which Online is unwelcome. I admired the Consumers' Association. The decision to drop that name, and not merely to drop it, but to excise all mention of it,... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/forum/forum.htm	1.4k
Groupthink in Practice Some Thoughts on the Which Online Forum System As the "new" system (new in 2003-2004) has now long been abandoned, the original purpose of this document is only of academic interest, if that. Sections which described the shortcomings of the "new" system and addressed its particular properties have been removed.... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/forum/gforum.htm	40.8k
Historical Homily this document is now irrelevant, this is a link to a critique of the system that did appear General Design of a Forum System Introduction These are the sketchiest of notes intended to show very roughly the sort of preliminary documentation that should accompany an attempt to define a general system to implement... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/forum/yforum.htm	14.5k
matter back to home page Matter of Britain Let them walk without a name As they define a distant age; Let their actions show their fame Founded on sharp deceit and rage, Ignoring any faith or troth, From the contrivance of a sage. And the unexpected oath Trailed a kingdom made of blood Compensated by its growth. A growth... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/matter.htm	6.1k
Other Nothing. return return 2 http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/other.htm	0.2k
Ross Bennett ROSS BENNETT Psychotherapy and Counselling Ross Bennett, B.A,B.Sc. U.K.C.P. Registered (Spectrum) Ross Bennett offers short term, and long term counselling and psychotherapy to individuals and couples. She also works as a supervisor with established and trainee counsellors. Ross trained with and is a graduate... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/ross.htm	2.7k
song back to home page The Song of the Earth a paraphrase of a translation of the text of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde The Drinking Song of the Sorrow of the Earth A golden cup compels hypnotic wine; But then, as though you need to hear me sing A song to make you sad, and then to bring You to laughter; then for drink... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/song.htm	5.6k
taxation back to home page back to ramblings index back to general politics page Taxation This is an outline of a fairly radical (although hardly original) proposal to rationalise state benefits and taxation of income. It doesn't accord with any party policy; I would be interested to know why it would be rejected - not... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/tax.htm	8.8k
thebes back to home page Thebes Fighting towards Thebes He brings peace, out-thinks the Sphinx, Oedipus the King. As a groom his fate Is a room in the city. Pity his weird doom. Cursed to destroy them, A boy driven from parents Unfairly a toy. Jocasta the Queen Did not mean to wed her son; It was unforeseen. Sickness... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/thebes.htm	1.5k
valediction back to home page A Kind of Valediction One From the waxwing winter In Central Southern England Where the robins quarrel, I cannot be content with divination. Meekness, at least, we can be certain Is necessary for the survival of a world Natural in every way, even political. (The sole community, other than a single... http://homepages.which.net/~bennett4/valediction.htm	9.4k
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