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More Whimsies, Still No Frills

More Whimsies, Still No Frills

Described once as a ‘no-frills poet’, Chris Raven has taken this proudly to heart, with another twenty ‘no frills’ poems, exploring love, life, absurdity, Brexit, Lockdown, The Jubilee Line and Ninja Nuns.

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Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet

Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet

Digeridoo

  Wooden tube, long hollow and brown,

Rich, smooth and painted, tapers down,

Past yellow bands, white spots and black,

A lizard clings upon its back,

Under which, more spots and bands,

Getting wider, as the tube fans,

To meet a thick and knotty boot,

A rough and gnarled old barky foot.

  Wooden tube, long hollow and brown,

Outside my door, one day was found,

Those yellow bands, white…

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Understanding Susan

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She Stoops to Conquer

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Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet

Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet

Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet  By Chris Raven

I was once described as a ‘no-frills poet’, a title I love, as at the time I was still developing a style and was struggling to take myself seriously. With this grand title in mind, ‘Whimsies of a No-Frills Poet’ offers 20 frank or funny poems on subjects ranging from love, grief, nostalgia, loneliness, absurdity, homicidal bacon, and British rail…

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Tales from Even Darker Places The Indie Collaboration Presents Tales from Even Darker Places The Indie Collaboration presents its thirteenth anthology of short stories, freely donated by independent writing's most ghoulish ghosts and gremlins.

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Spectacular Tales 3 The Indie Collaboration Presents Spectacular Tales III More thrilling short stories written by independent publishing’s rising stars.

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Summer Shorts 2 In this second helping of summer fun, The Indie Collaboration comes up with yet another unique collection of original stories from the authors we have come to know so well.

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Spectacular Tales II The Indie Collaboration Presents Spectacular Tales II AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON AND SMASHWORDS FROM FRIDAY 16/10/2015 Another thrilling anthology of short stories by some of the rising stars in independent publishing.

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Spectacular Tales II

Coming Soon! Spectacular Tales II The Indie Collaboration’s yearly Speculative Fiction Anthology Due to blast off by the end of September 2015. Original Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror short stories from the best of the Indie Scene. Why not read the first  Spectacular Tales free on Smashwords. Also available on Amazon kindle and in paperback.

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Tall Stories Tall Stories by Chris Raven, Peter John, Adam Bigden and Connie Dalhart. Now available from…

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Tall Stories

The first anthology of ‘Tall Stories’ is to be published on Smashwords next month. Coming to you on 1st July 2015 on Smashwords. ‘Tall Stories’ is the result of a writing group that came together to share story telling within the same fictional environment. The group was set up to allow its members to tell stories that intertwine; sharing and developing their characters and locations every time a…

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The Indie Collaboration

See the whole shebang (so far) right here: The Indie Collaboration.

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Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice A Second Children's Story Collection Another collection of children’s stories and poems from The Indie Collaboration. Once again we take you to far-away lands of magic and moonbeams, wishes and daydreams, cookies and ice creams.

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The Indie Collaboration Publishes Ninth Anthology – Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice!

The Indie Collaboration Publishes Ninth Anthology – Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice!

https://animoto.com/play/ouNQ3S2q9GwL902HokLrag 

The Indie Collaboration released the ninth entry into their anthology series in April 2015. Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice! is a collection of free original children’s tales.

  The Indie Collaboration released the ninth entry into their unique anthology series in April 2015. This anthology, Sugar, Spice & Everything Nice! is a collection of free…

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Coming Soon

Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice:

A Second Collection of Children’s Stories

https://animoto.com/play/ouNQ3S2q9GwL902HokLrag

8th April 2015

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This is how we fight Indiana's anti-gay law

Last week, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law a bill that allows companies to deny service to gay, lesbian, and bi people under the guise of “religious freedom.” But the fight's not over yet, help fight back: https://go.allout.org/en/a/indiana-law/