Category Archives: Fiction

“Moby Dick? Never Read It.”

Posted on March 25, 2015 by arwenbicknell

(Titled with apologies to Laurie Anderson.) Well, I still haven’t technically read it, and I daresay I never will. I spent the past two weeks listening to it on CD during my commutes to work, and that was enough to put … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Goals

Posted on January 5, 2015 by arwenbicknell

Lots of new goals this year, lots of resolutions to fall down on. Or not, depending on the optimism level. Three are relevant to this blog: 1: Finish writing the book. I’m quite fed up with myself on this one. … Continue reading →

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Indian Summer

Posted on January 4, 2014 by arwenbicknell

(A short story to kick off the new year, based on a snippet of a story in an 1872 newspaper.) John Wheeler was 22 when he declared only death would part him from Mary Elizabeth Wright. He was 34 when … Continue reading →

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