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    One Year In...
    paulmclark
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    One Year In...

    This picture was created by my fantastic, talented daughter to celebrate the first year of my creative PhD. It sums up my work, my curren...
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    Why I write...
    paulmclark
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why I write...

    I'm there. It has begun. My PhD is underway. Now I find myself asking more questions than getting answers! Frustrating? Not really. I lik...
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    Atmosphere is everything...
    paulmclark
    • Nov 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    Atmosphere is everything...

    Inspiration from pictures...
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    Tech Toilets
    paulmclark
    • Jan 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tech Toilets

    I'm becoming dangerously obsessed with Japanese toilets. They fascinate me. I've discovered that much of our cultural identity can be dis...
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    I'd never make it as a travel writer...
    paulmclark
    • Jan 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    I'd never make it as a travel writer...

    Wow... I have been so inactive in the last month. Mainly because I've been traveling. Its been amazing and given me lots of inspiration t...
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    Inspiration...
    paulmclark
    • Nov 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    Inspiration...

    Writing is a lonely road. For most of us that's fine. For some of us, that's bliss. But it's not just the solitary space filled with the ...
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    Flash Friday is here again...
    paulmclark
    • Nov 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    Flash Friday is here again...

    Today's Flash Friday is a piece of micro-fiction to commemorate the centenary of the end of WW1... THE THINGS THEY TEACH US by...
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    Eyes peeled!!
    paulmclark
    • Nov 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    Eyes peeled!!

    Keep an eye on my page for a couple of announcements. I'll be running a 4 week creative writing workshop at the wonderful Historic Villag...
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    Flash Friday is here again!!!
    paulmclark
    • Oct 26, 2018
    • 2 min

    Flash Friday is here again!!!

    This piece is from my first guest writer - my daughter - Asha Clark. It was placed 2nd in the National Flash Fiction Competition 2017 and...
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    Flash Friday is here!!!
    paulmclark
    • Oct 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Flash Friday is here!!!

    THE RUNNER by Paul M Clark I focus. My head, my eyes, all linked. The noise shrinks to a whisper until I hear my heart. I close my eyes. ...
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    The Writer's Life
    paulmclark
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Writer's Life

    The keyboard looks fresh and new. I haven't started pounding at it yet. I bought this thing for the spring-loaded keys and splash-proof d...
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