An Evening With Lauren Lloyd An Evening With Lauren Lloyd On a cold, damp October evening, something rather special happened at a pub down the road…. It’s taken a few days to process the warmth, love, friendship and inspiration in the room. I’ve been buzzing for a week. But yes, I hosted my first author’sContinue reading “An Evening With Lauren Lloyd”
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COMING SOON…. BORDERLINE NORMALITY by Lauren Lloyd
We’re falling through the air, as one. Will, Will Junior, me and Oli. No, not falling, we’re flying. “You’ve done well Adam. You’ve stepped up and taken control. I’m proud of you.” 52 year-old Adam Waters is going through a rough patch. His internet-based business of selling corporate conferences is tenuous, he drinks too muchContinue reading “COMING SOON…. BORDERLINE NORMALITY by Lauren Lloyd”
Oppenheimer, A Writer’s Critique
I so want to love Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the ‘American Prometheus’ who leads the US’s colossal scientific endeavour to build an atomic bomb during the Second World War. Prometheus, the God of Fire, is best known for defying the Olympian Gods by stealing fire and giving it to humanity. It’s a stellar analogy. As forContinue reading “Oppenheimer, A Writer’s Critique”
GATHER
“Holy Moly, Eve.” Dr Sands fights back the stronger expletives. And the smell, Jesus. His patient, Eve Anderson limps in with a plastic shopping bag on her left foot. He dons an apron and gloves, before lifting the bagged foot into his lap. “Nothing we haven’t seen before, eh?” Workman-like, he takes the elastic bandContinue reading “GATHER”
The Charm Offensive in Diplomacy
Diplomacy is so much more than simply ordering F Lon – Nth. You have to interact with players, build trust and at times, charm and beguile. This article was first published in Diplomacy Briefing (15th July) as part of a series on “The Charm Offensive” in Diplomacy. Original Article:https://mailchi.mp/diplomacybriefing.com/the-charm-offensive THE CHARM OFFENSIVE EPISODE ONE: THEContinue reading “The Charm Offensive in Diplomacy”
Bob
I wrote this short story a while ago and for some reason never quite got round to posting it. “We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.” “It’s close, Margaret. An hour or two at most.” If he wasn’t on the phone,Continue reading “Bob”
DixieCon, We Have A Problem… Or Do We?
I have agonised over whether to write about DixieCon or whether to move quietly on. Chalk it down to experience. Swallow it up. Give me adversity and I’ll easily rustle up several pairs of lederhosen from the curtains whilst singing The Hills Are Alive. I’m a social turnip. I’ll speak to anyone. But when theContinue reading “DixieCon, We Have A Problem… Or Do We?”
Diplomacy, The Brain… and Gandhi
Some of you will know…. I am one of those weird, geeky Diplomacy Players. This is my second time writing about it, the first being a wanton foray into the world of Diplomatic women. Diplomacy, The Brain… and Gandhi was originally written for the May 2022 edition of ‘Notes on a Napkin.’ A magazine (orContinue reading “Diplomacy, The Brain… and Gandhi”
The True Object Of All Human Life Is Play
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Diplomacy is a 67-year old game about taking over Europe. It’s a truly classic board game. Highly influential, intensely beloved, widely acclaimed. The beating heart of Diplomacy is in the alliances and agreements 7 players make in-between submitting orders. It is a game conducted not on the board, but in…
A Lauren Lloyd Update
I KNOW…. It’s been ages since I posted. I’ve been neglectful. My life has been busy. So, unlike my usual posts, here is a Lauren Lloyd update THE BOY The most exciting thing to happen is that my brilliant son got three interviews for medicine, and now starts Edinburgh University in September. My alma mater.Continue reading “A Lauren Lloyd Update”
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