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Dan Derrett
Not mad really, but am called Dan.
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Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen but Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft
I dreamed I saw unknown Kadath Where Nayarlotep, he conquered death but you don't really worship old ones, do you? You rage and weep, you fear to...
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Galway Girl by Steve Earl but The Dong With A Luminous Nose by Edward Lear
Well, I took a stroll near the Zemmery Fidd Of a day -i-ay-i-ay And a girl sailed by in a sieve she did Of a fine soft day -i-ay And I ask you,...
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La Isla Bonita by Madonna but Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
(Flamenco guitar intro) Last night I dreamt of Man-der-ley Just like I'd never gone, it all went wrong Young girl as shy as a violet It all seems...
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The Mystery in Astley Wood
A ghost story
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The Legacy of the MacGregors
Another ghost story, in time for Christmas Eve
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Good point about the language
Posted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022
Good point about the language. I'm trying to emulate MR James of course, but at times I end up imitating him which is not the intention at all.
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Thanks. The problem with the
Posted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022
Thanks. The problem with the preamble is I wanted to tell an Indian story with Indian protagonists but if I tried to tell it in an Indian voice it would just come off fake, so I'm left with this slightly complicated setup to justify the English...
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