test please delete

[NickFitz]

Don't tell him that, you'll only upset him

It's OK, I've rationalised it away

[NickFitz]

Meanwhile, in Hull: Ghost-hunters stumbled across porn shoot during graveyard tour

[NickFitz]

Just found out from the local paper that an old friend of mine died a couple of weeks ago: Leicester pub and club entertainer dies aged 59 | Leicester Mercury

[mudskipper]

Well tis all go on facebook/twatter.

My writerly friend has 'outed' a plagiarist. He's published an anthology of short stories in his own name, and odd works in various online and print journals, all of which are copied. The guy's novel is out today - no idea whether that's an original work or not.

Did B. Mitchell Cator Appropriate the Work of Others? Let’s Give the Original Authors a Read! – Great Writers Steal

There's been a fair bit of internet detection going on, and the guy has clearly stolen (lots of) work, but it appears to be turning into delight at his downfall, and revelling in every further shame. Makes me a tad uncomfortable. Perhaps I'm too nice.


Edit: turns out the novel is also largely excerpts from other people's work.

[NickFitz]

Friday tomorrow!

Goodnight all

[SueEllen]

If I send of my postal vote I can switch off until 24th June....

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Another grey start, though not as chilly or windy as it has been

My sleep doesn't seem to have suffered too badly from the police helicopter hovering outside shining its searchlight around the neighbourhood at half-past three in the morning, and waking me up with its racket

[mudskipper]

Just found out from the local paper that an old friend of mine died a couple of weeks ago: Leicester pub and club entertainer dies aged 59 | Leicester Mercury

[mudskipper]

Little Stoke parkrun officially gone.

Closure of Little Stoke parkrun | Little Stoke parkrun

[zeitghost]

Morning all

And it's another sunny Friday, all Simpsonesque & lovely.

The ZeitCold(tm) has progressed to the snot monster stage.