Do I believe I should have had the opportunity to be offered a contract to write?

 Alan Place - Award Winning Author

Being an Award Winner

The year of the Awards

In 2012, I was in contact with several authors across the world, like me, they had earned an award, and we agreed earning an Award, means nothing, unless it is a major award such as the Booker Prize,the Pulitzer Prize, or the Orange Prize.

I think I should have been given my opportunity to shine, but living in the UK was a drawback, I couldn't travel to conventions in the USA. Another drawback is I can't afford publication costs, my writing has shown it gets noticed as I earned two awards in 2011.

The KFC Incident

 A Fast Food Franchise on Tropico

Asda

Eat or heat

An amusing thing happened at our local Asda last week. They sold Walker's KFC crisps. In itself, that is not unusal, what followed was, in my opinion.

They had two boxes of Walker's original chicken flavour, and two of the Zinger flavour. When I reurned on the Friday, the original flavour boxes were empty, while the Zinger boxes were half-full. I can understand why, while the original is delicious, the Zinger tastes as if it could take the enamel off your teeth

Objective 2

 My next objective

Meeting Svitlana

Svitlana's wish

My first objective was to get so many blog posts ahead of the ones about Pamela Olsted, and her sister, that they are not seen on the immediate opening of the weekly statitics. This has been achieved. The second objective will be much harder, I wish to eliminate them from the immediate monthly views.

My main objective is to be free of the financial stress they caused, so I can visit my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot.

Another goal is to be free of the stress, so i can order some shirts from Hollywood Mysteries for my birthday next month.

A Senior Citizen's day out

 Latino Street Bites

Alan Place - Senior Citizen

Whitchurch Inn

In a few minutes, I shall be heading out to Asda, Whitchurch in Bristol, to do my shopping. Before I get back, I will have a pub lunch at the Whitchurch Inn, I am considered a regular there now. The Whitchurch Inn is one of the two treats I have in the week, the other is on a Friday, I visit my friend's cafe, Latino Street Bites, in Redcliffe, for lunch, again while doing my shopping, this time in Bedminster.

Once my finances are settled, I hope to get a railcard, so I can visit my friend in Didcot, Oxfordshire

Bovril or Marmite?

 Coffee

I am teetotal

Energy Drink

My usual hot drink on a cold morning is Coffee, today I am having a cup of Bovril as I am out of milk, and have no money until tonight, owing to a cash shortage caused by recovering from a scam.

This brings me to the old question, which do you prefer Bovril or Marmite?

I can drinkMarmite, butI find it too salty for my taste, I prefer Bovril

Destry rides again

 Marlene Dietrich Selection

Movie Nights

                                              James Stewart

One of my tasks today is locating the box containing the Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart film, Destry rides again. I know it is in the room with me, I had it not long ago

The Thin Man goes home

 About Me

Alan Place

                                                 Yorkshire 

The title of this Thin Man movie, reminds me of the time I returned to Yorkshire, in 1974, the year after my grandfather died.

There is a big difference in our reception though, Nick was able to please his father. The only thing I got praise for was joining the Royal Air Force, the following year. That I think was more so my parents could have their lives back for six years, as I learned later, I wasn't wanted