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		<title>Writing Workshop: The Fry that Flew</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back to the Wednesday Writing Workshop link-up! At the bottom of this post you&#8217;ll find the widget to post the link to your workshop posts. We&#8217;ve got lots of new contributors taking part this week &#8211; should be a good one! But first, I guess it&#8217;s my turn. ________________________________________ No time no time no [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p style="text-align: left;"><em>Welcome back to the Wednesday Writing Workshop link-up! At the bottom of this post you&#8217;ll find the widget to post the link to your workshop posts. We&#8217;ve got lots of new contributors taking part this week &#8211; should be a good one!<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em> But first, I guess it&#8217;s my turn.<br />
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<p style="text-align: center; "><em>________________________________________</em></p>
<p>No time no time no time. Damn me and my inability to say no to any opportunity or switch off to any new idea. I <em>should be</em> starting to write the short story I have due in just after Christmas. But things keep cropping up. Fun things, exciting things, potential filled things. And ooh look I&#8217;ve done another 4 hours work today and no story&#8230; oops.</p>
<p>So I&#8217;m going to be good and keep it brief. And tell you about a dream I had last week. It was one of those dreams you just didn&#8217;t want to wake up from, it was THAT good.</p>
<p>You see, I was one half of a elite crime fighting duo, the other half of which was&#8230; Stephen Fry. He could fly people, the Fry could FLY! I, on the other hand, seemed to have no such exciting abilities, but my company (in a pink fluffy cat costume) seemed to be the calming influence in his life that he needed to carry out his super hero tasks without mental breakdown.</p>
<p>Most of the dream consisted of me curled up under a chair as Stephen did an interview, and then playing duets with him on the piano in a huge house (which was actually a shopping centre) jam packed full of people. Despite my r<a href="http://sleepisfortheweak.org.uk/2009/12/01/writing-workshop-the-fry-that-flew/" target="_blank">eluctance to start thinking about Christmas</a>, it WAS Christmas, with a huge 30ft tree in one corner and twinkly lights. We sang carols and all swayed like some kind of &#8216;It&#8217;s A Small World&#8217; diorama. And then Stephen flew away&#8230; to save some animals or something I don&#8217;t know. I think I shed some tears as I banged out Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. It was all quite moving&#8230;</p>
<p>Now. I would like you to analyse. Get your Freudian hats on (or Jungian if that&#8217;s more your flavour) and tell me&#8230;</p>
<p>What the hell does this MEAN??!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center; "><em><span style="font-style: normal;">________________________________________</span></em></p>
<p><em>So now it&#8217;s your turn! <a href="http://sleepisfortheweak.org.uk/2009/11/30/writing-workshop-7-claims-to-fame-and-guilty-pleasures/">What prompt did you choose</a>?</em></p>
<p><img class="alignright" style="margin: 5px;" title="Writing Workshop Badge" src="http://sleepisfortheweak.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Writing-Workshop-Badge.jpg" alt="Writing Workshop Badge" width="175" height="130" /></p>
<p><strong>1. Write a letter to your 16-year-old self</strong><br />
<em>- Inspired by <a href="http://notsupermum.blogspot.com/2009/11/letter-to-my-sixteen-year-old-self.html" target="_blank">NotSupermum’s beautiful and touching post</a> this week</em></p>
<p><strong>2.What’s your guilty pleasure? </strong><br />
<em>- Suggested by Leslieanne at <a href="http://lifewithalittledude.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Life with a Little Dude</a></em></p>
<p><strong>3. Write about a dream you’ve had recently</strong><br />
<em>- Inspired by Tim at Bringing Up Charlie and his bizarre dream of <a href="http://www.bringingupcharlie.co.uk/2009/11/nightmare-on-blog-street.html" target="_blank">bloggers invading his living space</a>!</em></p>
<p><strong>4. I want to know your claim to fame (lame or otherwise)</strong><br />
<em>- Inspired by Brits in Bosnia who is <a href="http://britsinbosnia.blogspot.com/2009/11/fame-of-sort.html" target="_blank">achieving some notoriety in her little town</a>.</em></p>
<p><strong>5. What do you do or where do you go to escape the stresses of every-day life?</strong><br />
<em>- Inspired by ME! and my <a href="../2009/11/26/urban-sanctuary/" target="_blank">urban sanctuary</a> this week.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Leave your name and the URL to your post</strong> in the MckLinky below (the URL should be to your post not just to your blog) and<strong>leave me a comment</strong> to let me know you&#8217;ve taken part. If you have the time it would be great if you could try and <strong>read and comment on at least two other entries</strong>. A</em><em>nd be kind! It&#8217;s supposed to be a bit of fun &#8211; we&#8217;re not looking for the next Booker Prize winner here!</em></p>
<p><em>If you haven&#8217;t had chance to respond yet, then you&#8217;ve still got today! Or just wait till next week, when there&#8217;ll be five brand new prompts to get you thinking.</em></p>
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<p>This Writing Workshop is brought to you in association with <a href="http://www.mamakatslosinit.com/">Mama Kat&#8217;s Losin&#8217; It</a> &#8211; who&#8217;s lovely author came up with the concept and runs her own workshop over in the U.S.</p>
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