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Life is full of ups and downs. And the past six months has been full of extremes for me. I will take a look at some of the things that really hit me in later posts but since I am more a half-full type of person I want to start with one of the high points of my year so far.

About a year ago I discovered Prosetrics Literary Magazine. It was recommended by a friend so I bought a copy and was immediately impressed by the quality of the production throughout.

It was then that I decided to submit a couple of poems to see if they would be included in the next edition. I was chuffed when I got a positive reply. Since then I have had poems published in each edition. And each time I am delighted to have some of my work in such a beautiful combination of poetry, prose, photography and art.

You can imagine my delight when I was contacted by Prosetrics and they asked me to be their guest poet for the latest edition Mirage. Working with Prosetrics is very easy. They communicate well and are easy going but very professional at the same time.

It was also a great excuse to get some professional photos taken. Fortunately I know a great portrait photograph Marie Sandon and we spent a couple of hours in the famous town of Waterloo. It was much more fun than I expected and she managed to capture me with my eyes open – not a mean feat.

Between Marie’s photography and the end result on Prosetrics I have to admit I am really happy with the end result.

Here is the first page of the interview. If you would like to see more of it you can order a copy of Mirage on the Prosetrics website.

If you like to write poetry or prose Prosetrics are accepting submissions for their next edition.

This blog is the fifteenth in a series of 30 leading up to my sixtieth birthday.  Thanks for getting this far. Please consider subscribing to my blog to keep up to date with my posts.

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