Monday, May 28, 2007

Issue 9

Welcome to Issue 9!

This weeks challenge for our writers was to write about "the path you didn't take" which has inspired these lovely posts.

Amanda from The Wink flirts with 'What If?'
Evelyn from homespun Honolulu looks at what to do when our lives don't take the path we expected.
Thomas Hamburger takes us through some his characters, Harry Fry's, life mistakes,

and last but certainly not least this weeks feature piece and winner of the Blog of the Week award, a rather off topic but thoroughly engaging piece by Lady MacLeod from Braveheart Does the Maghreb.

Our usual music guru and writer of the Voices to Hear column, John Holland, seems to have gone AWOL this week and so I have stepped into the breach, so to speak, to bring you a lovely sound track to read this blog to.

As always, each and every post you can see on this page is part of this weeks issue, so go and grab yourself a cup of tea, put your feet up and take a leisurely stroll through this weeks posts; scroll right down to the bottom, leave some comments for our writers and click on over to see them at their own blogs for more of their great writing.

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7 comments:

Omega Mum said...

This great! I would love to be added to your writer's list and would be happy to put together something for you. Just let me know the theme.

May 28, 2007 at 7:53 AM
lady macleod said...

I recommend omega mum, she is too funny!

May 28, 2007 at 8:27 AM
Not From Lapland said...

Omega Mum - We would love to have you. I will be in touch soon :)

May 28, 2007 at 9:13 AM
Omega Mum said...

Hey, thanks, SM. Really looking forward to hearing from you.

May 28, 2007 at 1:44 PM
Anonymous said...

I see that my good friend Thomas Hamburger Jnr has found his way into your excellent magazine.

well, I'm ready with my quill poised whenever you have the need for a few trenchant lines.

Best wishes for the future success of TBM.

Bill Blunt

May 31, 2007 at 11:32 AM
pluto said...

Is it coincidence that one of my favourite blog writers has just produced a new post on this theme, called "The road not taken"?

It's Pamela Jeanne at "coming2terms".

She doesn't seem to be associated with topblogmag. Pity, she should have submitted it!

Her blog is outstanding. It's at http://coming2terms.com/

June 1, 2007 at 4:19 AM
pluto said...

BTW, I just tried to add one of your link buttons to my blog but I can't work out how. I can add the button itself all right, but I can't make a link from the button to your site.

So for now I've just added a link by your name "topblogmag" instead of with a cute button.

June 2, 2007 at 5:45 AM

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