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Philip Cumberland

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April 2012


Now retired I have been living and working in the Cambridgeshire Fens for most of my life. Blacksmithing and wrought ironwork started as a hobby and became my profession, I have been involved in engineering in various forms all my working life.

Making things for the garden was not only an outlet for my artistic creativity but it also helped garden designers and gardeners realise theirs. I am conscious that what I created, although satisfying to me, in itself, will only be complete as an object when it is in place, within its’ final setting.

Since retiring I have joined my local University of the Third Age branch (U3A). One of the groups I belong to is Whittlesey Wordsmiths, a creative writing group. Together as a group, we have published five
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Story Chat Digest volume 3

Story Chat Digest Volume 3

I am Philip Cumberland (Fenland Phil) I am proud to have been able to contribute to this wonderful international collection and  to introduce the international literary anthology Story Chat Digest: Where Stories Meet, edited and compiled by Marsha Ingrao. 

Now in its third volume, Story Chat Digest continues its tradition of bringing together international

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"Who loved the birds and bluebells. So Long It’s been so long since last we spoke so many moons ago. I knew then I should say goodbye, but still couldn’t let go. They say regrets are common sorrows time alone will soften. But, now it’s too late, I ..." Read more of this blog post »
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A vicious murder of an underworld character starts a chain of events that sees D.C.I. Nick Morgan embroiled in a third Gullhaven crime mystery following on from Make You Sorry and Make You Beg. Nick is soon tangling with a local organised crime famil ...more
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I have watched a few episodes of Agatha Raisin on television but have never read any of M. C. Beaton’s books. Surprisingly, even after reading Death of a Spy, I still haven’t read any of M C Beaton’s books; despite her name appearing as
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After reading and enjoying the first three books in the Elderwick Mysteries series, I have become familiar with the main characters.
When Constance’s van breaks down, Dr Laurel Nightingale, Albert and Maggie are only too willing to help move Constance
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THE GUILTY PARTY by Laura Lyndhurst
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"Esther’s word prompt this Wednesday, is SAVE. … Laws on misleading ads and such, the government wants to tweak to save us from those “clearance sales” that “have to end next week”. Black Friday deals are offered ever earlier in November, but what ..." Read more of this blog post »
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