https://livesteven.com/2026/07/30/its-dark-and-i-cant-see-a-thing-but-the-scent-of-sixtens-coat-finds-its-way-in-causing-something-inside-me-to-shift-to-be-rearranged-do-you-suddenly-st/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-07-30T09:11:17+00:00‘It’s dark and I can’t see a thing, but the scent of Sixten’s coat finds its way in, causing something inside me to shift. To be rearranged.’ Do you suddenly stop worrying about death? Some thoughts based on reading ‘When the Cranes Fly South’ by Lisa Ridzén.dailyprompt, writing, books, fiction, ai, artificial-intelligence, patrick-gale, dailyprompt-2845, lisa-ridzen, when-the-cranes-fly-south, queering-the-novel-without-labelshttps://livesteven.com/2026/07/29/do-booker-winners-become-so-for-a-reason-the-2026-longlist-came-out-on-28-august/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-07-29T07:45:19+00:00Do Booker winners become so for a reason? The 2026 Longlist came out on 28 Julydailyprompt, books, reading, fiction, dailyprompt-2838, booker-prize, book, longlist-2026, link-to-blogs-on-books-readhttps://livesteven.com/2026/07/28/as-i-read-jem-calders-celebrated-novel-i-want-you-to-be-happy-ella-fitzgeralds-best-known-lyric-sung-through-as-if-it-has-lived-with-me-forever-this-is-really-a-b/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-07-28T20:42:07+00:00As I read Jem Calder’s celebrated novel ‘I Want You to Be Happy’, Ella Fitzgerald’s best-known lyric sung through as if it has lived with me forever. This is really a blog on that novel.dailyprompt, poetry, writing, books, book-review, fiction, romance, dailyprompt-2836, songs, i-want-to-be-happy-lyrics, jem-calder, i-want-you-to-be-happy-novel