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    Silver

    By Berwick Writers Workshop

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    The anthology written to celebrate 25 years of Berwick Writers Workshop, containing short stories and poems on the theme of Silver, which as you will see, can be interpreted in a variety of ways.
    Print version published 2010.

    Contributors:
    Sue Handoll, Anne Hogben, Wendy Bell Scott, Jean Curtis, Elizabeth Otterburn, Mary Rawnsley,Derek Goggin, Helen Minto, Jacqui Adams, Hilary Graham.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBerwick Writers Workshop
    Release dateApr 12, 2012
    ISBN9781476132235
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    Berwick Writers Workshop

    Berwick Writers Workshop was founded in 1985 to help writers from North-Northumberland and the Eastern Scottish Borders to develop and promote their writing. Since 2005 they have produced an anthology almost every year on a chosen theme, and hope to continue this aim in the future. Some of the authors have long experience of published stories, articles or poetry, etc. Some are beginners. Each anthology is a reflection of the work being produced at that point. Some contributory authors also publish books individually through Blue Button Publications,so watch out for those too!

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      Silver - Berwick Writers Workshop

      Silver

      by the Members of

      Berwick Writers Workshop

      A Border Bridges Publication

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2012 Border Bridges Publications and the Authors as named.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard workof these authors.

      Cover design by Bluebell.

      Cover Photograph by Wendy B. Scott.

      Editing and layout by Bluebell.

      Publishing History

      Print version first published in Great Britain in 2010.

      Published by Border Bridges Publications,

      Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 2RH.

      Print version ISBN: 978-0-09552066-3-4

      Contents

      Silver by Sue Handoll Poetry Prize Winner 2010

      A Knight on the Town by Anne Hogben

      The Silver Sword by Wendy B. Scott

      Silver by Jean Curtis

      Pendula’s Silver by Elizabeth Otterburn Short Story 3rd Prize Winner 2010

      Dark Waters by Mary Rawnsley

      Silver (2) by Jean Curtis

      Silver by Derek Goggin Short Story 1st Prize Winner 2010

      We Reap What We Sow by Helen Minto Short Story 2nd Prize Winner 2010

      The Tarnished Silver Wedding by Jacqui Adams

      Silver by Hilary Graham

      Anniversary by Anne Hogben

      About the Authors

      More Anthologies

      More Books by these Authors

      Silver

      by Sue Handoll

      Ag

      Silver

      Argentum

      White and lustrous

      A thread or shaped

      By hammer into coins

      Many known uses

      Photography

      Dyes and inks

      Rich glass

      Stained

      Ore

      Sources

      Mainly mined

      Silver pieces

      Must be hall-marked

      Silver sterling coinage

      Nine to ten percent

      Of pure silver

      Now-a-days

      Rarely

      Used

      In

      Nature

      And colour

      Silver is seen

      Blue shades and light grey

      Water in evening light

      Leaves on trees and plants

      Bark and dew drops

      Glancing light

      Silver

      Ag

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      A Knight on the Town

      by Anne Hogben

      My brothers and I have stepped out along the streets of Bath since Georgian times. Join us on another walk – into my past and back again...

      Our creator was a stick-dresser of exceptional talent – Mr George Bartlett. He served his apprenticeship in a small woodworking shop outside the city, where he discovered a special talent for walking stick design. In 1768 his rare ability, combined with exceptional business acumen, led him to occupy new premises in John Wood’s newly built Royal Crescent. Needless to say, this celebrated location drew many of the city’s gentry to peruse – and purchase – all that he had to offer.

      Mr Bartlett lived and worked in his fashionable quarter for many years. Using nature’s finest materials, he undertook original designs and specific commissions for his patrons. Handles of wood, ivory or precious metal, were appended to shanks of hazel, maple and many other fine woods. Each one of us featured his unique trademark – the ability to offer our owners a lifetime’s service.

      I myself strode out into the world in 1769. George II had reigned supreme for over twenty years, the rebellious Stuarts were forced to retreat into Scotland – and our aristocracy paraded the land in new-found glory. Society enjoyed the kind of stability that favoured the rich – and enriched craftsmen such as Mr Bartlett.

      There’s history in every handle, he told his customers as they wandered around his immense collection, trying us all for size. I watched them from my display in the little shop and wondered who would shape my future.

      Country men and women, fresh-faced and inquisitive, came to our premises on market days and holidays. They seemed eager to test the feel of a thumb-stick, the weight of a crook, the solid style of a walking stick. These were people who knew the rural ways: the importance of a steadfast grip, walking over the fells on a windy day.

      One morning, a lady of advanced years stepped slowly through our door. She rested on the arm of a young girl, who pointed out a charming little walking stick to her companion. Its handle was decorated with a white dove, sporting eyes of sparkling blue; a finely worked shank of glowing maple. The two women smiled, and took it home to grace her walks around the city.

      A gentleman farmer selected a shepherd’s crook, admired its stout lines, and tested its strength with a few steps around the shop floor. A young man looked over his shoulder.

      What do you think, Father?

      I think this crook will serve old Silas well. We’ll never know how he mislaid his other old friend – but I promised him a new one for the spring.

      That very day, I was to meet my first – and only – owner. He was decidedly not of country stock. The typical Georgian dandy, in fact. A young gentlemen, dressed in a fine silken grey-blue jacket and breeches, he walked up to the stand and lifted me out. Taking a jewelled monocle from his pocket, he examined me from tip to toe. Beside him, a pretty young woman looked on as her handsome escort admired me. These people were the height of fashion – visiting us to view the latest designs – and impress their friends with a bold statement of style.

      The young gentleman returned me to the stand, and Mr Bartlett came forward to welcome his esteemed clients.

      Good afternoon, Sir Percival, Lady Amelia. We are honoured to welcome you. How can I be of service?

      The young man looked around at us all, and pointed at...me.

      Mr Bartlett smiled. An excellent choice, Sir Percival. This is one of my newest devices. As you will have observed, the handle is silver-plated, and...

      Unscrewing my enamelled spacer, he lifted out a glass vial

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