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    Along the Way
    Along the Way
    Along the Way
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    Along the Way

    By G McDougall

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    Rarely has such a vivid imagination graced the poetic stage. In this tour de force of lyrical prose and striking imagery, the author is let loose in small, ancient towns in southern France and northern Spain, each one personified, showing its 'long and eventual 'lives', that seem to shape its people.. The prize winning results have captured hearts and minds with its affectionate portrayal of these towns and their people. As well it is an uncompromising look at their grand and tragic past, bringing to life 'Style is knowing who you are, what you have to say, and not giving a damn.' Gore Vidal.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherG McDougall
    Release dateJan 30, 2014
    ISBN9781310109003
    Along the Way
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    G McDougall

    The Author was winner of the Art-In-Unusual-Places Grant (2022), a Feature Poet at the Sydney Writers Festival (2018), Balmain Institute founder and President (2007-14), and winner, Ros Spenser Short Story Prize with Patting The Dog (2017). He is author of over thirty books, including six novels, fourteen poetry, travel and short stories, and numerous photo books. Founder of Pamela Press, he is published in international magazines, with photos exhibited in eleven countries.The Author is the Camino de Santiago's most prolific author with ten eBooks and several paperbacks. He has extensive travel and teaching experience, and won Australian ecotourism, community project and literary prizes and grants. He co-created an Official NSW Bicentennial Project, the 250 km 'Great North Walk'. After many years managing Great Australian Walks, he refocused on photography, painting and storytelling, with seven novels.'Belonging' is a fictional-biography of a 'black doctor' in colonial Australia. 'Starts With C' is a murder mystery where we don't who is the murder, who has been murdered, and who's telling the story. The third novel is the acclaimed 'Knowing Simone' set in Victor Hugo's France. 'Blacksmith and Canon' is volume one of the series '1503'. Inheritance is the second volume, with volumes 3 and 4 due in 2025. In between, he wrote, Sea Voices, inspired by a WW2 event in the Pacific.Recent Awards include; Winner, Art-in-Usually-Places Grant, 2022, Wollongong City; Winner, Peter Cowan Short Story Prize, with 'Patting the Dog', Highly Commended, Peter Cowan Short Story Prize; Second, Peter Cowan Poetry Prize, and Feature Poet in the Sydney Writers festival. Included in numerous poetry and short story anthologies, Garry was Balmain Institute's president for seven years, a member of 'That Authors Collective' and 'Diverse' poetry group. He lives south of Sydney in the great and beautiful Illawarra.

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      Along the Way - G McDougall

      A l o n g t h e W a y

      P o e t i c J o u r n e y s

      Garry McDougall

      SELECT WORK

      Spain and France

      Pilgrimage 7

      Copyright 2014

      Smashwords Edition

      License Notes

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      Table of Contents

      Tribute to Decazeville

      J'essai Nogaro Rugby

      And Merriment Tonight

      Icehouse

      To St Martin d'Ardeche

      Tribute to Bermeo

      Venterol Bells

      A Trouser Ecology

      Pilgrim Astorga

      Los Arcos: Indifference

      To San Domingo

      Drive-By Hooting

      Approximate locations of Nogaro, Venterol etc, the sites for these works.

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      What Other Say about Pilgrimage Stories

      'It is obvious from reading this, and other writing of yours, that you have a strong love for Spain. Belorado sounds like an interesting place, and this festival must be mind-blowing. Your descriptions brought about great imagery and I almost felt as if I was there amongst all this chaos. Loved the artwork too. A good write!'

      Tribute to Bermeo, Bermeo

      'Your near poetic style of reminiscence lets the reader feel the magic of the past history as well as the current days tourist, and parade in celebration of Bermeo. This is very nicely written and most enjoyable.'

      Fanstory Reader

      'It is a very beautiful description of a very beautiful town. It is a very vibrant description of the town and makes use of the five senses. You made me feel that that I was in Bermeo. I hope I visit the town soon.'

      'T-Three', Fanstory

      On Indifference, Los Arcos

      This isn't a travel article at all. It's a bold epic poem about poverty, the empty squalor of the Franco period, and a lament for lives squandered in abject boredom, a paean to lost potential. It's magnificent. Hay que escribirlo de nuevo, esta vez en castellano.

      'Los Arcos sounds like a town that refuses to die. She has survived so much and, although indifferent, is not yet ready to give up the ghost. I sense your deep love for Los Arcos, that you see she could have a much brighter future if she would but see the probabilities, as you do- hence your tears. Others may prefer to stay in Estella or Viana, but you chose to stay in Los

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