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Moodswing #10,11,12,
Talking Pen, 12 Derby Crescent, Moorside, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8DZ £1 and stamp for single issue, £3 for 3 issues inclusive of postage, A3 sheet folded into card cover.

Also published at a price virtually anyone can afford is Moodswing. This is fun. On opening the brightly coloured cover you see a thumbprint and the instruction PULL HERE. Pulling here opens the sheet out to its full size. Folded up again it becomes very portable, ideal for carrying around in a pocket or handbag for a five minute read. With contributions from the likes of Rupert Loydell, Steve Sneyd, and Jeremy Hilton the reading is worthwhile. Moodswing is an apt title as the poetry varies from serious,

     I did not ask for the blood
     that flows through my veins
                                              — Paul Tristram

To the comic bluntness of Lee Freeman,

     I get it once or twice a week
     That's if I'm lucky

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