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I won't mention the snow, except perhaps to say that my toes are ice cubes waiting on a dash of vodka and my car has crystallized. No, I won't mention the snow, except perhaps to add that the schools are shut and my teenager has a new song about our house being minus five degrees... Any way back to writing, I've finally edited my latest story down to 2,000 words so it will qualify for the RTE Short Story Competition, it meant I lost an orgy scene but in this weather I can't say I regret it...