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Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 10. I hope you’ll make the most of it as this is the last one this season with a full agenda. There are three more Alphadays left:…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 9. Here in the northern hemisphere the creative juices of spring are definitely stirring and nature is busy and full of promise (although sometimes hiding these virtues…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 8. Perhaps the pleasant distraction of an Alphaday packed full of the goodies we writers appreciate and need, will cheer us up like a ray of sunshine…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 7. Is this the culminating point of the season? With 6 Alphadays either side of us and the gradual build-up of activities from the beginning mirrored by…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 6, Season XII. Welcome also into 2016. I’m sure your New Year’s resolutions are showing no signs of cracking so far, and I expect one of them…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 5, Season XII, the last one in 2015. I hope you’ve enjoyed this last part of 2015 and first part of Season V as much as I…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 4, Season XII. We’ve had a busy three-week interlude now that all our activities are up and running. I hope you’re looking forward to continuing at this…

  Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 3, Season XII. It always takes a while to hoist all the Alpha sails and get the entire crew into position at their stations, ready to…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 2. The season is beginning to take shape, and although there are still details to be added before the full picture emerges, I’m sure you’ll agree that…

Hi Alphas, This is the moment we’ve been looking forward to. With a hint of a solemn ritual involving virtual tape-cutting while you all stand around expectantly, I hereby declare Alpha Season…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 13 – the final Alphaday of Season XI. Let’s celebrate the great achievements of this season, starting with the wealth of outstanding writing that we have shared…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 12, Season XI. This is the penultimate Alphaday of the season; do make the most of it. The last Alphaday is in only two weeks’ time, 28th…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 11, Season XI… nice, neat numbers in Arabic and Latin! We’re definitely trailing off now with only two more Alphadays this season: 14th May and 28th May….

Hello Alphas,   Welcome to Alphaday 9 of Season XI. We’re still in full stride with plenty to keep us occupied between one Alphaday and the next. And that’s on top of…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 8, Season XI. Business as usual. In other words there’s plenty to keep us scribbling away as we join in the familiar routine of Alpha activities. On…

Hi Alphas,   Welcome to Alphaday 7, Season XI. This is the halfway mark of the season. We’ve had 6 Alphadays before today, and there are 6 to follow. How does that…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 6, the first Alphaday of 2015 and the very best Alphaday of the year so far. I’m imitating the weatherman here, who, on the evening of the…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 5, Season XI, and what a busy day this is promising to be! I’ll leave the seasonal greetings for a bit. This is our last Alphaday in…

Hi Alphas, Welcome to Alphaday 4, Season XI. The season is now in full swing and we’ve no sooner polished off one challenge and marvelled at the variety of takes on what…