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Iknow people read these editorials – because you’ve told me so. It’s much appreciated – so often, we writers are like the characters in the hymn who ‘plough the field and scatter’ without knowing whether our verbal seeds are falling on stony ground or not. But maybe some of you think that a whole month is just too long to go between my words of wisdom? To that end, I’m going for broke and have started blogging on the Atlantic Publishers website. Just go to www.atlanticpublishers.com/category/ miniature-wargames and you’ll find my Editor’s Page blog. There are a few posts up there already and I will mainly be using the blog to trail forthcoming features, keep you up to date with my goings on and passing comment on wargaming and military history matters as the fancy takes me. Stories so far range from my recent interview with Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies to a forgotten WWII anniversary, TV show The Kennedys and something unusual I saw on the M1. Intrigued? Well, save the surfing for when you’re at work – you’ve got a magazine to read now!

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