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Finding the #Write #Words? No. 25: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which youll find here. Book 25: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (2 Volumes):

Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated

On the 1st of each month I remind followers of this blog the creative writing contest table has been updated. (I update it several times every

Changing Priorities

If this pandemic has shown us anything, its demonstrated vividly those occupations that really matter. Below, listed alphabetically and not in order of importance, are those

Finding the #Write #Words? No. 24: Roget’s Thesaurus.

Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which youll find here. Book 24: Rogets Thesaurus of English words and

Are You #Game?

My amazing publisher, Dan Grubb, of Fantastic Books Publishing, does more than publish my own and other authors books. He has designed a new board game,

Steps: Flash Fiction

For todays weekly creative post, Im giving you a bit of flash fiction. Considering how many people are caring for others in the current climate, I

A Mother’s Day Walk.

With much of the worlds population confined to their homes, or at least only able to be outside if isolated from other people, my wife and

Finding the #Write #Words? No. 23: Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English.

Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which youll find here. Book 23: Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English.

The Poop Diaries, by Abby Ross: #BookReview.

237 pages Nonfiction This book is about plumbers and their experiences in the world of pipes, sewers, toilets, poo, and everything that impacts on their lives

I Dream of a Day When #poetry

The first of a series of creative posts I promised a while ago for Wednesdays. I Dream of a Day When I dream of a day