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January 24, 2020
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 15: Fowler’s Modern English Usage
Continuing the description of books on words listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 15. Fowler’s Modern English Usage, subtitled, A Dictionary of…
January 22, 2020
5 Questions About the #Climate.
Yes, I know. You’ve heard it all before. Or, you haven’t and don’t care. Or, the whole idea terrifies you and you’d rather not know. But…
January 19, 2020
Falling Into Crime, by Penny Grubb: #BookReview.
798 pages Thrillers/Private Investigator Mysteries/Murder Fiction This collection of crime novels puts together the first three books in the Annie Raymond series: Like False Money, The…
January 17, 2020
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 14: English Prepositional Idioms
Continuing the description of books on words in post 1 list, which you’ll find here. Book 14 English Prepositional Idioms: Paperback, 562 pages. It was published…
January 14, 2020
What If?, by Randall Munroe: #BookReview.
304 pages Comic Strips/Physical Chemistry/Web Graphics and Animation Subtitled ‘Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions’, this book is as entertaining as it is informative. The…
January 10, 2020
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 13 Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Continuing the description of books on words in post 1 list, which you’ll find here. Book 13: Eats, Shoots and Leaves: Hardback, 209 pages, including a…
January 3, 2020
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 12 Divided by a Common Language
Continuing the description of books on words in the list from post 1, which you’ll find here. Book 12: Divided by a Common Language Paperback, 248…
January 2, 2020
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
The 1st of the month is when I remind everyone that the creative writing contest table has been updated. I’m a day late this time, but,…
December 28, 2019
Bridport Prize Anthology 2019, by: The Bridport Prize #BookReview.
164 pages Literary/Contemporary Fiction/Poetry Anthologies This anthology contains the prize-winning entries into the 2019 contest run by this prestigious organisation. There are judge’s reports on the…
December 27, 2019
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 11 Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary
Continuing the description of books on words in the list from post 1, which you’ll find here. Book 11: Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary Paperback, 560 pages,…
