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February 14, 2020
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 18: i before e (except after c)
Continuing the description of books on words listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 18: i before e (except after c): Hardback, 175…
February 7, 2020
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 17: Hartrampf’s Vocabulary Builder
Continuing the description of books on words listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 17: Hartrampf’s Vocabulary Builder: Hardback, 516 pages, including a…
February 1, 2020
Divided States of America, by Aithal: #BookReview.
345 pages Time Travel/First Contact/Science Fiction. The Galaxy Series Book 3 This is the third in a series. The book is a worthy work, but I…
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
The 1st of the month is when I let you know the creative writing contest table has been updated. (I actually update it several times during…
January 31, 2020
#Brexit: A Sad Farewell to the EU.
Sad news, but we, the UK, have now left the European Union. Probably the worst decision made in our long existence as a sort of democracy.…
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 16: Hart’s Rules for Compositors and Readers
Continuing the description of books on words listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 16 Hart’s Rules for Compositors and Readers: Hardback, 182…
January 26, 2020
I'll Have…
I’ll Have… Artichoke asparagus and aubergine addled by aspicBeetroot boiled beef bones and beans bathed in bloodCabbage cauliflower chips and creamed cress chopped and coddledDoughnuts dates…
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…
