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October 5, 2019
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
This is late; it should be the 1st of the month when I remind you that the creative writing contest table has been updated. It lives…
October 4, 2019
The #Write #Words? Post 30
Examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This is the final…
Too Much, Not Enough, by Tara Sanderson PsyD, MBA: #BookReview.
127 pages Exercise & Fitness/Mind, Body & Spirit Self Help/Counselling I rarely read self-help books, but this one popped up via a particularly supportive Twitter group…
September 27, 2019
The #Write #Words? Post 29
Examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This week’s words:Yelp, Young,…
September 22, 2019
Exiles, by Daniel Blythe: #Book Review.
494 Pages Science Fiction/Children’s/Colonisation In this quite extraordinary novel we have a piece of science fiction that could well become a literary classic. The combination of…
September 20, 2019
The #Write #Words? Post 28
Examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Xanadu,…
September 17, 2019
Venus, by The Science Geek: #Book Review.
This short volume is packed full of facts about our nearest planetary neighbour. The author is a scientist who studied Maths and Astronomy at Warwick University…
September 14, 2019
Dead Man Dreaming, by Uday Mukerji: Reviewed.
This unusual novel reads like an autobiography in that the narrator, David, tells his story in the first person as though detailing his life experiences. Initially,…
September 13, 2019
The #Write #Words? Post 27
Taking a look at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This…
September 9, 2019
A Rainy Day at Bolton Castle: Part 2
Continuing the account of our recent visit to Bolton Castle, a privately owned ancient monument in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. You’ll find the first part here.…
