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July 25, 2019
Lyme Regis: The Riverside Walk.
This is the first part of a short series on the famous town featured by John Fowles in ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’, and by Jane Austin…
July 19, 2019
The #Write #Words? Post 19
Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series.…
July 15, 2019
Dry Bones, by John Holland: #BookReview.
72 pages Literary Anthologies and Collections/Poetry An anthology of poetry set in, and describing, the Australian Outback, this collection embodies that dry, deserted, hostile, hopeful, barren…
July 12, 2019
The #Write #Words? Post 18
Taking a look at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to…
July 10, 2019
Lost in a Good Book, by Jasper Fforde: #BookReview.
384 pages Literary Fiction/Time Travel/Adventure Stories and Action. Oddly, this book isn’t listed under comedy or humour on Amazon. I think, however, it’s supposed to be…
July 5, 2019
The #Write #Words? Post 17
Taking a look at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to…
July 1, 2019
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
The time has come around once more for your monthly reminder to let you know the creative writing contest table has been updated. It lives on…
Promise Me, by Harlan Coben: #BookReview.
452 pages Crime/Mystery/Thriller A friend told me Harlen Coben was a good writer, so when I saw a pristine copy in a charity shop, I bought…
The Promise, by Harlan Coben: #BookReview.
452 pages Crime/Mystery/Thriller A friend told me Harlen Coben was a good writer, so when I saw a pristine copy in a charity shop, I bought…
June 29, 2019
The Dark Poet, by Kathryn Gossow: #BookReview.
106 pages Short Stories At first, this anthology of short stories seems an unconnected collection. As the reading progresses, another story emerges, built with the blocks…
