Stuart Aken's Blog, page 137

The #Write #Words? Post 7

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.…

We Are the Filthy: a #Poem

In despair at humanity’s disgusting insistence at soiling our shared nest, I penned this short piece of free verse. “When plastic comes of age it shall…

Echoes of Olympus Mons, by Eric Malikyte: #BookReview.

270 Pages Horror/Science Fiction It takes imagination and sound scientific knowledge to invent an entirely new form of monstrous antagonist in a science fiction novel, and…

The #Write #Words? Post 6

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.…

Judge Me Not; a #Poem

I was recently involved in an online discussion that highlighted the tendency of some correspondents to make judgments about others from the biased point of view…

The #Write #Words? Post 5

Looking at Onomatopoeia, Simile, and Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This…

A Walk in the Spring Forest: #Poem

The world has gone mad, so I thought I’d celebrate something natural. Enjoy. A Walk in the Spring Forest Life begins as those sleepers wake and…

Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated

The time has come around again! Here’s your monthly reminder that the writing contest table has been updated. It lives on the ‘Resources’ page. Many contests…

The #Write #Words? Post 4

Looking at Onomatopoeia, Simile, and Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This…

A Political #Poem

Apologies to all my apolitical readers. Here in UK we’re going through a traumatic self-immolation created by a Government that cares more for a political party…