Stuart Aken's Blog, page 8
July 20, 2024
No One is Too Small to Make a Difference, by Greta Thunberg #BookReview.
The mere mention of Greta’s name here may prevent the climate deniers and nay-sayers reading further. Such is the nature of the closed mind. The shame is that these are precisely the people who need to hear the message. The book is small and short, 106 pages of accessible text. These are the speeches Greta …
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#ScenicSaturday July 20th 2024:
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging people to share them and maybe even help save our unique home planet from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo was taken in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and shows a landscape not far from the charming market town of Hawes. The drystone walls that …
July 19, 2024
Short Story: Lost and Found.
The short story posted below was first published in my anthology ‘Ten Love Tales’ in 2011.The book is available as an ebook on Smashwords, discounted to half price for the month of July. Lost and Found Cathy, my two brothers and I, had all left home when Mum and Dad moved out of their town …
July 18, 2024
Zen in the Art of Writing, by Ray Bradbury: #Book Review.
Ray Bradbury was one of my earliest writer heroes. I read a lot of his work when I was a teenager and young man. Along with Asimov, Clarke, Aldiss, Heinlein and Wyndham he was one of the authors who created my love of science fiction. This is my second reading of this book. It has …
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July 15, 2024
Oddities Observed On Outings #16
In this continuing series I’m looking at things seen when out walking. Some of these objects will be familiar to certain readers, but many are likely to be unfamiliar to most. I’m presenting those that caught my attention perhaps by their unusual placing, incongruity, idiosyncrasy, or simply their oddness. This series features individual items of …
July 13, 2024
#ScenicSaturday July 13th 2024:
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging people to share them and maybe even help save our unique home planet from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo was taken last July on a walk along the banks of the River Wye, which here forms part of the boundary between England and Wales. …
July 10, 2024
Sale of Digital Books in July
Hello, Readers, my eBooks, Breaking Faith; But, Baby, It’s Cold Outside; Heir to Death’s Folly; M.E. and me; Ten Love Tales; and Ten Tales for Tomorrow, are available as part of a promotion on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! This is a chance to get my books …
July 8, 2024
Free Short Story: Looking For Lucy.
This short story was first published in the small literary magazine, ‘Scribble’, in January 2004. The magazine continues to be published quarterly as a printed magazine at A5 size, by Park Publications, and can be found here. I still subscribe to the mag. With an annual subscription of only £19.00 per annum for the print …
July 7, 2024
The Scorpion God, by William Golding #BookReview.
I’ve enjoyed most of the books by William Golding I’ve read, despite one being a text for my ‘A’ level English Lit GCE. This one, however was tough to enjoy. It was difficult to engage with most of the characters, and the need for a personal familiarity with the times portrayed rather diminished the enjoyment …
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July 6, 2024
#ScenicSaturday July 6th 2024:
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging people to share them and maybe help save our unique home planet from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo was taken from the extensive British Camp Hill Fort on the Malvern Hills, some of which can be seen in the background. The Hill Fort is …
