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March 22, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 22 Mar 21
‘We are the Pilgrims, master: we shall goAlways a little further: it may bebeyond that last blue mountain barred with snowAcross that angry or that glimmering sea.’ James Elroy Flecker For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the local forest. Another photograph from my collection will give a wider view of the …
March 21, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 21 Mar 21
‘Visitors to New York will find that both exercise and excitement may be had at a minimum of expense through the simple practice of jaywalking. With only a little experience, they may actually compete on even terms with the native New Yorker.’ Sic Spaeth For now, I’m continuing daily shots from our walks in the …
March 20, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 20 Mar 21
The previous shot can be seen here, shot from slightly further back ‘Walking is a pastime rather than an avocation.’ Rebecca Solnit I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If …
March 19, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 19 Mar 21
‘Sitting or walking, the body must be held erect. To sit or stand otherwise is a sign of laziness.’ Mohandas Ghandiji I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you …
March 18, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 18 Mar 21
‘Walking was a habit that was to stay with him all his life.’ Anuradha Kumar I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share on social media, more people …
Bridport Prize 2020 Anthology, by Bridport Arts Centre: #BookReview.
147 pages Literary Anthology This is an anthology of the winning entries for the poetry, short fiction, and flash fiction annual contest held in 2020. It includes the ‘commended’ entries, too.The Bridport is a well-respected international literary competition. Along with other contemporary creative activities, what is considered ‘good’ is down to personal taste. We’ve all …
Continue reading Bridport Prize 2020 Anthology, by Bridport Arts Centre: #BookReview.
March 17, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 17 Mar 21
‘An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.’ Henry David Thoreau I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share on social media, more people stuck indoors …
March 16, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 16 Mar 21
‘Walking ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.’ Chinese Proverb I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders. If you share on social media, more people stuck …
March 15, 2021
Today’s Pictures: 15 Mar 21
‘The men walked like scissors; the women trod like cats.’ Katherine Mansfield I’m continuing the daily shots from our walks in the local forest for the moment. Another photograph from my collection will provide a wider view of the world and some of its wonders.If you share on social media, more people stuck indoors due …
March 14, 2021
Edit Notes: How Do You Deal With Them?
Environment, Capitalism, and Religious Hypocrisy are major themes running through my WIP, a work my publisher’s team of editors recently returned with ‘edit notes’. This wasn’t the usual ‘line edit’ I’ve had in the past and, on reading the notes, I was initially taken aback. My first response was that the problems they perceived came …
