#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 12/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, interest, and inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you.  You can, of course, just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title is here. If you use the prompt, you …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 11/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, interest, and inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you.  You can, of course, just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title is here. If you use the prompt, you …

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An Excess of…Religion?

Word cloud via Word Art. Some questions for the faithful: This post is a search for answers to questions that have long bothered me. This is a genuine quest for information. I’m interested in the views of everyone, but especially those who espouse a faith. Assuming your deity is considered both omnipotent (supremely powerful in …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 10/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, interest, and inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you.  You can, of course, just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title is here. If you use the prompt, you …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 09/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, interest, and inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you.  You can, of course, just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title is here. If you use the prompt, you …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 08/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, interest, and inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you.  You can, of course, just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title is here. If you use the prompt, you …

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An Excess of…Population

A crowd in Rome. One aspect of the modern world that contributed to my urge to write the latest novel was the issue of population. It doesn’t feature much in the story, more of an aside, but was definitely an underlying stimulus to the idea of the book. In common with many people, my major …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 07/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, spark interest, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether it’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you.  Or you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. But you can find …

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Researching for the Novel.

When I was first struck by the idea for my latest novel ‘An Excess Of…’, I understood I’d need to do a good deal of research. Most topics touched on in the story were already familiar, but I felt I should deepen my knowledge in as many areas as possible. Underlying subjects explored in the …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 06/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, spark interest, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether it’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you.  Or you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. But you can find …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 05/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, spark interest, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether it’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you.  Or you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. But you can find …

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It’s Out! Get it Here.

An Excess Of... The paperback is available now! Have you got your copy yet? Why not? This is the best book you’ll read this year – not that I’m biased, of course! Okay, I’ll try to calm my enthusiasm for my latest novel. But it’s exciting when you hold it for the first time in …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 04/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, spark interest, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether it’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you.  Or you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. But you can find …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 03/Oct/21

Pictures to entertain, spark interest, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether it’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you.  Or you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. But you can find …

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Overwhelmed.

Word cloud created through WordArt. If you’re already feeling down, please avoid this post. I’ve no wish to infect you with more burdens. But, unusually, I need to let others know how the state of the world affects me, and, therefore, billions of other caring individuals. I’m not alone. In the UK, the recent appalling …

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