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On 08/10/2024 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography5 Comments

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Short Story: Manners and the Man

On 02/08/2024 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Photography, Prizes, Romance2 Comments

Photos from a visit to Fallingbostel and other German towns, using film, not digital tech, back in 1990. This short story was placed 3rd in the Ormskirk Writers & Literary Club contest in October 2004, and was also published in the small literary magazine, Ouse Valley Poetry, sadly no longer around. Enjoy! Manners and the …

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Progress Inspired by a Walk?

On 21/07/2023 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Photography, Progress12 Comments

I don’t know what inspires ideas in other writers, but I gather a lot of my writing thoughts and inspiration from walking. I live in the Forest of Dean, so I’m surrounded by beautiful places in which to walk, usually with my wife. Yesterday, we decided to visit a local spot of significance, Symonds Yat, …

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