Curving forest road. ‘As she walked she lifted her knees high, her feet far out in front of her, like a drum majorette on parade.’    Nancy Huddleston Packer Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue for the moment. I’ll include another photograph from my collection to provide a wider view of …
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Word cloud created via Wordart.com This series began as a way to suggest possible topics for research for those writing fiction set in the future on Earth. The list runs to 100, and so far, I’ve covered 16 in detail. However, it strikes me it might be more productive for writers to tackle those subjects …
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Hillside village in the forest. ‘My steps became extravagantly buoyant, like those of a high wire artist walking on a hidden trampoline.’    Robert Traver Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue for the moment. I’ll include another photograph from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its …
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A rather tortured tree trunk. ‘It seems thus possible to give a preliminary definition of walking as a space of enunciation.’    Michel de Certeau Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue for the moment. I’ll include another photograph from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its …
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Joni was inspired by my photos to write a poem. It was an idea I loved, knowing how sensitive and atmospheric her poetry is. Here is the collaboration. Enjoy!
cracks in the old stone cry out to me
like a whimpering fairy with golden eyes
smooth the aging skin upon the river swept rocks
sweltering and charming with a parasol reflection of a red hot sun
when you rub their skin, it is soft
alike a new pup’s underbelly, so yielding
as lovers, we often lean upon her stony surface
you are the royal stem holding my maiden flower within your arms
our gait hastens as pores bleed
with a craving so intense our wrapping
a silk cocoon binding our bodies with opulent smells
consuming us entirely, we reach our field of spotted flowers, our nest
we spread our blanket with purpose
untying my corset ribbons, your breath quickens
naked I can feel…
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Pool in the Forest of Dean ‘All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.’       Friedrich Nietzsche Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue for the moment. I’ll include another photograph from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders.Share on social media so more people stuck …
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The introduction to this series is here. This post looks at Climate. For most writers of future fiction, this is a no-brainer. We’ve made ourselves familiar with the science, understand the realities, know the world is utterly unprepared to deal with what is now correctly termed a ‘climate emergency’. We know governments, Big Business, led …
Continue reading Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 16, Climate.
Misty avenue of firs. ‘Walking makes us take problems in our stride.’    Andy Hargreaves Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue for the moment. I’ll include another photograph from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders.Share on social media so more people stuck indoors due …
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Evening shadows in the Forest of Dean ‘As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.’    John Locke Daily shots from our walks in the local forest will continue for the moment. I’ll include another photograph from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders.Share …
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Leaving a small ancient quarry in the forest. ‘Walking shares with making and working that crucial element of engagement of the body and the mind with the world, of knowing the world through the body and the body through the world.’ Rebecca Solnit The daily shots from the local forest will continue for the moment, …
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346 PagesDark Fantasy Horror/Low Fantasy This work of intelligent imagination takes us on a journey with well-rounded characters into a world of mixed fantasy and science fiction. We’re not told when the story takes place, but that’s not an essential detail: we know we’re in the future, on a probable Earth, and that’s enough of …
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Sun bursts through mist in the forest. ‘Walking is man's best medicine.’   Hippocrates The daily shots from the local forest will continue for the moment, and I’ll include other photographs from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders.Share on social media to reach more people stuck indoors due to …
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Taken in the centre of Kos Town. The introduction to this series is here. This post looks at Celebrity. What is a celebrity? The SOED defines it thus: A celebrated person; a (popular) public figure. Everybody from the latest moronic fool in some dreadful ‘reality’ TV show to the most well-known and talented performer in …
Continue reading Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 15, Celebrity.
A marshy track through the forest ‘We make the path by walking.’ Robert Bly The daily shots from the local forest will continue for the moment, and I’ll include other photographs from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders.Share on social media to reach more people stuck indoors due …
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A fishing pond in the forest. ‘Walking through this life really is walking through fire.’ Chaka Khan The daily shots from the local forest will continue for the moment, and I’ll include other photographs from my collection to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders.Share on social media to reach more people …
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