Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 12, Business.

Photo by Marko Milivojevic on Pixnio You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at Business. What do we understand by the term ‘business’? In fact, it encompasses a wide range of activities and philosophies. Some people are in business to make improvements to life, some to help others, but most business …

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Today’s Pictures: 23 Feb 21

Walking one of the valleys ‘Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around it like a bird.’     Jules Renard With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. Stile. If you share on social media, we’ll …

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Today’s Pictures: 22 Feb 21

In the old quarry ‘If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.’     Barack Obama With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. A walk by the river …

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Today’s Pictures: 21 Feb 21

A riverside walk. ‘Walking is also an ambulation of mind.’  Gretel Ehrlich With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including another shot, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. On a snowy walk. If you share on social media, we’ll reach more people stuck indoors …

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Today’s Pictures: 20 Feb 21

Gated track in the forest. ‘But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.’     John Mu With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. The other side of …

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Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 11, Blasphemy.

You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at Blasphemy. Ancient and often arbitrary laws of blasphemy are gradually losing ground throughout most of the civilised world. They remain a threat to free speech in too many countries at present, however. After all, blasphemy, as a matter of law, can only occur …

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Today’s Pictures: 19 Feb 21

A picnic area by the River Wye ‘There is this to be said for walking: it's the one mode of human locomotion by which a man proceeds on his own two feet, upright, erect, as a man should be, not squatting on his rear haunches like a frog.’     Edward Abbey A steep climb With the …

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Today’s Pictures: 18 Feb 21

Snow en route. ‘Walking: the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise.’     Carrie Latet With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. Steps to the school Share on social media …

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Today’s Pictures: 17 Feb 21

Snowy track through the Forest of Dean ‘Walking . . . is how the body measures itself against the earth.’     Rebecca Solnit With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. St Maxime, …

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Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 10, Beauty.

You’ll find the introduction to this series here. This post looks at Beauty. Beauty, according to an ancient aphorism, lies in the eye of the beholder. Experience suggests this is so, most of the time. But will our future produce different standards of beauty? We know fashions, trends, local traditions, and beliefs all impact on …

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Today’s Pictures: 16 Feb 21

Forest of Dean ‘No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.’     Cyril Connolly With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. Lyme Regis. Share …

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Finding Home, by Jackie Weger: #BookReview.

233 pagesWomen’s Humorous/Contemporary/Romance In this romance, we follow the progress of Phoebe as she attempts to find a new home for herself, her siblings, and her parents following their loss of employment. Set in America, it has the usual tendency to reference aspects of life that are familiar only to those who live there. In …

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Today’s Pictures: 15 Feb 21

Trail in the Forest of Dean ‘You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.’     Richard Branson With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. …

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Today’s Pictures: 14 Feb 21

Forest of Dean Walk ‘The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.’     Jacqueline Schiff With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. South Shields Share on social media so …

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Today’s Pictures: 13 Feb 21

Forest Quarry ‘Do not ride if you can walk.’     Mohandas Ghandiji With the daily shot from my local forest, I’m including a shot of the wider world, not always entirely ‘natural’, to provide a wider view of the world and its wonders. Crete Share on social media so we’ll reach more people stuck indoors due …

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