The Castle and grounds. The castle at Ashby de la Zouch is maintained and curated by English Heritage. You’ll find a location map if you click here. The town is about 8 miles (14km) from the M1 in England, where the A42 meets the A511. Part of the ruins. We’d been on a visit to …
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For a few years I’ve been posting about word choice here. It seems timely to let you know the sources for the information and ideas I’ve presented. Before I started writing seriously, which preceded mobile phones, personal computers, and even electronic typewriters, I developed an interest in words: a fascination for the huge variety of …
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This short novel takes an unusual idea (one deserving a lot more attention) and sends it on a fascinating journey. I’ll make it clear now that I’m agnostic, so carry none of the usual religious hang-ups about discussing the force, entity or whatever name you wish to give to the mythical being generically known as …
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Entrance to the Druid Temple. This is a short introduction to a hidden curiosity, with information and some pictures to help anyone intending a visit and to inform those who’ll never make it to this charming spot. The quirky folly known as the Druid’s Temple sits on the Swinton Estate, which lies just over 11 …
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This short post is about a set of nature trails, providing factual information and accompanied by photographs to give a flavour of the place for those wanting to visit, and a vicarious experience for those who’ll never make it. Round Howe is a small hill on the south bank of the River Swale, near Richmond …
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Word Cloud via wordart.com This series has been examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary (those words shown in italics). This final post is an index to help new visitors access the posts they most wish to read. For definitions of the figures of speech, click here to go to the …
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Santorini Surf. This is late; it should be the 1st of the month when I remind you that the creative writing contest table has been updated. It lives on the ‘Resources’ page, here. It’s late because my PC died (had to have a new hard drive, and all files and programs re-installed) just before I …
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Word cloud via Wordart.com Examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This is the final post in this particular series, but I’ll post an index with links to all the posts. After this? Perhaps I’ll do something more random on …
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127 pages Exercise & Fitness/Mind, Body & Spirit Self Help/Counselling I rarely read self-help books, but this one popped up via a particularly supportive Twitter group I belong to and, as it was free for a few days, I thought I’d give it a look. It attracted my attention due to its subtitle ‘A guide …
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Word cloud via Wordart.com Examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Yelp, Young, Yap, Young. Onomatopoeia: Yelp: To yelp is to utter a short sharp cry of pain, to whine or complain. It’s most often used of …
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494 Pages Science Fiction/Children’s/Colonisation In this quite extraordinary novel we have a piece of science fiction that could well become a literary classic. The combination of figurative language, timeless universal themes, and adventure shown through the eyes of carefully realised and presented characters places this work high above many in the genre. In fact, it …
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Word cloud ceated through Wordart.com Examining Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This week’s words: Xanadu, Xeric, X-ray. Onomatopoeia: Xanadu: Xanadu is a place of dreamlike magnificence and luxury as described by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his well-known poem, Kubla …
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This short volume is packed full of facts about our nearest planetary neighbour. The author is a scientist who studied Maths and Astronomy at Warwick University and gained a PhD in Astronomy through Manchester University. He writes a popular science blog – http://www.thesciencegeek.org, recently renamed as http://www.explainingscience.org – which is well worth visiting for anyone …
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This unusual novel reads like an autobiography in that the narrator, David, tells his story in the first person as though detailing his life experiences. Initially, he recounts his early life and leads up to his relationship with his girlfriend, Chloe, and his hopes of a career as a heart surgeon. Everything changes, however, with …
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Taking a look at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions, click here for the introductory post to the series. This week’s words:Whimper, White, Warren, Worm. Onomatopoeia: Whimper: To whimper is to utter a feeble, intermittent cry expressing fear, pain, or distress; to complain or cry. It’s a useful onomatopoeia, …
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