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316 pages Space Exploration/Science Fiction An enormously complex and wide-ranging story with a cast of characters from all over the galaxy, this is essentially a tale of survival against the odds. Male criminals, of human and different alien species, are incarcerated on a hostile uninhabited planet as punishment for their crimes. They are treated as …
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Word cloud created through Wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words:Tintinnabulation, Tall, Tassel, Tablet. Onomatopoeia: Tintinnabulation: This fabulous word expresses the tinkling of a small bell, but can be used as a …
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Word cloud created through the facilities of Wordart.com. Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, andmy Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words:Susurration, Scarce, Sect, Stupidity. Onomatopoeia: Susurration: Susurration; just say it. It speaks to the ear. It means a whispering, a …
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236 pages Short Stories/Fantasy/Science Fiction Anthologies Before you read this, you need to know that one of the 27 stories published in this anthology was written by me. So, a collection of dark, sometimes very dark, speculative fiction with a touch of black humour sprinkled in. The theme of the anthology is Fire and Ice …
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Gull on the sea wall at Lyme Regis. This final post about our time in this part of England is a short one. (You’ll find the start of the series of five posts here.) Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Lyme is full of narrow, and sometimes quite steep, and attractive streets. …
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Word Cloud via wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words:Rip, Red, Rope, Ramble. Onomatopoeia: Rip: Whether it’s ‘He ripped off her dress…’, ‘She ripped his shorts…’, or ‘The quake ripped the land…’, …
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Lyme, seen from the east sea wall. The fourth post about our week in the town. (You’ll find the start of the series of five posts here.) Post 2 here, post 3 here. Overlooking the bay from Lister Gardens. Tuesday followed a night of heavy rain, so we decided against our planned walk into the …
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160 pages Student Life/Test Preparation for Young Adults/Study & Learning Skills for Educational Students This book does precisely what it states on the cover. It’s a manual for learning the specific skills, attitudes and strategies a student needs on beginning the academic life that is Higher Education. If you’re going to university, at whatever age, …
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Lyme Bay, with Golden Cap showing as the peak on the right. This is the third post in this series, and continues the account of the walk from Charmouth to Golden Cap. For Part 1 of this account click here. (You’ll find the start of the series of five posts here.) And Part 1 of …
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Word cloud created via Wordart.com. Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words:Quiver, Quick, Quarrel, Quality. Onomatopoeia: Quiver: I expect we all know that a quiver is a case to hold arrows, as per …
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The Forest Floorhttps://www.picfair.com/pics/05454811-the-forest-floor Time for your August reminder that the creative writing contest table has been updated. It lives on the ‘Resources’ page, here. For new visitors: Many contests are free to enter and offer great cash prizes. Some are looking for either unpublished or beginner writers. The table currently offers contests with entry dates …
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The new sea wall in east Lyme, with Golden Cap visible immediately above the central lamppost in this picture (taken the day before our walk) Here is the second post about our stay in the resort famous for its fossils (that might include us!). (You’ll find the start of the series of five posts here.) …
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508 pages Teen and YA/Science Fiction Adventure/Metaphysical and Visionary This complex and intriguing book is full of action. It’s also packed with thought-provoking discussions among the many fascinating characters. These come as natural parts of the story and we are led into them through both the action and the well-drawn natural exchanges of the players. …
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Word cloud via wordart.com Looking at Onomatopoeia and Metaphor, Simile, Collective Nouns, and my Delusional Dictionary. For definitions of those, click here to read the introductory post to the series. This week’s words:Plonk, Pale, Pontification, Peer. Onomatopoeia: Plonk: Plonk does what an onomatopoeia is supposed to do. It says the sound. Not exactly poetic, it …
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