#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 26/Oct/21

On 26/10/202105/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography2 Comments

Pictures to inspire words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memoire, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you. Or simply enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid guidance. But the title, not always helpful, is here. If you use the prompt, please post a link to your work, or the …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 22/Oct/21

On 22/10/202105/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography21 Comments

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An Excess Of…Gifts.

On 19/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, opinion, politics, question11 Comments

In just ten weeks millions of gifts will be exchanged around the world. Before that, in less than two weeks, much money will be spent on ephemeral trappings associated with Halloween. More money will be literally sent up in smoke as fireworks a few days later. And, all over the world, regardless of creed, chosen …

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#writingprompt and #PictureOfTheDay: 19/Oct/21

On 19/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography22 Comments

Pictures to inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you. You can, of course, simply enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title, sometimes not helpful, is here. If you use the prompt, you …

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#writingprompt and #PictureOfTheDay: 17/Oct/21

On 17/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography15 Comments

Pictures to entertain, interest, and inspire you to create with words or images. Poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph? Up to you. You can, of course, just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing you. But the title, not always helpful, is here. If you use …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 15/Oct/21

On 15/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography, Poetry14 Comments

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 14/Oct/21

On 14/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography17 Comments

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 13/Oct/21

On 13/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography14 Comments

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 10/Oct/21

On 10/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography20 Comments

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 08/Oct/21

On 08/10/202103/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography7 Comments

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An Excess of…Population

On 07/10/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Nature, opinion, politics, question32 Comments

A crowd in Rome. One aspect of the modern world that contributed to my urge to write the latest novel was the issue of population. It doesn’t feature much in the story, more of an aside, but was definitely an underlying stimulus to the idea of the book. In common with many people, my major …

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#PictureOfTheDay and #writingprompt: 07/Oct/21

On 07/10/202117/09/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography11 Comments

Pictures to entertain, spark interest, and inspire you to create with words or images, if you wish. Whether it’s a poem, story, play, novel, memory, essay, painting, drawing, sculpture, or another photograph is up to you. Or you can just enjoy the pictures. My image is untitled to avoid directing anyone. But you can find …

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