Still was this week’s #writephoto prompt from Sue Vincent in 2020. It was my first writephoto; I planned to do one a month, and ended up doing them weekly till my hands went just over a year ago (is it
Book Review | Queen of Chaos (Sequoyah #3)
Queen of Chaos by Sabrina Chase is the third and last in the Sequoyah trilogy. I thoroughly enjoyed the first, and left rather too long a gap before reading book 2 last year. Thus I planned to read this early
Arrowslit | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Arrowslit is a writephoto prompt from January 23. We haven’t heard from KL Caley for a while, and I hope all is well with her and her family. Sending love, KL. I’m back in the Realms, picking up on the
Book Review | What If? Serious Scientific Answers …
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a book I picked up at Waterstones in Norwich several years ago now. I did look in it a couple of times when I was considering the use of vacuum
Flashback Fiction: Twisted Love
Twisted Love was the Chuck Wendig prompt for Valentine’s day in 2014. I came up with this story in response, about 1300 words. It’s firmly set in the late stages of the Princelings of the East stories, possibly even during
Book Review | Water: Sirens, Selkies and Sea Monsters
Water: Selkies, Sirens and Sea Monsters is the last of four anthologies edited by Rhonda Parrish in the Elemental Anthologies series. My story was shortlisted for the Earth one, so I wanted to read more… Water: Selkies, Sirens and Sea
Fancy some extra reading? #IWSG
Extra reading is something I rarely need, but I got an email from a research group, and I thought I’d pass it on to you. As if getting through my review list to fit one book in every Saturday, or
Book Review | The Last Murder at the End of the World
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton is out at the end of next month. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the chance of a review copy. Netgalley gives the publication date as
Calendar | #JusJoJan24 the 30th
Calendar is the prompt for Tuesday. This is probably my last post, although watch this space as I might try One Liner Wednesday. Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from her friends). You can jot something
Family | #JusJoJan24 the 29th
Family is the prompt for Monday. We’re nearing the end of the month, and tomorrow’s may be my last offering, as I don’t usually do the Wednesday One Liners. Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from
Congregate | #JusJoJan24 the 28th
Congregate is the prompt for Sunday. I suppose that is an appropriate word for Sunday! Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from her friends). You can jot something down for the prompt anywhere, any time, just
Book Review | The Firestone by Francesca Tyer
The Firestone is the first in at least a three book series by Francesca Tyer. These are marketed as young adult fantasy, although I think they read as middle grade, with an older target audience. Francesca also sells her books
Atrocious | #JusJoJan24 the 26th
Atrocious is the prompt for Friday. I had this song floating around my brain, and decided to offer the key word to JusJoJan! Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from her friends). You can jot something
Cheesy | #JusJoJan24 the 25th
Cheesy is the prompt for Thursday. I’ve already talked about toast, so that takes one of my thoughts straight away. Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from her friends). You can jot something down for the
Stoked | #JusJoJan24 the 23rd
Stoked is the prompt for Tuesday. I had even more difficulty with this one. Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from her friends). You can jot something down for the prompt anywhere, any time, just post