Category Archives: adventure

Guest author: Colleen Chesebro: Magical realism and the Heart Stone Chronicles

Cover Art by Bookxeedo Book Covers Hi, everyone. I’d like to thank Sue for her kind invitation to visit and write a guest post. It is much appreciated and a great honor. For those of you who do not know … Continue reading

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A painter’s palette

The faded flower caught my eye as I was trimming the potted plants on the windowsill. The rich shades of its life and death were so striking they would make an amazing watercolour. Appropriate, really, as the flower was an … Continue reading

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Black Shuck – A Jamie Dark story from Geoffrey West @GeoffreyDWest

Jamie’s note for readers: Tales of a large black ghostly hound have been reported for centuries from all around the British Isles. However ‘Black Shuck’, also known as the ‘Spectre Hound’ or the ‘Hound of Hell’, the huge wild dog … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Road: One Good Turn Deserves Another – Ken Decroo

Reblogged from Baja Moto Quest: Sometimes the stars and moon line up just right and the perfect adventure unfolds. An adventure that can never quit be repeated and is fondly remembered for the rest of your life. That was the … Continue reading

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Guest blogger: Shivashish Kulshreshtha

Shivashish Kulshreshtha is a young student from India studying in college for a B.tech. Shivashish says: I love writing stories, poems of varying genres and also love creative writeups. I run a blog on WordpPress . I often think about … Continue reading

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Trip Up in the Sun – Reblogged from Nick Verrron

This gallery contains 9 photos.

Nick’s account of his adventures in Tenerife…

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The battle for winter

The drums beat louder, flames leap high As Foxes roam the night Burning brands dance in the dark and in the blood burn bright The watchers, clustered round the lawn By firelight are revealed The Silver Fox will cast the … Continue reading

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A strange gift…

Like most mothers, I have been the recipient of some strange gifts in my time. When children are young, what seems appropriate in their eyes may seem downright bizarre to an adult observer not privy to the inner workings of … Continue reading

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A Midnight Clear – Ailsa Abraham

Not exactly! Bobby’s family ran an old-fashioned farm. They had worried about going out of business but with the renewed interest in animal-welfare and natural products, they were becoming very popular again with customers flocking to their farm shop. Like … Continue reading

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Dare you enter the weird world of Don and Wen? Kindle Offer

It is not your normal fiction. It was never supposed to be. It breaks so many of the rules of fiction writing that no publisher with his eye on the popular bestseller list would touch it with a bargepole. It … Continue reading

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