Hugh W Roberts

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Thursday photo prompt – Sails – #writephoto

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt. Throughout the week I will feature a number of the responses here on the …

Poetry

Dr Who?

This week there were tweets and news reports, conversations and flips about the New! Doctor Who. For the first time ever, or so I have been led to …

51 Weeks: 51 Songs From The Past: Week 30: Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

Posted on July 26, 2017July 26, 2017Chocolate! If there’s something in this world that I like a bit of a nibble on, it’s a big bar of chocolate. I …

Writespiration #125 52 Weeks in 52 Words Week 30

2017 brings 52 challenges over 52 weeks.Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, …

Fantasy Fiction

28 July 2017

Our MantraThe next photo is the PROMPT. Remember, all photos are property of the photographer, donated for use in Friday Fictioneers only. They …

Historical Fiction

EDITING 101: 47 – Dangling Modifiers…

Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for …

Take control – A beginner’s guide to spam and how to spot it …

There is a debate about whether or not you should manually moderate all comments before allowing them to appear on you blog. I personally do not …

Notes from a small dog -The lost ball

You’ll have heard that they lost my favourite ball… the one I’ve had for ages… Well, she keeps trying to replace it with fakes. She’ll hold out a …

Science

EUROVISION 2018: Dates & Venue

Eurovision 2018 Portugal are hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 following their successful win in 2017. Venue The venue has been confirmed as …

Eurovision Song Contest

Homemade Pesto...

Why buy bottled pesto when you can make this simple and fresh homemade pesto within minutes…

Recipes

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Although released the year that I graduated from high school, this song takes me a shorter way back to when one of my kids was in high school. …

Kryptonite Brought to Planet Earth

Breaking News in South Lake Tahoe, California.This just in:Spaceships descend on Planet Earth’s South Lake Tahoe area.A series of Unusual landing …

How Far Will Walking Take You?

In the world of physical activity and exercise, how far will walking take you?This quote by Ellen DeGeneres, all kidding aside, implies people who …

Exercise

Emotional bullying - the other form of bullying - self-respect

0 Flares 0 Flares ×We’ve all heard stories about bullying, It happens in homes, schools, and on the internet. But what about a form of bullying in our …

7 Steps to a User

This isn’t a new topic, but it seems worth a mention every now and then within the WordPress blog community. I love connecting with other bloggers …

Web Design

July 20: Flash Fiction Challenge

During my first attempt to make a pie crust, I slammed the ball of dough on the kitchen floor like a tennis player who lost the match. I grew up …

Thursday photo prompt – Mask #writephoto

Regular readers may know that my computer exploded recently… the very same in which most of my photo files are stored. Not lost, thank goodness, but …

Something To Crow About

This week’s prompt from Sue Vincent’s #writephoto stable is this‘Hello?’ ‘Sorry? Did you…?’ ‘Speak? Yes.’ ‘But you’re…?’ ‘A crow. Yes.’ ‘How…?’ ‘Right now …

51 Weeks: 51 Songs From The Past: Week 29: Murray Head – One Night In Bangkok

Posted on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017Something I like about James Bond movies is the dramatic opening scenes they all have. There’s usually a car …

Music

Mediterranean style diet may prevent dementia

(CNN) — Meals from the sunny Mediterranean have been linked to stronger bones, a healthier heart and longer life, along with a reduced risk for diabetes and high blood pressure.Now you can add lowering your risk for dementia to the ever growing list of reasons to follow the Mediterranean diet or …

Longevity

These Five Tricks Will Help You Finally Complete Your To-Do List

If your long list of projects and tasks is leaving you overwhelmed, these methods will help you finally get things done.Ah, to-do lists. The bane of our existence, the source of our stress and occasionally the symbol of our triumph. OK, I’m being a little dramatic–but those of us who’ve abided by …

Time Management