Category Archives: Young Adult Fiction

Something to Hoot About

Posted on July 19, 2018 by colonialist

That was just for fun and to reintroduce the topic of my writing and that with which I am associated. In which connection (drumroll) you may recall a certain post about a certain Decision that followed one on Christmas Day … Continue reading →

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THE BEST DECISION

Posted on March 29, 2018 by colonialist

Towards the end of last year I was involved in looking at the proofs of ‘Split Decision’ as I mentioned at the time.  The water running under that bridge ran into a few obstructions, and it is only this week … Continue reading →

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A Really Awful Calling Card

Posted on December 3, 2016 by colonialist

A previous post told you that An ibis is ‘tops’ with poo-pat; The proof on this screen Shows where one has been, And indicates how they do splat!  © December 2016 Colonialist (WordPress)

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A Fair Link to Wonderland

Posted on September 12, 2015 by colonialist

Alice in Wonderland and a Durban book fair featuring latest books by various authors – and my own books as well as those of others who have been published by P’kaboo – what connecting link could there be?  The year 1865 … Continue reading →

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Darx Circle Really Awfully Delayed

Posted on May 20, 2015 by colonialist

Translate; Vertaal; Vertalen; Traduire; Übersetzung: μετάφραση: Tradução: Перевод; Traducción: – -> (Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writings, compositions, awards and special series.) To watch an acorn germinate Far more excitement would create Than waiting for … Continue reading →

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Daily Post Photo Challenge: Cover Art: A Peak of Achievement!

Posted on October 27, 2014 by colonialist

How could I resist the Cover Art Challenge opportunity to give some more advance publicity to my long-completed but still held-up-on-editing fantasy, Darx Circle?  Here is the original picture I took of St Bernard’s Peak, and following it is my … Continue reading →

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A Cover Story

Posted on June 26, 2014 by colonialist

     Here is the provisional cover I have evolved for my latest epic, Darx Circle, undergoing final edit. Of course, by modern design standards it is far too ‘fussy’ and completely out of vogue. The publishers will almost certainly … Continue reading →

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Seems really very awfully bad

Posted on April 1, 2014 by colonialist

From very thorough sort of look It seems there is, within my book, More ‘very’ than one ever dreams, And very much too much of ‘seems’ It seems that it is very clear Very bad things here seem near, So … Continue reading →

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The Furies of Wreyges

Posted on March 23, 2014 by colonialist

  I thought I’d brag a little by showing that the writing of Darx Circle had to go beyond the straightforward stuff of inventing new lands and characters and monsters. Here is a sample from a later stage of the … Continue reading →

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