Canada: World Talks

Le Québec brille d’un charme qui ne s’explique pas, il se ressent. Québec shines with a charm that can’t be explained- only felt. Visit the blog at https://worldtalks.tumblr.com/ for more

Nepal: World Talks

हिमालयको काखमा उभिँदा संसार एकछिन शान्त हुन्छ Standing in the cradle of the Himalayas, the world feels quiet for a moment. Visit the blog at https://worldtalks.tumblr.com/ for more

Albania: World Talks

Liqeni i Komanit — kryevepra e qetë e Shqipërisë. Komani Lake — Albania’s quiet masterpiece. Visit the blog at: https://worldtalks.tumblr.com

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If perhaps we do not meet on this earth, and the cup of death sets us apart, then our next reunion will be in the abode of eternity, where every kind soul lives alongside a kind soul. -- Shaykh Faris az-Zahrani

‘Once Upon A Rhyme’ by Lyssa Chiavari: review

Once Upon a Rhyme: Tales Inspired by Verses and Lullabies ★★★★I thoroughly enjoyed reading this anthology on various fairy tales and nursery rhymes. From ‘Jack and Jill’ to ‘The Muffin Man’, the anthology covered a multitude of fables and stories along with diverse writing styles. In Once Upon A Rhyme, the twelve fairy tales and …

New merch store!

Hello everyone, welcome back to this blog. As you know, my first merch store closed on the 15th September. I've now rebuilt the store over on Amaze, giving my merch a new site address. Check it out here: https://app.amazecommerce.com/shop/simple-musings You can find stylised hoodies, t-shirts, mugs, notebooks, waterbottles and more! The products have the same …

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Utterly lost and yet strangely alive, the whole of our human existence--- -- Louise Glück, 'Quince Tree', The Seven Ages

‘Mallory on Strike’ by Ann M. Martin: review

★★★★★ #47 of The Baby-Sitters club Diving straight into The Baby-Sitters Club series with this instalment. This book is centred on Mallory Pike, who is a junior member of the Club. The Baby-Sitters Club (BSC) is a group of young teenagers who take on sitter jobs to help out the local community. Parents book in …

This short story gets its own release: pre-order today!

Last month, the complete collection of all my short stories, In A Quandary, was released (both in ebook and paperback). Among the tens of stories inside, there was a new tale: A Problem In Kilimanjaro. Now, I'm releasing it on its own. So, if you would like to get a separate copy of this story, …

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And how does God speak to you? In the language of everything that is beautiful. -- Mark Helprin, A Soldier of the Great War