Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-3-2024 — You Are Gold

14th March, 2024: You Are Gold!

Yes: it’s Thursday.

And?

I have to admit to wanting to go back to bed: as I’ve been up late … doing a video review of The Flash.

What makes it worth it?

Is getting a comment bare hours after posting it!

Not many … but enough to be pleased I’m getting a reaction.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24-1-2018: There’s Gold In Them There Hills!

24th January, 2018.

Possibly more to say …

Oy … !

As I write?

As I write, I’m very aware that writer, Ursula K. LeGuin, has died.

And very aware that, when we use the phrase, “Standing on the shoulders of giants,” that she was one of the giants.

After all …

Have you read some of the Earthsea stuff.

I know I have.

It was, and is, innovative: a fantasy series that sees a boy wizard being trained, set in an archipelago based on her native Pacific North-west, where the major transport were horse, feet or boats, whose main characters were non-white?   As different from the Eurocentric works of other fantasy authors as you could get!

She did SF, as well: which I know I’ve yet to explore, but certainly keen to.

Phew!

On top of this?

Ye gods … but LeGuin did gob-smackingly gorgeous prose.

I can only hope some of mine turns out like hers …

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