#writtenword

Author of The Power, a 2016 feminist #ScienceFiction novel, said we are living through the “third #InformationCrisis”, in which #DigitalCommunications have eroded #InPerson communication and entrenched disagreement.

Alderman argues that humanity hasn't experienced a crisis like it since the rise of the #PrintingPress or the move from speech to the #WrittenWord.

#NaomiAlderman: ‘Whatever happened to talking? We’ve lost the ability to swap ideas’

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/07/naomi-alderman-interview-radio-4-series? utm_source=press.coop

NEW FLASH FICTION: Out today is my latest piece titled 'Discretion and Valour'. Malcolm, a quiet and unassuming valet at the Riviera Grand Hotel becomes an unwilling participant in a most gruesome and grizzly discovery.

I've very much enjoying this latest series and I hope you are too. Head over to the blog and read this latest instalment.

https://musingsonlife9.wordpress.com/2023/07/02/discretion-and-valour/

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In today's story 'Innuendo', we revisit an earlier story (Silhouette) where a writer travels to a small country town and stumbles upon a house with a dubious past.

The townsfolk shut up shop, but something compels him to investigate as he is drawn into a web of intrigue, uncovering a tangled web of rumours and innuendo. Will anyone reveal their secrets?

I'd love to know what you think. If you liked it, feel free to give it a

Links to the blog and podcast in my bio.

https://musingsonlife9.wordpress.com/2023/03/28/silhouette-rumours-and-innuendo/

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https://musingsonlife9.wordpress.com/2023/03/28/silhouette-rumours-and-innuendo/

This is a piece of writing I've currently done.

Trigger warning: It's about physical & mental health struggles.

If you'd prefer it as a text, I'll post the links to tumblr & co. below.

#writing #NEISvoid #health #mentalhealth #physicalhealth #trauma #neurodivergent #writtenword #writer #literature