Tom Pugh

Bingy-Bopperty-Boop, and just like that it's Friday again.

Arrange the 16 words/phrases below into four groups of four, with a connection for each group, but beware the red herrings.

#WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle

Proud Dad moment: Isabelle won best in show for her the Children's Handicraft with her painting 'Seal Cove' at our local country show #BurwartonShow #Wilf&EdwynaBennettTrophy

The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola This cover makes my poor sleep deprived eyes twitch I already had a Nigerian book in my to read pile (which will come next) but couldn't hel...

For more of my waffling check out my entry for The Palm-Wine Drinkard on my world literature blog: theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

‪ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
69: The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola - Nigeria

We've reached Nigeria and a classic of African literature.

#booksky #literature #Nigeria #bookreview

I think the surest indication that I am old enough to access direct messages on Bluesky is that it took me about 15 minutes of spinning round in s circle to get my face centred in the frame. Then I somehow turned Bluesky to night mood and can't change it back.

Today's rain never materialised, so the combining continues apace

Read my thoughts about Cruel City on my world literature blog: theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/crue...

ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
68:Cruel City by Mongo Beti (translated by
Pim Higginson) - Cameroon (again)

An early and not very well known work, it is a bit unpolished but has undeniable chutzpah.

#booksky #literature #Cameroon #bookreview

Winter is coming.... (hopefully not for a few months yet though)

Has anyone else noticed how Ice Cube has tried to up his hip hop credentials by aping Romesh Ranganathan's look?

A grid of sixteen words/phrases: Guinea, Hampshire, Aden, Corinth, Jersey, Huntingdonshire, Mexico, Merionethshire, Westmorland, Oman, Westminster, Canterbury, Carfiff-Menevia, Wigtownshire, York, Wales

I was going to write a limerick for this grid,
I started it, then soon wished I never did,
'Cause rhymes are hard,
And I ain't no bard,
Prose is a *lot* easier.

Arrange the 16 words/phrases below into four groups of four, with a link for each.

#WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to share my current WiP, but it's for a well known TTRPG publisher and this is what i've been using for inspiration (mainly the mead) #WiPWednesday

Read more at my world literature blog: theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/how-...

ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
67:How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue - Cameroon

A very good book that just faltered at the end.

#booksky #literature #Cameroon #bookreview

La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono The English language version  of La Bastarda was published by Feminist Press in 2018 Trifonia Melibea Obono is an Equatoguinean (yes, that's...

Read more on my world literature blog: theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/la-b...

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ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
66: La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono (translated by
Lawrence Schimel) - Equatorial Guinea

Powerful but overly simplistic.

#booksky #literature #Gabon #bookreview

(And yes, it happened [probably]. The fact anyone thinks positive encouragement couldn't possibly have worked says more about them than the fesser. Keep voting Reform.)

Not sure why everyone is being so down on this teacher? It's not like the AI wrote the letter off their own bat... It was tool the teacher used to help a kid, and it worked.

Today I'm spreading muck

Trollszine 17 - Tavernmaster Games | DriveThruRPG TrollsZine 17! The latest issue of the best roleplaying fanzine on the web is once again brought to you by members of The Trollbridge and hosted here on DriveThru courtesy of Tavernmaster Games. Inclu...

If your a fan of Tunnels & Trolls check out issue 17 of Trollszine, out now. With a couple of creatures by yours truly.

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I would probably skip the first two or three to start, it won't hurt his understanding and they are nowhere near the quality of the later ones

It's almost blackberry picking season again here in Shropshire, and it looks like there's going to be another bumper crop

A bit of a tricksy one this week, and slightly British-centric.

Arrange the 16 words/phrases below into four groups of four, with a link for each group - but beware red herrings.

#WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle

The demand for another word wall has been unprecedented. Sorry, I mean non-existent, the demand was non-existent.

But here it is anyway.

Arrange the 16 words/phrases below into four groups of four, with a link for each. But beware red herrings.

Pets & Sidekicks: Companions for D&D, Level Up A5E, and ToV Allies, adversaries, pets, and companions who can level up alongside your characters.

I just backed Pets & Sidekicks: Companions for D&D, Level Up A5E, and ToV on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/enw...

I am very proud to have two articles in EN5ider No 3, which is devoted to Fighters.

Another Friday, anothwr word wall.

Arrange the sixteen words/phrases below into four groups of four, with a link for each group.

For an idea of the type of thing, look at last week's answers.

#WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle

Mema by Daniel Mengara Daniel Mengara is a Gabonese author and academic writing in both English and French. For a time he was in exile from Gabon - where he camp...

Read more on my blog: theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/mema...

the cover of the novel Mema, blue background with stylised pattern

The Gabonese flag, a horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and blue.

A map showing the progress of my round the world reading challenge, a red line weaving through Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, DRC, the Congo and Gabon

ROUND THE WORLD IN 65(ISH) NOVELS
65: Mema by Daniel M. Mengara - Gabon

I really enjoyed this novel, an ingenious blend of traditional African story telling with a modern literary style.

#booksky #literature #Gabon #bookreview

a gris of 16 words: Echo, Berber, Zulu, Papa, Tango, Hutu, United, Emerates, Delta, American, Rovers, City, Athletic, Bantu, Town, Yoruba

Tooty toot, you Friday fruits. It's a word puzzle.

Arrange the 16 words/phrases below into four groups of four, with a link for each.

#WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle