Book blurb: For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their ancestors. But the warrior code has been threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying--and some deaths are more mysterious than others. … Continue reading Book review: ‘Warriors: The Prophecies Begin – Book 1- Into the Wild’ by Erin Hunter
Tag: Writing
Is the word ‘pet’ vegan?
Daily writing promptIf you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?View all responses I saw this prompt and thought that it was a good opportunity to talk about the word 'pet' within the vegan and animal rights movement. This is something that I have noticed change over the … Continue reading Is the word ‘pet’ vegan?
My ‘To Be Read’ List
Bloganuary writing promptWhat books do you want to read?View all responses A little late with this prompt but I thought it would help to put together a little list of the books that I am hoping to read this year. So, in no particular order: The Cat Who Taught Zen - James Norbury The Bees … Continue reading My ‘To Be Read’ List
Book review: Black Beauty – By Anna Sewell
Book synopsis: Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness … Continue reading Book review: Black Beauty – By Anna Sewell
The Pod by Laline Paull – book review
Official blurb summary: Ea has always felt like an outsider. She suffers from a type of deafness that means she cannot master the spinning rituals that unite her pod of spinner dolphins. When tragedy strikes her family and Ea feels she is partly to blame, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave. As … Continue reading The Pod by Laline Paull – book review
New book reviews
One of the things I began to focus on more in 2023 was reading. As a child, I could read for hours at a time and easily get through a hundred books a year. Sadly, as with all childhood things, I lost the joy of reading as I grew older and my focus shifted onto … Continue reading New book reviews
New book released!
My local writing group, The Hertfordshire Writing Group, have once again released a new anthology book! The theme was 'folklore', so each story is inspired by and includes elements of folklore and fairy tales - including my story which teaches you to always be kind to spiders. This book was so much fun to be … Continue reading New book released!
Self-Care for Activists
I don't know about you guys but things seem really depressing lately. The news is of course always depressing - it seems big media companies only ever want to report on the doom and gloom and horrible events of the world and rarely ever mention something good. No matter where you look it seems there … Continue reading Self-Care for Activists
500 posts
This post marks 500 posts on Taylor Talks Vegan. How bizarre is that?! To think that this entire blog started as somewhere for me to share my vegan food finds and what I thought would just be a little fun project has actually become something that I put a lot of my time into, and … Continue reading 500 posts
Bat Appreciation Day
17 April marks International Bat Appreciation day! I always feel that bats get a bad rep, since it seems many people assume they are all vampires. International Bat Day was introduced by the Bat Conservation International (BCI) charity. This organisation was founded in 1982 and aims to conserve bats and their habitats through a combination … Continue reading Bat Appreciation Day