2020 has proven to be a year of changes. 'Pivot' became the new buzzword and almost everyone went online. 19 writers from across the world came together in a writing group and decided to pen down their own versions of what it felt like to be under lockdown. Locked down not only in our everyday lives but in our heads, in society and within the family.19 unusual essays, short stories and poems which were written in Guatemala, Croatia, Dubai, Belgium, USA, Australia and India. Its an ...

The trilogy consists of three short stories written by British author Paul Cook in 2017. The stories are suitable for readers aged eleven years and older.Genre: FantasyBook 1: The Wappy Ding-Do: Into The Dalbinae ArrayBook 1 charts the entity's encounter and subsequent captivity within the silver lake in perpetual suspension inhabited by the Dalbinae.Book 2: The Wappy Ding-Do: Through the Loupadapper MarshesBook 2 charts the entity's encounter with t...

Book 2 charts the entity's encounter with the loupadapper and the hybrid species that spawns from a chance alteration to their DNA sequence. Written by British author Paul Cook, the story is suitable for readers ages eleven years and older.Excerpt'This planet, whilst enjoying a plethora of flora, was capable of sustaining only one species of fauna; the loupadapper. These creatures were tiny organisms and had a very short life cycle of only several hours. Orphaned at birth a...

Book 3 charts the entity's encounter with the singular telepathic flounadget, the only survivor of a nuclear winter on a dead remote planet. The flounadget lives in an ocean of sulphuric acid and is tortured by the memories of the terrible things it did when the planet was inhabited before the wars.Excerpt''The planet was already deserted and the wappy ding-do supposed that nothing could survive there. The many species that travelled the cosmos knew the story of this planet...

In Misinformation Studies and Higher Education in the Postdigital Era: Beyond Fake News, Paul Cook argues that the epistemological complexity of the postdigital age demands a new, metadisciplinary approach to information and media – misinformation studies. Cook posits that institutions of higher education can work toward regaining the public's trust and reinvigorating general education programs by developing a metadiscipline that directly addresses the problem of misinformation in...

Paul Cook- historian, author of Siege at the White House and European resident for many years has written the first bombshell of a World War II series that is destined to become a classic. Partially based on personal experiences, declassified secret documents and historical research that is guaranteed to upset the status quo, Mr. Cook takes us back to Germany of the late 1960s to when he was a member of the United States Air Force and met a young German woman. As Paul becomes more involved...

Book 1 of the 'Wappy Ding-Do Trilogy' by British author Paul Cook charts the entity's encounter and captivity within the liquid silver lake in perpetual suspension inhabited by the malevolent Dalbinae.Excerpt'In reality, the sanitization undertaken by the Dalbinae was of secondary importance and subservient to a darker, primary motive; the harvesting of the pysche. The Dalbinae were a deeply malevolent species and had, for trillions of eons of time, trapped and withheld cou...

'Bedolorrog the Bog Frog' is the first book of the 'Pond Tales' stories written by British author Paul Cook - author of 'Pete the Bee' and 'The Wappy Ding-Do Trilogy.' Bedolorrog the Bog Frog lived a blameless life in a pile of stones beside a pond. This story tells the complete life story of Bedolorrog, from frogspawn to the very end of his life. Heartwarming, with an educational narrative, this book is suitable for children aged eight years old and upwards.

Silly Stories About Vegetables, Book One consists of three very silly stories about three very different vegetables.The first story is about a stick of rhubarb that meets a hard-boiled egg called Egg while trying to cross a cattle grid.In the second story, there is a radish that hitches a ride down the street on a skateboard.The third story focuses on three meadow mushrooms in a clearing and the silly stories they imagine, which include a hippo that goes to school.

Since the vast majority of students can’t afford the cost of going to university or college, they have to look towards the government or the institution they are enrolling at for financial help to fund their higher education. In some cases, private lenders come to their rescue. With the recent rise in fees, more students than ever are being forced to rely on student finance, and therefore applying for it has become increasingly popular and incredibly competitive, leaving many struggling to...

'Silly Stories About Vegetables, Book 4' consists of three silly short stories about three different vegetables. The first short story is about a leek that didn't get put in Mrs Sidebottom's stew. The children wreaked havoc with that leek when they came home from school.The second short story is about a sack of potatoes that goes on a camping trip with Iestyn and Charlie. The potatoes swim with the ducks and then get wrapped up in foil and cooked on the camp fire.The final ...

'Silly Stories About Vegetables Books 1-4' consists of twelve silly short stories about twelve different vegetables.The first story is about a stick of rhubarb that meets a hard-boiled egg called Egg while trying to cross a cattle grid.In the second story, there is a radish that hitches a ride down the street on a skateboard.The third short story focuses on three meadow mushrooms in a clearing and the silly stories that they imagine, which includes a hippo that goes...