Cherrypicked stories
two paths (may be distressing)
lithe russet, fox flickers through trees' lichened blue haze black, in black of branches raven calls, excited somewhere high buzzards too know woods...
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Swimming Lesson
How do these young girls ever learn to swim?
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THE MIRACLE
I asked for just one miracle My eyes were raised above I asked if it was possible To find someone to love I promised to be patient Promised not to...
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Bronte's Inferno XXX (They're Not A L L Mad)
Aren't they, though? Still hunting for licence or rights for this image... Will remove if man he say no.
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- 519 reads
Bronte's Inferno XXIX ("I Blame Cellini")
More of this. Image author's own.
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The Lion's Mouth - Part 2
Venice in the 14th century was a hotbed of conspiracies and intrigues. The secret police had placed lion- shaped letter boxes on the walls of the city so that citizens could inform on one another if they believed treachery was being committed.
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Gentrified
In the early days when they facelifted the city, I drove back north into the maze they made of it, driving through places I never knew, expecting...
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Zoom
Zoom Sitting by Zoom, In the dining room, Tempted to get another snack. He's buffering, I'm suffering, I should have bought a Mac. I try to focus, My...
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The Lion's Mouth - Part 1
Venice in the 14th century was a hotbed of conspiracies and intrigues. The secret police had placed lion- shaped letter boxes on the walls of the city so that citizens could inform on one another if they believed treachery was being committed.
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England's Harmony
I'll miss energy of Winter's bracing cold winds sweeping away cobwebs from summer's heatwave, bundled up warmly; off for a stroll in afternoon sun...
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Day of the Groundhog
One mammal's perspective.
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A Cheesy Tale
A true-blue
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Play the B-Side
You know it. Image source wikipedia.org and used under fair use terms.
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The Dream Tax
Dora held her phone a foot or so away from her eyes and squinted while she waited for the text to become less blurry. ‘Oh,’ she exclaimed, ‘I’ve just...
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Let the Blue through!
Blue light flashes Woo-woo! Woo-woo! Woo-woo! …Blue lights once more flashing by… Again see blue lights flash, but why …
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A Letter to Untethered Books Ltd.
I am not Walter De La Mare's great-grandson and I don't live in Arizona. Not suitable for the sensitive or people working in publishing. Image is PD
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Holocaust Day Remembrance
Tunbridge Wells Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day was cold before dawn, and I got up shivering for a cup of tea. I have been sleeping rather better...
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Alien Murmuration - Chapter 13 (1991)
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So here I am. Just another juvenile delinquent hanging out in the park watching my mates play football. The only thing that could make the scene more...
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Gunslinger in a Tutu
He rode into town on a steel dust mare and the James gang, killing time outside the dried goods store, eased up the rims of their ten-gallon hats.
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"It is better to have loved, and lost...and lost..."?
" It is better to have loved and lost.. ." but is it?
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