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Even in peacetime no one can dream

On that day the valley was flayed raw by sunlight It was shortly after a truce had been declared between Winter and Spring Children were in the...
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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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Its Feb, and it's a time for Romance, only I haven't got any...

Ships It’s the dilemma of all an age, That love is just a story, the ultimate Romance, the ginger in the dance. The eyes that meet in the night, The...
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Digging Digression
"But you digress....." Of course I do. I'm a digressionist not a novelist. I'm not about plot or characterization or decision making or conflict. I'm...
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Swimming Lesson

How do these young girls ever learn to swim?
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Some theorems on sets
This view of the infinite, which I consider to be the sole correct one, is held by only a few. I entertain no doubts as to the truths of the...
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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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Don’t Stop Being Who You Are
Don’t Stop Being Who You Are By Paul McCann Straight up , its hard to believe but wait a half a lifetime to find out and then you’ll know its true...
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Bronte's Inferno XXIX ("I Blame Cellini")

More of this. Image author's own.
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Such is Life and Life is Such
First there comes the fumble, Then the reckless tumble. Soon love begins to stumble. Life becomes a grumble. All things have to crumble. Yet like a...
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Blue Yonder

Written in darkness, my mind wandered back to a fabulous view from the Llangollen Canal over a nearby Mere at Ellsmere last summer.
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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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A Gathering of the Lads
The band played with the ardor of a group of mendicants attacking a free lunch. The bunting and posters were hung in a lavish array of red white and...
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Argibel The Orc : The Bitter Romantic Chapter 3
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The elf female ate the porridge she was given with relish. Argibel noticed this and wondered whether perhaps Gruby had not been feeding her enough...
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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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Premature Publication
As prolific as I am, I often sacrifice quality for excitement and expediency. Here's what I'm talking about. I have fifteen minutes to create this...
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Gross Fugue
The Light May Be Fading...But
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