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Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part Three of Three)

By marandina on Mon, 12 Jun 2023

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/song-siren-titan-story-part-one... Part Two at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/song-...

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Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part Two of Three)

By marandina on Sun, 11 Jun 2023

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/song-siren-titan-story-part-one... Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part Two of Three) “No...

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Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part One of Three)

By marandina on Fri, 09 Jun 2023

Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part One of Three) Crows perch in a line along a telegraph poll. They seem to be either staring at me or peering...

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Ranthambore

By marandina on Tue, 30 May 2023

Ranthambore Morning humidity with rising haze, sub-continental sun, indigo skies, arcane land-ship of silent voyeurs, clicking cameras and stoical...

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"...not very high above the

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

"...not very high above the village but see far
and the steeple peeps to keep our orientation."

A very visual and pleasurable virtual ramble with you, Rhiannon. Lovely pics too :)

Posted in Above Weobley

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As ever, thanks for reading,

Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024

As ever, thanks for reading, Jacques. Always great to hear from you. Hoping you are both well in South Africa.

Posted in After the Snow

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All caught up again. Yes, I

Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024

All caught up again. Yes, I was captivated by the image of all those Hillman Hunters running around Iran. And the reputation of dirty Leeds stretches far and wide!

Your memory for detail is staggering. It shines through in these...

Posted in Just Deserts

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Cheers, T. If anyone else

Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024

Cheers, T. If anyone else talked about reading it at 3am I wouldn't take them seriously. With you, on the other hand..

Appreciate the read and comment. Will catch up with your Iran story soon.

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There's that lovely rhythm

Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024

There's that lovely rhythm again. I like the way this flows, Rhiannon. Nicely done, as ever. Paul

[Is that intentional the way the title is spelt?]

Posted in 'A bump of originality'*

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"..Stu looked up, he removed

Posted on Tue, 23 Jan 2024

"..Stu looked up, he removed his napkin from his lap, folded it and placed it on the table as if he’d suddenly been challenged to a duel...."

All caught up again. The exchanges around the dinner table are well done. You are inside the...

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"It was a star falling out of

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

"It was a star falling out of the sky with comets trailing behind it. Sputniks went off course and experienced gravitational wobbles. The QE2’s sister ship ran aground in Damuir Canal. An invasion of big boats and ocean liners were likewise...

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"..was left quite literally

Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2024

"..was left quite literally high and dry
up the mountain road on a dead-end track."

There's a lot of drama in such a short poem, Rhiannon. We do get so attached to our cars, don't we? I enjoyed the ride and was glad of a happy ending...

Posted in What happened, little car?

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".. a cloud-bellied

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

".. a cloud-bellied necromancer..."

Such wonderful use of language in evoking a unique atmosphere to celebrate a "pie". Gorgeous.

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Well I've been to Inverness

Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024

Well I've been to Inverness so that makes me a third of a real traveller, I guess.

On my tour across the Golden Triangle in India, it was invariably air-conditioned coach excursions each day. There was a young couple with expensive cameras...