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Haiku and senryu
One of these days I will get back to writing something other than haiku. Just not today.
Pain is good ~ pain is focus ~ pain is life
Prompt: search
Life, love, hope, dreams ~ the search is all we have; ~ along life's path.
His search for meaning ~ brought him to truth; ~ he found her.
Even at ~ the moment of finding ~ the search goes on
Prompt: bottle
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More haiku, senryu and tanka
As usual, all of these have previously appeared on Twitter.
Burning, raw, livid ~ pale anger's swelling gift; ~ Overpowering.
Face to face, they lay; ~ hopes, futures, pasts, regrets, dreams ~ exchanged without words.
She sees the him ~ he hides behind; ~ delicate flower.
So long sharp-eyed ~ Yet sightless; finally ~ In each other, we see.
Citrus ( Read more... ) -
Sext (noon) - flash fiction
This is one of a story cycle "The Divine Office" - based on the offices of monasticism. They are not religious stories - that just gave me a nice little structure. The rest are posted at MLA but I'm posting this here because I like it - and I think it works as a standalone piece. Sext is the noonday office and that is when this story is set.
Italy ( Read more... ) -
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An Unexpected Gift
The Ardennes, January 1945
It started to spread, belly, muscle, throat, spine, thawing, bringing back to life. Back from the dead, that was how it felt to Mick. So cold for so long, he had forgotten the simple power of warmth to make him feel human again. He tucked his hands under his armpits and curled his feet as tight beneath him as he could ( Read more... ) -
Haiku, senryu and (my favourite) flash fiction
I am in thrall ( Read more... ) -
If you live any kind of life, you end up with debris
Following on from my "Has it really been a year" post, I've been doing a little reflecting myself. Mostly inspired by rijane99's post about her life not being what she expected, but also by various random events that are, currently, my debris ( Read more... ) -
Happy 25th Blackadder!
Good God, how old does that make me feel?
Blackadder: Ha ! I laugh at danger and drop ice cubes down the vest of fear.
www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/blackadder/epguide/three_amy.shtml
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50 favourite words
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7659954.stm
I loved this article - some of my very favourites are in there...