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Short poems for a bright spring morning
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Painting by Edvard Munch All awakenings Should be shot with gladness, Like the first dawn blush In the eastern sky, And the song of the first bird. * * * Rising sun reaches Between scattered clouds, Tears the tattered veil of morning, Turns shadows into light. * * *…
Internet Friendships
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
Is there anything more unusual, or indeed as unlikely as an internet friendship? I prefer to think of the phenomena as being a classic Claytons situation. If you are wondering what I’m wittering on about, bear with me. Years ago, in the nineteen-seventies, a southern hemisphere company whose…
Snowed – Part 41
Originally posted on Dellani Oakes:
After lunch, Mike and Sarena are saying goodbye, but Steve keeps honking his horn, irritating Mike. “I’m gonna kill him,” I said. “He’s one dead shegetz.” Sarena gave me a funny look. “Not heard that before.” “Like a shiksa, only male.” I made a rude gesture, causing my mother to…
Fantasy doesn’t have to be fantastic said Terry Pratchett Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
Fantasy doesn’t have to be fantastic. American writers in particular find this much harder to grasp. You need to have your feet on the ground as much as your head in the clouds. The cute dragon that sits on your shoulder also craps all down your back, but this…
Mother for a Day & The Death Count Rises.
Originally posted on barsetshirediaries:
Sunday March 15th 2015 I was given a treat today ( Mother’s Day?). It was 5.02 am before I got up so a possible four hours sleep. I was ungratefully grateful though as I felt I could have been given more since Mike will get his lie in and I can…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 