Inspiration point (IP)
Inspired by GlosKat's excellent piece on things she misinterpreted as a child, the new Inspiration Point is 'misunderstandings'. Good luck with it!
Inspiration point
Théodore Géricault's "The Raft of the Medusa"

He stands before La Balsa de la Medusa in the Louvre, motionless, arms hanging limp at his sides, as if the painting itself has robbed him of the...
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Gaffe!

Was it in the 1910s? – my mother’s tale half-remembered – … the blundering effort of someone to soothe …
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Harrow left behind
The bell above the door chimed with a sound so soft it seemed embarrassed to be heard. Ian stepped into the antiquarian bookshop like a man slipping...
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THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF.

At the end, I said, to Phil, “It was really lovely today, it wasn’t anything like I had expected.” I told Phil, “I love the donkey story of Brian, is...
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Tick-tock, tick-tock

Of course, there is an abundance of sounds in the world. If you live in a city, there is for example the constant noise of cars, music, drills,...
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