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Atoms Fuselage in shadow, target due east, cargo measured by atoms, lives suspended by the spider-thread of false deities. Image free to use @...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (19)
Part 18 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-18 It had been a hectic few days since the advent of the grimoire...
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The Expanse
Recently posted on X/Twitter as part of a weekly poetry challenge hosted by @TopTweetTuesday and @blackboughpoems With a word limit of 80, the theme...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (18)
Part 17 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-17 Tanya had grown accustomed to cooking in the caravan but still found...
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Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10
Part 9 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/penny4athought/pass-story-chapter-9 Penny’s 'Pass the Parcel’ Part 10 Milton wanted to flick another rolled...
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In a tumultuous week in an
Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026
In a tumultuous week in an extended period of global turbulence that is unsettling for so many of us, sometimes it only takes a few words to capture the essence of what’s going on.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of...
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Cheers, T. I wouldn't want to
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Cheers, T. I wouldn't want to spoil this for anyone reading all the way through to the end...
....but....just between me and you:
[It was the butler with the candlestick in the billiard room]
[Just don't tell anyone else]
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6
Something that’s bothered me
Posted on Sun, 14 Dec 2025
Something that’s bothered me for years. Ah...a long running mystery finally solved.
This hilarious piece is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I have added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let...
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I know nothing at all about
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
I know nothing at all about Tarkovsky. (I thought he was a right back for Everton) Super poem that makes me wanna look Tarkovsky's work up.
Read full commentPosted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant
It's a difficult one, Jenny.
Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2026
It's a difficult one, Jenny. Risk v reward. There's risk with most procedures. It just depends whether you can live with it. Logic suggests getting to the bottom of it all as, that way, you have the chance of an effective remedy. Coughing for the...
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You might be right, T. We're
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
You might be right, Luigi. We're going in circles. Someone needs to take charge. I think the next writer will do just that. Not my genre at all but I can't see why this won't be wound up inside 4 more chapters. There's another 8,000 words...
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Sel Ticman is a force of
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Sel Ticman is a force of nature that's still blowing around like rampant tumbleweed. Maybe he'll feature in future chapters. I think he was last seen selling copies of his books at a local market in downtown Denver. Funny really...I feel as...
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So much unsaid. Beautifully
Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2026
So much unsaid. Beautifully conceived.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
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"Echoes of jigs and reels
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
"Echoes of jigs and reels linger still
On the salty breath of Atlantic winds.."
I might describe a vast, sprawling poem like this one as an epic.
Many lines to admire and written with authority and skill.
My kinda poem...
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I prefer first person myself
Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026
I prefer first person myself but don't always write using that format. It's invariably introspective and I always think a little claustrophobic but I like the inner monologues that come with it.
'Falling Down' is a seminal movie that...
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