Monthly Archives: December 2020

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2020! A place in her heart…

Long, long ago, my kin began to tell stories, passing down the history of our kind from dam to pup. This is the Long Memory of our kind. Your kind have it too, but more and more, you forget how … Continue reading

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Seeking Spirit

“You could find something spiritual in doing the dishes,” said my friend, as if this was unusual. “He’s right. And although I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it,” said Stuart, “ you could probably find spirituality in going to the toilet.” Half … Continue reading

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Meeting #midnighthaiku

A fairy alights Purity and sweetness meet Feeding each other * For those missing the writephoto challenge… why not do as I do for my midnighthaiku?  Simply choose a photo at random, either from your media library or from my … Continue reading

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Lizanne Lloyd: The Memory by Judith Barrow #BookReview

Reblogged from Lizanne Lloyd:   I wait by the bed. I move into her line of vision and it’s as though we’re watching one another, my mother and me; two women – trapped. Today has been a long time coming. … Continue reading

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Discovering Albion – day 4: Snow in Them There Hills…

We decided that it would be sensible to take the coast road north… it is both unusual and rather nice when ‘sensible’ walks hand in hand with preference. We had seen the snow capping the distant hills of the Lake … Continue reading

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The Shrieking Womb: Warriors and Kings…

* … So, Connavor took Conall Cernach to a place apart, “what would you do,” he said, “if I sent you for the sons of Ushna and, by some mishap, they were destroyed in spite of your surety and your … Continue reading

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Light

* A circle open to the sky becomes a covered mound, Within, a tree now made of stone, casts shadows on the ground. The earth is changing as we pass, each footstep turns to gold The sky inverts reality, a … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent 2020! “A Squirrel of my Very Own…” El Duque and Marilyn Armstrong

Dear Santa, I think she is trying to pull a fast one. I know my ball is getting a bit past it… but, as she ought to realise all too well herself, being old and tatty doesn’t stop you being … Continue reading

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New Book Release – #Shortstories – Life is Like a Bowl of Cherries: Sometimes Bitter, Sometimes Sweet by Sally Cronin

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Dreamer

If I could dream a dawn Into existence It would wear your face In its sleep. If I could dream a morning It would wake to your breath, A pillowed silhouette against the dawn, The space between filled with warmth … Continue reading

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