Daily Archives: January 28, 2021

Guarded Optimism ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

They emerged from their shelters. Some more guarded than others. The younger ones, of course, were more exuberant. They shook hands, hugged and kissed and breathed in the fresh air. I squinted into the light and adjusted my facemask with … Continue reading

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Veins of time ~ Jane Dougherty

Reblogged from Jane Dougherty Writes: In the hollow under-the-ground stone-flagged whorled endlessly the silence of five thousand years of night whispers. No breath but moth souls brush with papery wings this space a womb cradling death in the dark Continue … Continue reading

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North-easterly: Sidetracked by Poppies…

We had arrived in the north, checked in at our accommodation, and, after a coffee, as we still had a couple of hours to spare before we were all to meet, we decided to stretch our legs and explore a … Continue reading

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The Art of Drowning ~ Steve Tanham

I’ve drowned before… Drowning comes in the form of waves. Eventually, when your ability to fight back has gone, even the smallest wave can make the difference and take you beneath the surface to a place of the unknown, and … Continue reading

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Odin’s Steed…

* We have to travel far and wide before we can comprehend this story, but in psychological terms ‘Loki’ is straightforward enough. He represents the shadow side of the personality. * In the Myth Cycle as a whole, Loki’s binding … Continue reading

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Thursday Photo Prompt- Guarded # WritePhoto

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Sue Vincent is the host of Thursday Photo Prompt This week’s prompt ~ Guarded For visually challenged writers, the image shows a pathway through the bracken of the moors towards a distant horizon crowned…

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Death of the Spirit…

* The cult of unity on a political level is an idolatrous sham of the religion of unity and its operation on the personal and spiritual levels of the human psyche. * Continue reading at France & Vincent

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Thursday photo prompt: Guarded #writephoto

Welcome to the new #writephoto prompt! For five years, we did not miss a beat, and every week the stories, poems and artwork flew in to be shared here as part of the weekly photo prompt challenge. That unbroken series … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up: Returning #writephoto

Which way leads you home Backwards to where you began Or moving onwards Seeking a new adventure In the landscape of the heart * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken on the moors of Yorkshire, near the Cow … Continue reading

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Jewels #midnighthaiku

Now can desert us Memories are evergreen Jewels set in time *

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