Category Archives: Love

All change

It doesn’t feel right yet, switching off the alarm clock before I go to bed, but I could get used to it easily enough. The alarms didn’t go off, because I hadn’t asked them to and the novelty of not … Continue reading

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A dire warning from Tallis Steelyard

The inimitable Tallis Steelyard introduces a new volume of The Port Naain Intelligencer… a tortuous tale of passion, intrigue and murder on the streets of his city in which he and Benor became embroiled. In Port Naain, Jim Webster has … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Roses #writephoto

This week’s photo prompt of a few faded roses inspired  such diverse entries! I have reblogged as many as possible and include a link to all the entries below. Thank you to everyone who took part, read, shared and commented. … Continue reading

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Faded #writephoto by Ali Isaac

Reblogged from Ali Isaac in response to the photo prompt: I never liked roses. They are over-blown and gaudy, just like the woman he ran off with; their scent cloying and sweet, like his shirt after he’d been with her; … Continue reading

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Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 20 – “Solitude”

Solitude comes at dawn when I am alone with the world beneath a molten sky. Whether I am walking with the small dog or taking the long road home from the north, it is a time when alone is never … Continue reading

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Captured – #writephoto prompt – Alethea Kehas

Reblogged from Not Tomatoes: Once again I’m inspired by Sue Vincent’s photography and have participated in her #writephoto prompt writing challenge.  This time I decided to do a poem in the shape of an hourglass, but one could also look … Continue reading

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The Stairway by D. Wallace Peach

Diana’s response to the photo prompt, reblogged from Myths of the Mirror. The Stairway I lingered at the top of the stairway, teetering over the ice-laden steps, my head reeling. Before me arched a gateway of ancient stone and lofty … Continue reading

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Once upon a time in Paris …from the archives

From the archives… How many perfect days can one have in a lifetime? As a child  there are whole chunks of time that seem that way in memory, but as we grow up there are more pressures and worries and … Continue reading

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“Lucky” by Running Elk

Reblogged from Running Elk at Shamanic Paths Early in my career, I seemed to find myself continually working weekends, covering the city centre road jobs which required the quiet of Sunday streets. It was on one such Sunday that “Lucky” … Continue reading

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Sentimental sediment

Image: MyLot It is a long story, but suffice it to say that for the past year I have been trying to move to a smaller place. My current home has more bedrooms than I need. A smaller place makes … Continue reading

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