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The Victim V. the Hero of Our Story and Who Really is the Villain? ~ Alethea Kehas

Reblogged from The Light Behind the Story: We all know the definitions and the way stories portray them. Often there is a villain who spurs the hero into action, saving the victim from an evil fate. The hero becomes the … Continue reading

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A Forest Walk and a Dream about Beauty ~ Alethea Kehas

Reblogged from The Light Behind the Story: I have been thinking about ephemeral beauty and how we cling to form like raindrops to branches. Our lives, individual only for a millisecond in the great cosmos of time. One shimmering spark … Continue reading

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Still Presence ~ Alethea Kehas #writephoto

The land called to those who wanted to hear her. The rest wandered in idle enjoyment of the still stones. They brushed careless hands across their surfaces, and felt for holes to climb. Sometimes they took out their pocket knives … Continue reading

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I dream again of flying, this time to free joy ~ Alethea Kehas

Reblogged from The Light Behind the Story: On the night of Halloween, I went to sleep, once again, to fly. The dream began in a fairytale landscape inside a forest of haunting beauty. Light glowed golden upon trees dancing with … Continue reading

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Still Time ~ Alethea Kehas #writephoto

The chief looked to the horizon, forever surveying the movement of water. All life was cataloged in its molecules, and the chief never tired of reading its memories. There was a comfort to living in this slow time of stone … Continue reading

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Finding the Beloved as the Wheel Turns, with Some Resistance, into Fall ~ Alethea Kehas

Reblogged from The Light Behind the Story: The air is thick with the dying breath of summer. It is holding on before its final surrender. For several weeks, it seemed as though fall had arrived early. Heralding its victory over … Continue reading

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A Teenage Daughter and Her Teenage Cat ~ Alethea Kehas #parenting

Reblogged from The Light Behind the Story: “So, when do you think she’ll no longer be a teenager?” my daughter asks me after her 13-month-old cat, Millie, nips her for the tenth time while she tries to pet her. “Oh, … Continue reading

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Chocorua Part 1: The Journey There ~ Alethea Kehas

Reblogged from Not Tomatoes: Sometimes the spirits of the land study you before you are allowed to study them. Their secrets held inside the membrane of earth and stone until you have proven yourself worthy of receiving. Before we left … Continue reading

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Memories and Moments ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

Our favorite meeting place Where we found solace, Love still blooms there With fragrance and care. Breezy silence of your eyes That could stir the skies, When our dreams took flight Spring sang with delight. Continue reading at Emotional Shadows

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Reality and Imagination ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

Brooding eyes, blasé yet discreet Discerning depth of dark images Wriggling away from the light That glows to glean truth Unstated grievances creep out When I look within All of you crawl like worms Some faces visibly distraught Continue reading … Continue reading

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