Category: Senses
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What does a whisper look like?
I’ve been playing with words again this morning, trying to come up with a visual illustration for a whisper. No, I’ve not lost my mind or anything, it’s for this week’s Illustration Friday theme. And yes, I know that I’ve only just done one, but we’ve had another Friday since then so we’re now in…
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The Writer’s Desk
I write At night in dull light And as I kneel I feel Surreal At a desk without a chair With papers, pens and boxes everywhere Typing, tapping, amid the clutter Recording any word I utter Hoping they flow and work well together I hope I cope within the scope Of imaginary faces in distant…
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Showtime!
The gathered crowd cheered as I performed trick after trick for their entertainment. The hall was full – possibly four hundred people standing, waiting, for the announcement. When the hall manager came out onto the stage and advised that the announcement had been postponed, and quite possibly cancelled, the crowd started to jeer. Too many…
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One of those moments!
Today, I lived in the moment. Literally. I noticed the fact that I was present; connected to everything… yet nothing seemed real… nothing seemed solid. There was no time. No past, no future. Only now. And even that doesn’t describe it completely… now and everywhere is better… but what a dreadful description. I could see…
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Thursday the thirteenth and the New Moon
Today is Thursday the thirteenth. Not as superstitious a date as Friday the thirteenth, but quite close. The only other one with similar connections is Saturday the thirteenth, the next of which will be here in April 2013. The next Thursday the thirteenth, incidentally, will be next June. Today we also have a New Moon,…