Tag: Just Because
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Waiting and thinking
The wind blew the dusty grit right into our eyes as we stood at the wagonette stop. Since the great sandstorm, and motorised vehicles were written off in one foul-tasting swoop, we’ve all had to go back to the old-fashioned way of travelling by horse. Those with the money had their own horses or five,…
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Words and slumber
I… need words to write. I… also need sleep. In the battle ‘twixt words and sleep, sleep wins. For tonight. And tomorrow I write. Again.
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One Minute Ramble: Why Bother?
I wanted to writeSomethingTo smash the gloomSomethingTo clear the frightAnythingTo erase the doomAnd bring in some light And a voice said to me, why bother? Why bother? I thought. Why bother? Why bother? Because I’ve had enough about this atrocity and that war. This doom and that gloom. This blah and that blah blah. Here…
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The Fat One’s Eyes
There’s a minor constellation in the Southern sky. I’ve mentioned it before, on numerous occasions due to it being named after a mythical creature. The Phoenix. It’s only a small constellation from our point of view, but when thinking of the vastness of the Universe, size tends to be rather deceptive. Subjective. And very misleading.…
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Always Restarting
Back in 2007, before I had even contemplated blogging, I had started to keep a little journal. A place just to store my thoughts and ideas, but only for me to see. It was a place for any ideas I came up with, plus thoughts about whatever book I was reading at the time. I’d…