Tag: Tales
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Storm Front
Between the rain and through the wind, the lightning illuminates the horizon. Low cloud is coming inland, the sandy beach completely covered by a swarming mass of murky and cold-yet-clear seawater. The jagged rocks, slowly starting to fade to invisibility, with reflections more clear than the real thing, are once again braced for the oncoming…
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Tales from the bathroom: An easy mistake to make
Mistakes happen from time to time… they’re inevitable. But, there is one mistake that one should always try to avoid, at all costs. Never, never ever mix up Twilight Stealth hair gel with a tub of Finest Caviar. It’s a tad unfortunate that both packages are of a similar shape and colour, but that is…
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Hoof and Storm
Galloping along the beach on horseback Waves crashing onto the shoreSeagulls shrieking overheadClouds rolling high aboveFerocious motion is all around Leaves rustle as the wind rushes through the trees on the cliff topWater droplets thump into the sand as the rain starts to fallAs the rain falls heavier from the thickening cloudsThe skies darken, the…
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Twilight blues
I’m typing this post from in the bath. No, I’m fine. I have about half of the battery left on this portable computer device, and the lightbulb is good for a while yet. Summer’s coming on too, so it won’t be cold for long, although we are forecast a bit of an icy snap this…
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One day last January…
Sometimes you find yourself in the most surreal of situations. You have to ask yourself whether things are real or imaginary. Take this for instance… Clyde Caspian of The Northern Star newspaper caught up with me at lunchtime today. I was walking around the lake when he jumped out at me from one of the…