Weekly Writing Prompt #96 She appears lost in thoughts, Perhaps about the poor poet, He who immortalised her... We do not know where She now lies, in peace. Here, the card says "Laure", But he knew her as Laura, So that there is a doubt, As to whether she was the one Who inspired … Continue reading Au Luxembourg #5Words
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Of Thanatos, Ansky’s Notebook and a City in the Desert, a #reading of “2666” by Roberto Bolaño
"Jesus is the masterpiece. The thieves are minor works. Why are they there? Not to frame the crucifixion, as some innocent souls believe, but to hide it." 2066 "Now what sea is this you have crossed, exactly, and what sea is it you have plunged more than once to the bottom of, alerted, full of … Continue reading Of Thanatos, Ansky’s Notebook and a City in the Desert, a #reading of “2666” by Roberto Bolaño
#VisDare 101: Balance
She's a workaholic, always on the move, alert, unstoppable. To meet her is an experience, her smile contagious, and this feeling of a hard mind behind her long eyelashes. She travels, she comes to you, she's punctual, the tools of her trade in her long bag, full of marvellous attires. One guesses her luggage contains … Continue reading #VisDare 101: Balance
#AtoZChallenge2015: retribution
There is a medieval ring to this word: retribution: it evokes dark feuds in the Italy of the late Middle Age, just before the Renaissance woke up to the rediscovery of antiquity. We may think of those great families bent on revenge for some sinister hidden murder, and ponder on the condottieri (another interesting word) leading … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge2015: retribution
Six Word Story Challenge: Daredevil
Write a story about a DAREDEVIL in just six words. Let a photo or image inspire you to write a story. Or first write the story, and then make or search for a picture to go with it.Higher still over the merciless cliff
