Tag Archives: Writing

Praise for the Gifts of this World

Posted on February 10, 2022 by randomyriad

Spring sent me a singing telegram This evening as I climbed from my car I heard the peepers in full chorus lifting the weariness from my spirit and smoothing the angry and unquiet wrinkles of 2 hours of taillights after … Continue reading →

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Or Shall We Die?

Posted on December 19, 2021 by randomyriad

From the Writing of “or shall we die?” by Ian McEwan from Granta 7, originally published 1983. For all the complex discussion of nuclear strategy with unique blend of logic and paranoia, at heart, the situation had about it the … Continue reading →

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Non-sequential Autobiography of an Inchoate Semipermeable Interactive Conglomerate Collective Entity #1

Posted on September 14, 2021 by randomyriad

(All My Life) Trying to Fill A Person Shaped Hole in the World One Evening Child My whole being drawn Inward toward A Sheltering Skin Curled inside a pillowcase Naked Under Control Sticks and Twigs Boy with Shock of white … Continue reading →

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Guitar Story Segment 13

Posted on May 9, 2021 by randomyriad

Some things happened here which may provide illuminating incite into some of the character’s reaction to the situation and the placement of objects. Letty found the guitar right where Roger said it would be, hanging on a branch well back … Continue reading →

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The Fool’s Journey #1: Note to a Traveler

Posted on April 5, 2021 by randomyriad

You will come to a resting point in the road you travel and find that a multitude of possible pathways are available in all directions, but the one you travelled to arrive where you are will no longer exist. This … Continue reading →

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