Monthly Archives: November 2015

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 48: Here we sit

Here we sit, on the volcanic layers forming a cake of crust and stone, burning our desires into shapes that we cannot choose to muster if we were so forever able to try, as we are but mere mortals, shaking … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 47: Going for a Swim

It may have been a Saturday, but it was still a time that required an early start. They made their way to the beach. They would have gone on Friday, but it had been too hot and it would have … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Statue of 楠木 正成 (Kusunoki Masashige)

This is the photo I used as my twenty-sixth entry for Leanne Cole‘s “Monochrome Madness“. From what I’ve read, Kusunoki Masashige was a samurai remembered for his loyalty, among other things. The statue is an incredibly powerful one, seemingly posed … Continue reading

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Rainbow Trouts Prepare to Strike

Floating above the alien landscape of a foreign dimension, the rainbow trouts await the the right moment to rain their fury upon its prey, for meals are few and far between. Spectres choosing to remain nearby can only watch and … Continue reading

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Countryside Near 成田市 (Narita)

This was one of the last photos I took in Japan. It was my twenty-fifth submission for  Leanne Cole‘s “Monochrome Madness“. This one was on a themed week, with the theme being “Country”. I’m mentioning this now at the start … Continue reading

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Five-hundred Word Challenge 46: Pizza box Pillar of Fire

So you’re at work and on your desk is a stack of four really greasy pizza boxes as it was pizza day at the place you work, your house of occupation. What are you going to do? I believe the … Continue reading

Posted in Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Five-hundred Word Challenge 45: Not Sure What to Write About, Then Something

Now that I’ve finished writing about Japan, there are so many more things that I can choose to write about as it’s out of the way and I have the freedom that I so thirstily crave! I shall write about … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Japan Trip: Epilogue

I woke up a bit earlier than I expected, leaving myself feeling a bit more tired than I had hoped. Aside from looking at a cheque for a refund on a Myki I organised before flying to Japan, I spent … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Pictures From the Last day in Tokyo and the Journey Back to Melbourne

And here we are, at the last photos from the trip that I’ll be uploading! Well, there will be ones related to the next post, as well as other photos from the trip that will be uploaded over time, so … Continue reading

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Japan Trip: The Last day in Tokyo and the Journey Back to Melbourne

I did end up getting to sleep. I didn’t have as much as I had hoped, but having any at that point was appreciated. Shortly after waking in the morning, I heard Gabe leave. It was much earlier than I … Continue reading

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments