Monthly Archives: March 2026

Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1581: Fresh Day

The start of it all. The smell of a fresh day, coming out of the rain. Things curling around things. An expression finding a dawn hurled upon a grey sigh. Twisted, turning, finding words scrambling to get to the surface, … Continue reading

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Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares: Pora Sotunda

One listen. I had a fair bit of concern doing this as I was worried about wandering into misrepresentation. I didn’t want to do something like say “deep spirituality ethnic sounds”. Admittedly that’s a bit dramatic, but to me it … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 253: Rambling About Wondering

It’s a little cold and that’s okay. Starting this bit of writing with that particular wording probably isn’t okay, but it being a little cold is. It’s a quiet day. It’s another day spent chipping away at whatever and hoping … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1580: Life on Hold

Here I am, sitting on hold. Sitting and waiting, trying to get things sorted. This looks like it’ll be a short hold, but it could also be a long hold. Seems like it’s a holding day. Or time. Or whatever. … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1579: I Am the Clock

Alright, just trying to squeeze another spewing of thoughts in before I start work for the day, and there is not much to squeeze in at this juncture. Maybe I’ve juiced all the juice out of the fruit or something. … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 252: Underjoyed

Need to get in the zone and I need to think about what I’m putting forward. I’ve just taken a look at my drafts and the amount I have has gone up, and that’s not good. I need it to … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1578: The Game of Waiting

So now I am playing the game of waiting, though it’s not a game so much as it is just waiting. Spending time, killing time, waiting for anything to happen. Waiting for the wheels to flip and the tables to … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1577: Loneliness Rambling

So I started writing this thing about loneliness as I do feel a bit lonely at the moment. It was not a happy writing and it was not something I wanted to write. I didn’t even feel compelled to write … Continue reading

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Open Space at the Dunes

Whilst trying to come up with the title for this post I got an idea for a photo. I’ll probably forget the idea at some point, but I’ve squirreled it away. Makes me happy. Anyway, this is a photo of … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1576: First Day of Another Contract

It’s another day and this building is filling with people, and I need to kill some time. Feels weird not starting at eight in the morning, but today I don’t. Today I feel old and tired, and perhaps that is … Continue reading

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