over a ridge,
and a sprawling city grows
into my wilderness.
Stumbling Urban [Haiku]
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DAILY PHOTO: Taipei Temple Gardens
BOOKS: “The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country” by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country by Neil GaimanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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If you love a good story, you really can’t go wrong with Gaiman. This volume consists of four standalone pieces of short fiction set in the Sandman universe.
“Calliope,” like Greek Mythology, envisions an anthropomorphized muse, but takes the idea into a dark and modern twist as said muse is held captive and violated.
“A Dream of a Thousand Cats” imagines dreams do shape the real world and asks what if animals dreamt as big as humans.
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is built around the premise that Shakespeare had a patron, none other than Morpheus, a.k.a. Dream, himself.
“Facade” is about a supernatural woman who can only go out in public by taking risky measures to look “normal,” and explores her lonely existence.
All of these stories are clever and compelling, and I’d highly recommend this collection for readers of speculative fiction.
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“Men Say They Know Many Things” by Henry David Thoreau [w/ Audio]
Men say they know many things;
But lo! they have taken wings, --
The arts and sciences,
And a thousand appliances;
The wind that blows
Is all that any body knows.
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Last Dance [Haiku]
tattered butterfly
comes to rest after a
spastic last dance.
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DAILY PHOTO: Churches of Mussoorie
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PROMPT: Feeling
How are you feeling right now?
Excellent. Thanks for asking.
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Temple Bell [Haiku]
the temple bell clangs:
heard from a distance,
it does not fade.
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Rocky Outcrop [Tanka]
the rocky tip
of grass-coiffed outcrop
is all I see,
but the sound of a crow's "CAW!"
comes through loud & clear.
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