The Tryst (1840) Jean-Leon Gerome Fandango’s One Word Challenge’s selection today is tryst. Today’s offering is a series of senryu . as he closed the door to the room, he broke one heart and burst another * dark end of the street where lust and betrayal rise unholy phoenix * “working late tonight” cliched…
Month: November 2018
la bella luna
image link Today’s prompt is lunacy. Today’s offering is based upon concepts laid out by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola-Estes , a Jungian psychoanalyst who is also a cantadora , or storyteller. The darkness is a metaphor for one’s dreams. The lunacy here are the strange and fantastical icons, symbols, etc. that one is able to retrieve…
“Listen”
image link “Listen” is a song from musical group, Chicago’s, first LP, Chicago Transit Authority. I got this 2-LP set as a youngster and played the grooves off of it. It was music like I’d never heard before. I lost the vinyl back in ’94 but was blessed to come across it in the basement…
IDFA Film Review: ‘Bellingcat – Truth in a Post-Truth World’ — Variety
This film review is worth reading wherever in the world you happen to be. Seriously! Remember when the words “breaking news” used to refer to the thrill of hearing about world events as they happened? These days, it has become the daily sport of autocrats and elected officials alike, who have realized that discrediting…
simply squirrely
taken 11/17/18 rough squirrels nest caught late fall’s intricate white web imprisoned safety They come down from the trees to gather winter stores, but much of the time they are curled in their cozily constructed leaf nests. The variety who lives in this nest are the lesser-known Green Squirrels, originally brought from Ireland as honorary…
Rollin on a River — not yet
rollin rollin rollin on a river. Rivers now with sheen of ice couldn’t roll far on them now without taking a dip in icy cold. The ducks don’t seem to mind. Always have wondered how one part of their body is fluffy and warm with feathers and another part reptilian. It’s snowy again out there….
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) and The Man & Le Mans (2015)
“Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting.” image link Steve McQueen has always been an iconic actor to me and I wanted to learn more about him. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve watched two documentary biographies. Each covers a different time period of his life. If you want a broad…
Tao Talk 