Tourmaline’s 2022 Halloween Challenge – Part 11 Frog

A chorus of wake-up service phones rang at 6 a.m. sharp in the north wing of the 3rd floor. The only ones who didn’t wake up refreshed were Jean, as she felt grimy from the long ride in the ATV the day before; and Lok, who had been passed out near his bed for only…

POPO2022 day 11 — airship

call aboard airship from rooftop’s dangling ladder lift off is in five call aboard airship vehicle for adventure designed by dreamers from rooftop’s ladder climb away from the hum-drums and rise to num-nums lift off commences good-byes done; hellos to come sing sweet bon voyage! please note that this is an internet image of the…

dVerse — Prosery Monday — Death Becomes Her

To her, death is quite romantic from Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row” It’s not the falling in love that she finds difficult; it’s the staying in love. Suffering an all-or-nothing type of malady, when the inevitable disappointment by a lover happens, her mind begins to wander. She slips their cache open and makes a check-mark in…

Tourmaline’s 2022 Halloween Challenge – Part 10 Night

bat on baobob blossom As well-organized as the group was, they had overlooked the aftermath of the quake as far as road travel. They knew it would be bumpy but they were not prepared for the multiple detours and maximum speeds of ten m.p.h. through extended stretches. They were also not prepared to see piles…

POPO2022 day 10 — sun in space

her fire mane flutters serene orbital bubble within all’s chaos her fire mane flutters innerplanetary flags claim peace’ sovereignty orbital bubble captures weary travelers gravity’s respite within all’s chaos we dwell in the center of her almond-eyed bliss

Last night’s moon — strange changes

I took a couple of pictures of the moon down by the corner just as it was rising into the sky and then I took a couple more about a half hour later.  I was surprised about how different each one looked from the others.  Does anyone know the science behind why they each look…