Author: Lisa or Li

mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.

dVerse — metaphor — A Tale of Two Chickens

A Tale of Two Chickens A small hut set high at the foot of Tien Sheltered Lu, his wife, Li, and their infant, Shenyen They fished, they grew rice, ate eggs from their hens. Days of labor met nights with sweet song winter wren Chickens’ ways varied if in or out of their pen. When…

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Coloring Club Plus — 9/26/19

Per wikipedia: Almost Killed Me is the debut studio album by Brooklyn-based rock band the Hold Steady, released on March 16, 2004 on Frenchkiss Records. It is considered by many to be a concept album, with several recurring themes such as near-death experiences, parties and the fictional character Charlemagne. Its concept album roots are further…

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#FF — Pepperoni Please, No Onions

Warning:  today’s story has a political theme and some violence.  Please feel free to skip this one. The queue at Styx ferry was lined up around the block. The committees unanimously decided to impeach; Cheeto barricaded himself in The Spite House and refused to leave. Day 5: Dominos Delivers couldn’t get through the crowds amassed…

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Coloring Club Plus — 9/25/19

Today’s Celtic letter “Z” is dedicated to Zimmy, aka Robert Allen Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan. Last night I listened to a real treat of a 2-disc set of The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue.   One thing I noticed right away is how enthusiastic the audiences are. They…

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dVerse — Kafka for Kids — Rilly Boo

“I do not see the world at all; I invent it.” –from The Diaries of Franz Kafka, 1910-1923 Rilly Boo was a child who was born without eyes. But his fingers twice as long. In his crib, when they saw him, the nurses cried. Such a shame to be so wrong. What they didn’t know…

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