“Home is where the heart is”, as the saying states. If that is the case then I have a Heart bigger than an Elephant. Mind you, the heart manifests itself in thoughts generated by the brain. The Heart is really a metaphor of all those things we regard with fondness and affection. The Senses So … Continue reading Home of the Heart
Preamble: This piece probably would never have happened if not for a short story writing competion that wife Shakirah alerted me to. There were four themes to pick and this one is based on the premise of someone considering giving up on their career goals just before a career defining break. Read on. PS: Won't … Continue reading Could have Been, Should have Been, Never to Be
PREAMBLE Our minds need exercise. Written creativity comes in many forms and until now most of my musings have been within the traditional form of a storyline. Poetry has never really been part of my existence. I read a bit of Khalil Gibran back in the day, but that is about it. The following started … Continue reading Forward Back ….. and now.
Knotted stems embrace about the size of the palm of the hand. Four years into drought at Kalbarri National Park, W Aus circa 2007. Pic: Chris Round Impossibility exists within this compressed, twisted and tortured desire to be. Relentlessly harassed and pressured into submission, to find a way, to set new direction away from this … Continue reading The Knot
Almost five months of zero inspiration for a story to write. The thought had crossed the mind way more than once to throw a few words or phrases at Chat GPT and see what it came up with. Could it pierce my inner thoughts in all their glorious and in-glorious wonder and write what is … Continue reading I am and forever will be ChaT CHRIS
Seven years years, 3 months and 6 days on from the Great Crash, the Great Plague soon after and now the Great storms of Climate Madness. Have no idea why I still mark off the calendar. Friends gone, where? Who knows. Chaos does that. Family? A bit like so called friends, who knows? Up until … Continue reading BEYOND
DAY 10 After five days the Truth Bugs had their fill. Blue and white starry gossamer's hitched rides on the last of the Suns reflected shortwave bounce back to space, destination unknown. A person had to be in just the right place at the right time to see this gossamer ride. On Oceans edge looking … Continue reading Edge of Truth
Preamble Love - so many words spoken, written and sung. So much angst that can destroy, so much happiness that we feel overwhelmed. It comes in many shapes and sizes - friend love, love like a brother or sister, love the kids, love Mum!, love of a good time, love of inanimate objects and pets. … Continue reading !SPAM! the Love story.
DILATION: (Time) a slowing of time in accordance with the theory of relativity that occurs in a system in motion relative to an outside observer and that becomes apparent especially as the system approaches that of the speed of light. (EG: One year of time when the speed of an object is approaching that of … Continue reading Dilation
Apparently, the best thing to do if there are no ideas for writing is to just write. Right then, now I write. Write about not writing or just use the word “write” as often as possible in a few minutes of writing? I do not want to waste valuable binary digital space writing about nothing. … Continue reading just WRITE!
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