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Spinner of Mythic Tales

Oh, Yawn, Yawn, Yawn

Posted on June 17, 2019 by crispina kemp

I am bored, said Tal-a-pus, and stretched and yawned and farted and grumped. Nothing to do but to watch people cavort in the calm rolling waves beneath me. Morning till night, night till dawn, day after day, year after year. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Big and Bold

Posted on June 16, 2019 by crispina kemp

Some wild flowers shout of their presence from a great distance. Alas, this has been a week of almost continual rain. So the camera stayed in. These were taken the previous week

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The Yellow Flag

Posted on June 15, 2019 by crispina kemp

I look at the list of titles Maria has given me for the #2019picoftheweek challenge. Which to use this week? Pick a Colour Though, is the colour green? Of which there are many shades here. Or is it yellow? You … Continue reading →

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Whisper it Loudly

Posted on June 14, 2019 by crispina kemp

Wow! Good news! For the second time in my life, I’ve had a poem accepted for publication. Well, four actually. Whispers and Echoes, an online journal celebrating short writing and poems, have accepted the four poems I submitted at the … Continue reading →

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CCC#31: Blast me boy …

Posted on June 13, 2019 by crispina kemp

I made a boat It stayed afloat I sailed it up by Cromer way But how to moor it, wondered I When there isn’t a jetty anyplace nigh I hauled it up that long pebbly beach But, blast me boy, … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #31

Posted on June 12, 2019 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.) You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A … Continue reading →

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Camelot

Posted on June 11, 2019 by crispina kemp

I dream, I dream of Camelot Of summers when I had your love Of days when with my knights I jested Of nights when in my arms you rested I dream, I dream of Camelot And of the lady of … Continue reading →

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What Pegman Saw: My Destination

Posted on June 10, 2019 by crispina kemp

Up early, a last double-check of the pack. Everything in, nothing forgotten? The taxi toots. We bundle in. ‘Coach station please.’ Saturday, turnaround day, the holidaymakers go home. The driver calls, ‘London Victoria.’ That’s ours. The coach is crowded, multi-ethnic … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Briar Rose and Elder Flower

Posted on June 9, 2019 by crispina kemp

Two flowering bushes of the byways … Nothing to do with dogs, of course. Dog, here, means common. Yet how can such a delicate beauty be called common?

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The Spinner’s Game (Asaric Tales) e-book Update #19

Posted on June 9, 2019 by crispina kemp

June: eighteen months into the project, and … to summarise: Book One: The Spinner’s Child Front matter and back cover blurb are still outstanding. Lauren has one more illustration to deliver.         Otherwise, it’s ready to go. … Continue reading →

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