February 17, 2025
Image of monastery on a distant mountain top view from another mountaintop into the valley - TEXT: The Nature of Work Part 2, Alex Barr, Historical Fiction
Published by Alex Barr at February 17, 2025
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The Nature of Work, Part 2

“Daughter,” Yannis said sternly, “it is not fitting you come here. Please send another nephew if you have one.” The hint of a smile played around her lips… Apart from the rustle of bougainvillaea leaves and the repetitive song of a mistle thrush, a thick silence descended. Yannis said, “However, you must convey my order for tools. Hammer, crowbar, and bolster. You know what a bolster is?”
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February 15, 2025
Dragon scales as background, with text: Dragon Scales and Other Tails - The MockingOwl Roost - Volume 5, Issue 1, MockingOwl Roost Staff and Contributors
Published by The MockingOwls at February 15, 2025
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Dragon Scales and Other Tails

Beware! Here there be dragons... Fire-breathing, jewel-hoarding, winged dragons resting atop mountains of gold and silver and glamour. Dare ye enter? Dare ye read Dragon Scales and Other Tails?
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February 12, 2025
Image of monastery on a distant mountain top view from another mountaintop into the valley - TEXT: The Nature of Work Part 1, Alex Barr, Historical Fiction
Published by Alex Barr at February 12, 2025
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The Nature of Work, Part 1                                          

So he allowed himself to imagine the Maker’s delight in working out the orogeny – not just here in the Meteora but in every part of the world – arranging pleats, wrinkles and horizontal bands. The Maker placed a cirque here and a tarn there, ornamenting the work with delicate silver streams, and taking time to decide where to place the treeline.
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January 22, 2025
Image of MIranda TV show promo - a woman in the foreground, three women and one man in the background - TEXT: Miranda, an Obscure TV Show for All the People Who Are "Too Much" - Rita Mock-Pike - Obscure TV Commentary & Review
Published by Rita Mock-Pike at January 22, 2025
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Miranda, an Obscure TV Show for All the People Who Are “Too Much”

Miranda is a tall, beautiful oddball who doesn’t meet the magazine standards of physical beauty, elegance, or womanhood. This is harped on to an almost painful level throughout the show – and people who’ve always been “accepted” for their beauty probably won’t get what this is really about and why it matters so much. That’s okay.
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January 16, 2025
Plane's wing superimposed over view of Townsville, Australia - TEXT: To the Ringer With a Toothache on a Plane - Writing Memories - Rita Mock-Pike
Published by Rita Mock-Pike at January 16, 2025
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To the Ringer With a Toothache on a Plane

It was 2008. I was exhausted, traveling solo through the country, tired of airports already, and had only just begun this adventure. But there you were, […]
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