In a bun dance

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Core issue

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100 words on the responsibility of being a tree parent   After three years, the tree is taller than me. Inevitably upwards, like children, if somewhat quieter. The stake planted for support, redundant. And this year there is fruit. Two perfect apples: brave and strong. Magnificent. A triumph of teamwork – me with encouragement and […]

A debate

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Bear in the moon-washed woods is claws-deep in warm guts. Making blood pies of forest soil. Feasting though his ears twitch: Something’s there.   Man in the wild woods chooses solitude. Thoughts and a Thermos for company. Escaping the prod and pry of domesticity. A stick breaks: Something’s there.   Bear in the moon-washed woods […]

Five little letters – 100 words

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Five little letters If you wordle, do you brag when you get the thing in three, or fewer? The silly little poser sets your day off smiling if all the squares go green. How very clever you are. But what about those horrid mornings when you’ve got the hateful something, R, A, something, E: Grace, […]