6701 words. I’m behind, but not hopelessly so. With some discipline and an effort, I can slay the beast of procrastination and do this thing. I’m still recovering from a cold and one hell of a party last week, so I guess it’s no wonder I haven’t managed to keep…
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NaNoWriMo—so we meet again
And so the madness begins. 1669 words, and off I go. That’s a decent start. NaNoWriMo, that’s what I’m talking about. An international competition where you challenge yourself to write a 50000-word novel in 30 days. The November insanity which has had me writing a trilogy of fantasy books. This…
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The deafening noise my heart makes
It’s as if you’re pulling your fingers through the darkness within me with all your words and your voice and all of that art and the desire to burn all my bridges, to sail all my ships to completely surrender in the face of the deafening noise my heart makes…
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Writers are such peaceful creatures
What harm could lie behind our features? No, writers are such peaceful creatures We might indulge in words and wine With purpose clear as if divine We might just string you all along And have you think we don’t belong But we are human just like you With eyes of…
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Running and why it’s worth it
Somebody told me I have a runner’s body. My first thought was no, a runner’s body would have strong bloody joints that could withstand the mild, repetitive shocks that impact with the ground entails. I’ve come far enough in my training by now that it is essentially my knees and…
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I will never tell you not to cry
What sorrows do you hide behind your eyes? Come, tell me what you’ve tasted of despair Cast off the smile you wear as a disguise Let loose your demons and let down your hair What curses have you bellowed at the sky? Come, tell me all your hatred, I implore…
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What do you dream of as you walk the Earth?
What do you dream of as you walk the Earth? What is it that you yearn to set on fire? A chaos of deep passion from your birth Made you into a creature of desire What guides your footsteps on the road to hell? What draws your eyes to heaven…
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Happen to me
If I let you Happen to me Pretend words have no meaning Let you build A fence of language A language offence To hold against me You ought to hold against me The border of your skin Between our fingers entwined A distance so far An ocean in our eyes…
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Paradiset mellan mina händer
Skam och skuld härskar helt orimligt över mitt liv. När kan jag kasta den ifrån mig? Finns det områden i mitt liv som den inte berör? Ja, jag tror det. Jag har hållit paradiset mellan mina händer. Är inte den insikten nog för att leva ett helt liv i salighet?…
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Science fiction at its best
The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin My rating: 5 of 5 stars A marvellously thought-provoking and well-written book. Having read my way through the Hainish cycle has placed Ursula K. Le Guin among my favourite authors. All of the Hainish books are good. Four of them are brilliant, and…