No. 13 in the series Tuesday’s Torrent.
Photograph courtesy of Tim Corbeel.
It is no easy task to take a macro shot of such a tiny creature only found in southern Europe. Tim took this photo in Alès, South of France. He says he put his tripod and camera in a small stream and waited quite a while. The water level just came under his knees. He waited until finally one of the Copper Demoiselles finally sat down. Very nice capture! : )
The memory of silence is loud.
A distinct recollection I have, clear as the oxygen rich river, is that of an impromptu fishing ... read more »
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No. 9 in the series Tuesday’s Torrent. Photograph courtesy of Tim Corbeel.
inspiration |ˌinspəˈrā sh ən|
noun
c.1300, “immediate influence of God or a god,” especially that under which the holy books were written, from Old French inspiration, from Latin inspiratus: “inspire, inflame, blow into,” from in-“in” + spirare “to breathe.”
“in you everything sank!” ~ Pablo Neruda
More dangerous than an affair is the idea of one. Affairs end; ideas live on once delivered to the imagination, Sogah.
I wake up in the middle of the night, Sogah—where is the middle when you never fall asleep? ... read more »
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No. 8 in the series Tuesday’s Torrent.
Photograph courtesy of Tim Corbeel.
Children often grow up to forget that their parents—regardless of their intentions—were unreliable narrators for the facts of life.
Aix-en-Provence, a small town in southern France, was built around the dual identity: a town of water, a town of art. A visitor to France felt he or she had somehow ended up in Aix, as it is often referred by the local residents, even if he or she had prepared for a trip to ensure not missing out on this sun-drenched and easygoing hometown of Paul Cézanne.
Cours Mirabeau, one of the most famous streets in ... read more »
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No. 7 in the series Tuesday’s Torrent.
Photograph courtesy of Tim Corbeel.
“The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” ~ Rumi
“Much easier to draw or paint than write, Kristo.”
“Here you go again. Putting my art down.”
“I am not putting your art down—I am trying to bring your attention outside of your self-absorbed-narcissistic-selfish-self that what I do is hard—hard work.”
“I never said you didn’t work hard, Lidia”
“You don’t even listen! That is how full of yourself you are. I didn’t say ... read more »
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No. 6 in the series Tuesday’s Torrent.
Photograph courtesy of Tim Corbeel.
This photograph is bigger than the story which follows, which definitely can expand to a proper short story.
Losing too is still ours; and even forgetting still has a shape in the kingdom of transformation. ~Rilke
Faizel met Daisy, a woman who would eventually agree to marry him, on the train from Rome to La Spezia. Daisy was headed to Cinque Terre, located off the picturesque western Italian Rivera near La Spezia, and Faizel decided to join her.
He mistook her traveling alone through Italy for passion to explore, whereas ... read more »
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