Shirley Meier's Blog, page 30
February 23, 2012
638 - The Half-Way Mark
I'm picking through
trash. Bits of broken gemstones that
look as though they have been pulverized with a hammer I gather together with a
damp fingertip and sweep into a tiny box for use as dust. Perhaps it will be useful, perhaps it can be
set into glass or used to polish other stones.
There are soaked and burned books
everywhere that I gather up carefully and set together.
Some of the
trash. Bits of broken gemstones that
look as though they have been pulverized with a hammer I gather together with a
damp fingertip and sweep into a tiny box for use as dust. Perhaps it will be useful, perhaps it can be
set into glass or used to polish other stones.
There are soaked and burned books
everywhere that I gather up carefully and set together.
Some of the
February 22, 2012
637 - I'm Listening
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February 21, 2012
636 - I Am But A Man Once More
This Jitzmitthra end, the washed and
overflowing streets and the fountains and drains of Presentation Square full of
lights, Kallijas stood, all but naked on the Balcony. He wore the head dress of the Wine Dragon and
a loincloth. The soaking wet and soapy
crowd splashed in the newly cleaned square and danced as the candles, in their
fanciful little boats, drew the light through the city and
overflowing streets and the fountains and drains of Presentation Square full of
lights, Kallijas stood, all but naked on the Balcony. He wore the head dress of the Wine Dragon and
a loincloth. The soaking wet and soapy
crowd splashed in the newly cleaned square and danced as the candles, in their
fanciful little boats, drew the light through the city and
A New Blog to Check Out
My husband, Michael, has begun a new story that I'm having a blast reading. Not just because I'm married to the man, either!
Dani Heywood is a genderless person in Bicentennial America. But in this world, women could vote in 1876, there was only one World War, and Mankind first walked on the Moon in 1958.
http://dani-rabbit.blogspot.com/2012/...
Dani Heywood is a genderless person in Bicentennial America. But in this world, women could vote in 1876, there was only one World War, and Mankind first walked on the Moon in 1958.
http://dani-rabbit.blogspot.com/2012/...
February 20, 2012
I painted this last night. Acrylic on canvas.
I painted this last night. Acrylic on canvas.
Today's portrait
This was taken today.
Terro and Ninja... early days
This was Terro and ninja, riding in the truck, in Cat's lap... We had a lot of trips that we just had to do at the time.
February 17, 2012
635 - However Roughly
"Virani-e,
Sheng--" Our voices echoed and smacked into each other in the cavernous bath. "Are you all right?" His hand caught my wrist before I could smack him in the chest
even once. He was grinning up at us both dripping on him.
"Yes I am perfectly fine, you fikkers.
Happy kaina marugh miniren JITZMITTHRA!" He started laughing and then heaved sideways,
hurling me into the pool. "You
Sheng--" Our voices echoed and smacked into each other in the cavernous bath. "Are you all right?" His hand caught my wrist before I could smack him in the chest
even once. He was grinning up at us both dripping on him.
"Yes I am perfectly fine, you fikkers.
Happy kaina marugh miniren JITZMITTHRA!" He started laughing and then heaved sideways,
hurling me into the pool. "You
