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People are often surprised to learn that an African American was one of the first non-indiginious settlers on the Mendocino Coast. While details are often contested, it’s widely agreed that Nathaniel Smith settled on a coastal bluff roughly six miles south of the Navarro River and just north of present day Elk sometime between 1851 and 1854. Other than a…
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Why I'll Likely Self-Publish My Novel
I’ve been struggling to find a literary agent for one of my two fiction novels for more than a year now. I’ve pitched the story at conferences and via email, and received a steady trickle of rejections. Mostly formulaic responses, some nicer than others, one or two with encouraging words, but all the same rejection…
.. pickles ..
needing refreshment in oswestry, later rather than sooner, crept up the chalk painted staircase, seems to work well, in this case. i note the distressed nature of the furniture. this place. having regular coffee, a fruit scone will certainly do, i listen to the server, who clasping the china teapot, tells us…
. failing .
feel you are failure, look at what you have done. look to the seeds, the growth, read desiderata and know we are all mostly much the same. sbm.
.. the path ..
small path, a right of way, for me, to go down the back lane. it is all forget me nots, i wrote of it before. i had bought 1000 seeds, black and tiny, from ebay, wondered who counted them. he is a farmer, will strim them soon, so i gently pulled a…
Meet The CitiZens ~ Adventure In Zenalnd
Read —> Through The Looking Glass – Adventure In Zenland ‘So What’s Next?’ I thought as I saw the caterpillar on the tree vanished into the smoke he puffed. ‘Does this mean I have more surprises today?’ Even before I concluded my thoughts, I heard an uncanny voice near the tree. ‘Oh my furry whiskers I’m…
Through The Looking Glass - Adventure In Zenland
Read –> Adventure In Zenland I fell into the black hole… I was filled with so much of wonder that I did not realize that I was falling into space beneath me. Before even I knew, I fell down with a thump. My head was spinning and I could vaguely see someone was standing in…
Adventure In Zenland
I can barely move my feet. It’s been such a long day that I can’t wait to get back home and hop onto the bed. All I wish is to have a holiday and some adventure to rejuvenate myself. After the busy traffic hours, I reached home only to see there was no power and…
. help came .
managing? knowing that it will come clear, gradually, carefully, piece on piece. they do say, a little help et cetera, they do say such a lot of things. help spurred me on to sort and tidy, categorise again. they do say that it is rubbish, yet placed in tidy piles, it becomes most attractive. they…
. equinox .
if you leave the boots to dry, the earth will knock off, neatly. there was a partial eclipse, the tides are high. he was a gardener. sbm.
. the little garden .
the frost came on the field as the light failed. later it warmed again. it is a small garden, that creates conversation, hints at a deeper soul. why mark your face with signs and colours, look straight on. look at the pleasure of a little garden. sbm.
.the comfort ..
not that one is tired or needing rest. this is words on the biblical sort. do you think now, or simply move on , repeating? the installation is changed, the description is many. these are the same twigs. repeating. sbm.