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There's a tropical cyclone alert on Réunion Island, where my daughter has been staying. The population is in lockdown, relying on their water reserves. As soon as the Préfet (governor) declared the emergency, Marion had her massive tattoo freshened up—because she’s not supposed to get it wet.

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Why does this scene terrify me? No chases, no explosions—just characters sitting together, talking. Maybe that's the problem. No smoke and mirrors, no distractions. Just raw, unfiltered truth. And maybe that’s scarier than any explosion #writing #writingcommunity

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Buongiorno, intanto.

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In America, in Europe, ..., we are all in the whale's mouth. But it won't spit us out. Not without some convincing.

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Been reading old emails from a friend who’s gone now. We used to debate: ‘Do you have to be Tolstoy to put your work out there?’ They thought so. I disagreed. So I wrote them a letter. Ghosts can be stubborn, but so can I: gioclairval.blogspot.com/2025/02/to-d...

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

La Réunion!

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"I was no longer afraid of removing the endless details and context I thought short stories needed. I no longer felt pressure to put every single thought onto the page. Each word would speak for itself." Leyla Renée, "The Secret Writing Tips I Learned from Kendrick Lamar" #writing #writingcommunity

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It looks like a blanket, but it is a sweater. My latest acquisition

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Show off

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

HAPPY LUNAR YEAR!!!

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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

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How come I've never noticed this monumentalist lamp? (Main stairs in Stazione Centrale, Milan)

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My daughter (master's degree in Literature) told me when she was twenty, "We don't care about PoV shifts. We care about what happens to characters we care about." #writing #writingcommunity

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

One can have syphilis and a pub-and-puff gioclairval.blogspot.com/2025/01/one-...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

So true

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Greenland

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

The furnace is dead. The repairmen can't find the problem. My solution is twofold: I've bought a pretty infrared panel, and I've also bought a machine to make gelato.

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I need a bit of summer

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

To new beginnings!

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

Home sweet home.

submitted 63 days ago • 2 comments

Another Xmas dollhouse (from the extensive batch of shots taken in Tucson)

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

CHRISTMAS TO FORGET OR FIDO BROUGHT SOME FRIENDS HOME AND MARY-ALICE LET THEM IN (PAT ARNELL, 1989)

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Dogs curl up that way to accommodate curled-up cats.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

I finished revising my novel! (Time to pop open a bottle of Prosecco rosé.) It’s done. Complete. Even if there are more edits to come, I’ve conquered the hardest part: I wrote the story I set out to tell. How cool is that?

submitted 74 days ago • 4 comments

Time to get to work—the final chapter awaits. The epilogue’s already in good shape, so today I’m running the last straight stretch! Don’t wish me luck, you jinxers. Stick to “Work well” or “Keep up the good work!”

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

Dr. Ian Malcolm: "God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs." Dr. Ellie Sattler: "Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the Earth. Jurassic Park (1993)

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I had that delicious tartare with olives Taggiasca and Hunters & Gatherers mayo, followed by dried prunes for dessert. Now I long for something sweeter. But it's against the law. (I'm trying to keep my fasting insuline as low as I can.) Curse you, sugar cravings, curse you!

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

A cannibal eating up a fellow tree. It's been going on for decades, and nobody ain't doing nuthing. 😗

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