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Join the Dots
StoryDots are short paragraphs pulled together in a story. The story can be continued by anyone in any direction which readers can like or dislike.
This is the first stage of testing.
The tool
I rather like this tool, it is very useful. Well, I find it useful though this may...
The Knob
Variations of today show an equally productive day but this one had a little laughter,...
Monkey Life
The monkey catcher must have many a day when there is not a single monkey, days filled...
It slips away
It slips away, and then all we have left is the view of the seaside rolling clouds...
Listen
It is important to listen to the things they say are bad about you, the things they find...
Surfacing
The fine art of surfacing was not what I was hoping for, it followed the thing I thought...
More
And now, as these stiff fingers type out this note, the aches are all I have left, the...
Dancer
Dance, oh beautiful dancer, twirl, strut, and defy that which defines all of us: gravity,...
DOM
I don't seem to be able to get a clear description flowing in my head about this...
Myths schmyths
There should be more aspirational tales for the sideman, the beta, the supporting...
Unremembered
My, how time ... Hang on, that is not the point. Yes it was a good day working but...
Isolation
Then there was the assumption I made, the decision was based on fluff, not taking the...
Tick
A clock goes tick tock but the sound of wasting time is tiktok. But taking the time...
Plutchik
The eight core emotional states in Plutchik's typology are: terror, amazement, grief,...
Belonging
I always felt like this is where I belong, she said, and in some ways she is talking...
Chemistry
Then come the moments when sadness seems to truly be nothing more than a chemical...
Bird thoughts
To be noticed, to be noticed and thought on, thought provoking, thoughts leading to...
Eating cookies
How time flies when you're eating cookies, beautiful, delicious cookies, just the...
Who but I
Waiting for a change, waiting for a miracle. It is I that must change, it is I that...
Deep it
Don't you find that time travels so swiftly when you are deepening thought, perhaps...
Damn things
There is no reason why they shouldn't continue to operate in the way it has in the...
Ice-cream
If she asks tell her I gave you ice-cream, sometimes it can all be a little confusing...
Darkness spiral
And now adding colour, do you remember the meat packing glitteratti? Do you...
Sleep story
Sometimes, not often, I feel like I haven't slept no matter how long I have slept...
Game of Tag
What I would like to say is there is nothing you can do to help or make it better, but...
Nothing
There was a small flutter, a tiny distraction, then we were left without an option, when...
False economy
So what is this all about, this guilt I feel about having an easy life only to be...
Laughter
There was a time of laughter, and there was a time without. Sometimes it feels like the...
Left behind
And then it felt like I belonged, but maybe it was just the warmth of the red wine...
Twenty22
A collection of thoughts in 2022, I may come back to look at these soon.
See ya,...
First flirt
Perhaps meaning can be found in feeling good, hedonism is such an appealing...
Rage in red
Rage, anger and annoyance at the core of this, the red petal of Plutchik's flower...
YouTube Sport
The finest thing about armchair sports is when the favourites win. I favour the...
Well told
A story is in the telling, the facts lend themselves to a particular interest but the...
Flash fiction
Very short stories, distractions of just a few minutes.
Fine writing
Quietly, quietly, and there is day that slips away, quietly. Then at the end a few...
Expectations
Quick, just a few moments rushing through and then we didn't relax and enjoy it, no...
Do it
Getting things done, doing it, being on top. The problem is I find as time goes by...
Good thing
Well, well, I have sold quire a few drawings this week, enough to make me think I am...
Drain
On the one hand I am using this wonderful hand held device to make these notes for future...
Illustrated adult
I flicked through an illustrated book and thought, yes, it would be fine to have...
Quiet
I have watched All's Quiet on the Western Front and it is overwhelmingly draining to...
Amoral Tales
Short graphic stories based on ideas in Aesop's fables often keeping the animal heads...
TMIL1
The labour started slowly with gentle moans like a rumour of a deflowering.
TMIL2
Worried and bemused passersby gathered as the moans turned into groans.
February 23
Mostly this month I will be reading, this month and the next I have twenty books... ...
TMIL3
The gathering crowd whispered their excited expectations of a thrilling display.
TMIL4
As the moans turned to gasps and screams the crowd cheered louder and louder...
TMIL5
Nothing, but a tiny mouse slipping away barely noticed by the spectators.
TMIL6
And in that remaining nothingness, the grumbling crowd went back to their mundane,...
A tiny tale
And there it is, a full day's work an I have half a dozen doodles that just might...
Getting On
Today was a day for getting on with it. It did not matter that I was feeling...
Owl Cat
A good story, but not quite a better story. A good fable about a man who falls in...
The Time Grinder
I was staring at this woman's arse when time ground to a halt. She wore a pair...
Listing a plan
It is all such a lot of fiddle. Starting to do something means getting ready to do...
The Cock and the Jewel
The cock as searching for food for himself
And his hens
When he found a...
TCATJ1
The Cock was searching for food for himself
TCATJ3
When he found a beautiful precious stone
Raise a glass
I remembered this day, the one that should be remembered, but it was not marked, it...
So Very Nothing
So, I said something nice, I thought of something tht I could say and I said it. ...
TCATJ4
"How dull." the cock said
TCATJ5
If the owners had found it they would have cheered
TCATJ6
And set it in their finest jewelry
TCATJ7
But I would rather have a grain of barley
Busy lives
And we do, we have busy lives. Business that sometimes stops us from being clever,...
So I did
I thought about mentioning the amount of stuff that got done today, the number of young...
March 23
This month I will have to read even more novels than I did last month if I am to finish...
Busy busy crash
Well now, the end of the week is here, and what a long week it has been. Many, so...
Life book
Treating onther people the way you want them to treat you is all well and noble, but...
On tyranny and excuses
/ˈtɪrəni/
cruel and oppressive government or rule: "refugees...
WAL02
One day met Lamb in a dark corner of the field
WAL04
Now Wolf is a fair wolf and would not eat Lamb without a good reason so he said: Last...
WAL05
Sir, you mistake me for another, I was not born last year.
WAL06
Well, you eat the grass on my field without permission! boomed Wolf.
WAL07
Sir, you mistake me for another, I have not yet tasted grass.
WAL08
Well,you drink from my well without permission! growled Wolf.
WAL09
Sir, you mistake me for another, I have only drunk mother's milk.
WAL10
Well, all your clever answers won't keep me from my supper, muttered Wolf as he...
Positions
Once again we go over the same arguments, once again, but I am not sure if we deepened...
Overwhelmed
Sometimes when overwhelmed by the weariness, sometimes it can be a bit confusing and...
Nothing special
Today wasn't anything special, it wasn't a realisation, or a revolution, it was...
Bliss
Indeed, what a delight it was to chat again. Like I was drifting, lost, floating...
Sausages
Silly sausage, too much sitting watching the Tele with the final day of all that brawn,...
Ache and pain
Could it be that I ache for any movement and ache for sitting still or lying down. ...
Always tired
Tired. It must be quite a thing to have a prolonged illness that forces the patient...
Tonal
So, to sketch in black and a single colour I will choose a simple image so making it...
Steps
Sometimes life is nothing more than steps from one practical matter to the next. ...
This was today
There is a strange leisurely joyfulness to be found in doing rather dull things...
Believe it
Strangely, while painting the walls, the cupboard started questioning my...
Mark My Card
Are your cards a meditation or a prediction. Do the cards know your fate, do they...
Ace of Swords
Clarity in reason and communication, in air.
Ace of Staves
Creation in creativity and action in fire
Ace of Cups
Intimacy in emotions and intuition in water
Ace of Coins
Prosperity in materiality and success in earth.
One of Swords
Conviction, determination, strength and triumph in reason and communication in...
One of Staves
Beginning, starting anew, an adventure or enterprise in creativity and action in...
One of Cups
Abundance, fertility, fulfilment in emotions and intuition in water.
One of Coins
Perfection, prosperity, bliss, extensive wealth materiality and success in earth.
Two of Swords
Balance but in the case of tension, a stalemate in reason and communication in...
Two of Staves
Travel, bravery to venture down new paths in creativity and action in fire.
Two of Cups
Emotional partnership, connection, a union in emotion and intuition in water
Three of Swords
Disappointment, rejection, seperation, betrayal in reason and communication in...
Three of Coins
Mastery, artistic or creative skill, recongnition or accolades, in materiality and...
Four of Swords
Retreat, filling the well, rest, seclusion in reason and communication in air.
Four of Staves
Stability, romantic harmony, tranquility and enjoyment in creativity and action in...
Four of Coins
Hoarding, possessiveness, stinginess in materiality and success in earth
Joy of an idea
So this is something that happens. I have an idea, and at that point there is...
April 23
Another month slipping into this year, and, sure, I am going to read numerous more books,...
Five of Swords
Conquest, defeat, self-interest in reason and communication in air.
Five of Staves
Conflict, competition, rivalry, jealousy in creativity and action in fire
Six of Staves
Triumph, conquest, the realisation of a goal, in creativity and action in fire
Seven of Staves
Success, overcoming the odds, winning negotionations, in creativity and action in...
Seven of Coins
Ingenuity, inventiveness, gain, discovery of treasure in materiality and success in...
Rye Lane
A thing to be appreciated is witty dialogue that appears to be light and frivolous but,...
Eggshell Pale
Eggs, sorry, I mean egg shells, like treading on eggshells. What a silly saying,...
Oh doubter
Set those plans, make them bright and bold and then maybe, if you're lucky, you will...
Eight of Swords
Turmoil, conflict, restriction or limitation, in reason and communication in air
Eight of Staves
Swift action, haste towards goals in creativity and action in fire
Eight of Cups
Depart, abandonment of effort, leaving behind, departure in emotion and intuition in...
For a bit
I guess the first thing about making a change is deciding to make a change. But...
Forgotten
There are so many good books published every year, there are so many g9d stories to...
Grasp it
But now I seem to be dead already, perhaps I have a couple score remaining but this is...
Alone
When I was younger, young, even, I would get worked up by these little things, blow up,...
Loudest
So it is not about finding those clever, clever words that communicate an idea, a core...
Fix it
Fixing the problem can be quite tricky and take a lot of time and repetition (always the...
Happibliss
Without a reason, just for the hell of it. Maybe I should find that hard rain, or...
To dream
Swish swosh, there was a time I struggled to fall asleep. For weeks I found...
Ta da
Then there was a hard times, they are telling us again on the radio that this is a hard...
Full length
There is a story I wrote a few years back. Full length. It has quirky details...
Eight of Coins
Skills, craft, apprentiship, handiwork, diligence in materiality and success in...
Nine of Swords
Despair, heartbreak and anxiousness in reason and communication in air
Nine of Staves
Vigilance, anticipation, grit, awareness in creativity and action in fire.
Nine of Cups
Victory, abundance, material success and gain in emotion and intuition in water.
Nine of Coins
Plenty, accomplishments, prudence and material comfort in materiality and success in...
Ten of Swords
Defeat, misfortune, and loss of energy in reason and communication in air
Ten of Staves
Burden, responsibility, pressure in creativity and action in fire
Ten of Cups
Family, virtue, harmony and contentment I. Emotion and intuition in water
Ten of Coins
Legacy, affluence, ancestry and inheritance in materiality and success in...
TFATC02
invited Crane for dinner
TFATC03
but served bean soup in a broad flat dish
TFATC04
the soup fell out of Crane's long bill
TFATC10
which suited the long necked Crane
TFATC09
from a flagon with a tall narrow mouth
Both sides
So thinking about it, I am sure I have noted it before but I cannot expect other people...
Young men
The edge of violence excites young men before they understand other forms of...
Bodega
After many guesses at what a bodega means to the folk of NY brought about by references...
Doing me
Closer, but still a forgetful slip of the imagination leaves me no more settled in my...
Play again
Allegiance, what is this weird thing? I don't use the pronoun we when it comes...
Telling tales
What is it I want? Is it that impossible thing I believed was my birthright, that...
May 23
A fitting way to start a new month is to take the next step, one foot in front of the...
Ho Hum
All day I thought about my diet, I thought about simply eating less, or eating carrots...
Surprisingly easy
Long. It must have been twenty minutes walking, thinking about the badness,...
So tired
Slightly tired, more than slightly, but the great thing about tired is it lowers...
The drift
Discombobulation, disorientation, but sitting with a slightly louche demeanour awaiting...
Monster
There is an awkward imbalance, I think it would be so simple for the rule to be laid...
Another game
It is in the games we play, board games, that is. The games which give us a moment...
Bottoms up
Up in space we have our little habits, here we we raise a glass, a rather nice red wine...
Flat line
Dumn, du dumn, du dumn, there is a little shuffle and the day goes on, on and on, and...
Subtle art
Once again it is all getting a little slower, a little more, a little more and then we...
Glorious
There are many times in which this modern life has taken to celebrating mediocrity, but...
Porn dad
And he reaches for porn whatever is to hand, and what is at hand is the porn tubes, he...
On deception and gullibility
/dɪˈsɛpʃn/
the action of deceiving someone: "obtaining...
TIATT01
Innkeeper had a lovely new coat hung on the back of a chair.
TIATT02
Thief sat next to it and let out a frightful yawn which ended in a wolf howl.
TIATT03
Innkeeper asked: Why do you howl so?
TIATT04
Thief said: I know not, however when I howl a third time I turn into a man-eating...
TIATT05
This said, let out another frightful yawn-howl.
TIATT06
Please, begged Thief, hold my clothes so I don't tear them when i change.
TIATT07
Oh no, Innkeeper laughed nervously.
TIATT08
Stripping trousers into a bag Thief let out a third frightful yawn-howl.
TIATT09
OH NO, shrieked Innkeeper running away.
TIATT10
Thief laughed, donned the wolf mask and the lovely new coat, zipped up the bag and went...
Dragging
I sought the time to read today, but all I managed was a chapter in the morning and...
But is it mine?
Let's get back to that painting: I was working from a list of words, themed...
Dot dot
There are so many ways to pass the time without anything to show for it when the time is...
Nude
The nude, so prevalent through art history, concentrated on the female form, the naked...
Send nudes
A naked male figure framed with discord, what a fine work of art. But in this case...
Utterly Surreal
A nude figure with a pattern cut by the frame
Darker waters
In these calmer waters, we can relax, enjoy the ride. But when I look over the side...
Disorder Prevalent
This confrontational nude male figure is cut by the frame to focus the eye.
My name is
My name is Jules. I have been reading a book in which every chapter began with my name...
TWATS01
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff and frozen with cold
TWATS02
Woodman gently cradled Serpent to her breast
TWATS03
Serpent quickly revived from her warmth
TWATS04
As is his nature, Serpent sunk his fangs into Woodman's breast
TWATS06
And Woodman whispered: Serves me right for pitying a scoundrel.
Get aHead
We read so much into animals, we give our pets human characteristics, we spend hours...
A Hotbed of Scandal
A nude figure with an animal head taking afternoon tea in the stripe room.
Just rest
Tick tick tick, when I was driving the car I couldn't make out the fuel guage, I...
OPA
It is impossible to create a work of art that is not influenced by other people's...
June 23
There seems to be an inertia settling over my days, like a dust that for some reason is...
Acceptance
Acceptance with admiration and trust form the sap green petal.
Summer sunshine
This is the beginning point, this is the start. The summer lies before me and I...
Serenity
Serenity with ecstasy and joy on the yellow petal
Interest
Interest with vigilance and anticipation on the orange petal
Annoyance
Annoyance with rage and anger on the red petal
Disgust
Disgust with loathing and boredom on the purple petal
Sadness
Sadness with grief and pensiveness on the blue petal
Surprise
Surprise with amazement and distraction on the turquoise petal
Fear
Fear with terror and apprehension on the green petal
Fat stupid
Fat fat fat fat fat fat, perhaps if I fatshamed myself enough I would get it into this...
Bears, otters and other words
A male nude figure in front of words
TWATS01A
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff and frozen with cold.
TWATS01B
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff and frozen with cold
The Fisher
Fisher went sailing on the lake
Playing the bagpipes
Saying: the fish will dance...
TF01
Fisher went sailing on the lake
TF03
Saying: the fish will dance their way into my net
TF06
And with much toil the fish hauled aboard the boat
TF07
Ah, look how the fishes dance now
Do Wolves Howl at the Moon
These nude figures with wolf heads are howling but to whom do they howl?
TBATM01
The members of the body rebelled against the belly
TBATM02
They said: why should we do all the work while you indulge in luxury?
TBATM03
So the members of the body resolved to never give food to the belly again.
TBATM04
The body was soon debilitated
TBATM05
The members, hand, foot, mouth, eye, realised their folly only when it was too...
News23
Social media are forever asking where you get your news of current events, what...
These words
Decision, decide, think, thought, distracted, distract, rethink, smile, laugh, snort,...
Shadows
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #inkdrawing of ‘Shadows’, painted by Charles...
Best plan
Strategy or plan? The young person has done souch work, but souch of the time I am...
Trust
Trust with admiration and acceptance form the sap green petal
Apprehension
Apprehension with fear and terror form the green petal
Warm Days
The warm days have tickled my mouth into a bit of a smile, and a prickle to my skin, but...
The Lioness
There was clamour and boasting amongst all the beast.
Claiming their worth by the...
TL01
There was clamour and boasting amongst all the beasts.
TL02
Claiming their worth by the number of yelps at birth.
TL03
They rushed and demanded Lioness resolve the issue.
TL04
They asked: How many babies have you at birth?
TL05
Oh, only one, laughed Lioness
I am Jules Artvan
Welcome to my collection of artworks, sketches, stories and other ideas. I draw...
Because you believe
You wouldn't have thought it possible but here it is, a moment of character...
So angry
He came again today, to tell me how reading the right book can change your life. ...
Say and go
Say and go, and leave the bad thoughts behind. And it is true that it may happen...
The Painter
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour of The Painter (or Self-portrait at Work),...
Heated
Walking, walking in the sun, with the blue sky above, with the warm heat of the argument...
Distraction
Distraction with surprise and amazement form the turquoise leaf
Dribble
And this was the point at which he turned to me, a small amount of ice-cream clining to...
My role
Is this what gaslighting feels like? The quiet acceptance that not only am I not the main...
Taking your imagination to the gym
This nude figure disappears into the background and is trunkated.
Feel the sadness
All through the day coming and going were waves of sadness. Each time I did...
Page of Swords
Curious and inquisitive, insight and discretion in reason and communication in...
Page of Staves
Loyalty, a sign of important news, a semaphore in creativity and action in fire.
Page of Cups
Surprise, happy news, an offer of service or assistance in emotion and intuition in...
Knight of Swords
Capacity and skill, occasionally impetuousness, in reason and communication in...
Knight of Staves
Passion, lust, comfort with the unknown in creativity and action in fire.
Knight of Coins
Methodical, deliberate, persistent, capable in materiality and success in earth.
Remnants
In this age of greater awareness and greater understanding do our expectations reach...
Plight of Migrants
Collage of images from the news, migrants, slums, police and other enforcement.
Woman waiting
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of ‘Woman Waiting for the...
Another day
The amount of space occupied is a function of ta property of the material. That...
Aggressiveness
Aggressiveness between the red petal of rage and the orange petal of vigilance.
Pensiveness
Pensiveness with grief and sadness on the blue petal
Hot
Strenuous physical exercise in hot conditions is not actually as strenuous as it would be...
Education on Consent
A nude figure with a colourful background
Empty
Empty, today clanged along like a ox wagon in a spaghetti western in which whistling...
Look how they dance now
The fish, the fish on the boat
Faker
Fake it till you make it. But there comes a point at which you have moved passed...
On clothing notoriety
/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/
clothes collectively: "bring warm clothing and...
WISC01
Wolf was exasperated by the tediousness of the hunt
WISC02
In desperate hunger Wolf had a brilliant idea
WISC03
Wolf constructed a suit to look exactly like a sheep
WISC04
Wolf practised his walk until he would be mistaken for a sheep
WISC05
Wolf joined the sheep as Shepherd guided the flock into the pen
WISC06
Wolf salivating with the thought of being penned with so much dinner
WISC07
But Shepherd wanted a sheep for dinner too
WISC08
And slew the finest looking sheep
WISC09
Which happened to be the disguised wolf
Hoping to get on a boat
Inspired by images of refugees in the news
At the dressing
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour detail from ‘At the Dressing Table’,...
Birthday
Is a birthday a good time to reflect and take stock? And if I were to take stock at...
Optimism
Optimism between the petals of vigilance and serenity
Boredom
Boredom with loathing and disgust on the purple petal
July 23
Books, that is what I am turning to this month. Proactive action as suggested by...
Need to be better protected
A simple nude sketch where the face is hidden from the viewer.
Conversation
Wonder, this cynical self must open up towards accept and accept more wonder. Let...
The Seaside Travellers
TRAVELLERS travelled along the seashore,
Climbed up a tall cliff to...
Go on Doc
Today, every day I remember this is what I am, this is what I do. Wallowing in the...
It's just you and memories
Inspired by images from Sudan in the news
Head
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Head of a Black Man, painted...
Something
The thing about the war, the thing was you don't talk about those bits, you run about...
Love
Love between the petals of joy and trust
We have ambitious plans
A nude figure with historical references
How pathetic
It is all other people's ideas, all the thoughts have been had by someone else, and...
TST01
TRAVELERS travelled along the seashore
TST02
Climbed up a tall cliff and looked over the sea,
TST03
And saw in the distance a large ship.
TST04
They chilled watching the large ship came closer
TST05
But they were mistaken, at best it was a small boat
TST06
They chilled and watched the small boat come closer
TST07
But they were mistaken, it was plastic junk
TST08
AARG, TRAVELERS wailed, what a waste of time
Buy Now
Every day I post a sketch to eBay or Etsy. If you like any of the artworks on this...
Driven out by decades of conflict
Inspired by various images of refugees and migrants in the news
Flights home
I remember a few stories which have a particular even which mixes the characters to...
Night ships
Like night time ships we must go about our business alone, and we should expect to be...
Young Lady
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Portrait of a young lady,...
The Mule
One Sunday after dinner with nothing to do
MULE frolicked and pranced
Saying my...
TM01
One Sunday after dinner with nothing to do
TM02
MULE frolicked and pranced
TM03
Saying my father was a stallion
TM05
Wearisome and disconsolate
TM06
MULE said: Nay, my father was an ass afterall.
Submission
Submission between the petals of love and fear
Tiring
Caught out again but in a completely different way to yesterday. Again I didn't...
In an Anxious World
A distorted nude figure glares at the viewer
Plodding
The story begins with the old man plodding. Plodding. He is leaning forward,...
TSAAR01
When travelling wearily home
TSAAR02
Two soldiers were beset by a robber
TSAAR04
The other fought and overcome the villian
TSAAR05
Thence leapt forth the first, yelling: let me at that fiend.
TSAAR06
Don’t make me laugh, you scum, I saw you hide with fright.
TSAAR07
No brave words can help you now.
Idiotic
Checking the facts, perhaps the way the future will check our facts is through this...
The list
I like the idea of lists, this is the list of things that make me laugh, this is the list...
Awe
Awe between the petals of fear and surprise
Attacking Call
Sports figures from the news depicted with antelope heads and hooves
Play
It is a funny thing, this sport I play. There is a lot of the same thing happening,...
Abraham
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Abraham Cowley, miniature...
Lost
Lost, floating amid the nothingness with no idea of the directioni need to take, and in a...
Confidence
So, all I have to do is make tomorrow better than today. I don't have to change...
Laughter
When I was young I laughed at glove puppets and people falling over. Now I...
A Global Bogeyman
Disproportionate nude figure on a flight of stairs
Beliefs
So here is the question. He believes what he is saying, he believes it...
Ratio of sheep to humans
Three nude female figures with sheep heads pose for a selfie
Inevitably
Pushing against sleep again, the reality of life as it is is grinding, I'm not...
TBATW02
Caught by a WEASEL who said: BIRD is my favourite dinner!
TBATW03
Oh NO, I am not a bird but a mouse, said BAT, watch me scamper.
TBATW05
Straight into the clutches of another WEASEL
TBATW07
Oh NO, I am not a mouse but a BAT, said BAT, Watch me fly.
TBATW06
Who said: MOUSE is my favourite dinner!
The Man and the Satyr
MAN and SATYR shared a drink
And another
After a third they decided to be...
TMATS01
MAN and SATYR shared a drink
TMATS03
After a third they decided to be friends.
TMATS04
On the way home MAN blew on his hands to warm them
TMATS06
This is no good SATYR declared
TMATS07
I cannot befriend anyone whose breath blows both hot and cold.
Portrait
Scanning their Eyeballs
A distorted expressive portrait
TPATAB01
POMEGRANATE: Look at me, I am so beautiful.
TPATAB02
APPLE: Nay, look here, everyone turns their head for me.
TPATAB03
POMEGRANATE: Don’t be silly, everyone’s eyes are fixed on my red...
TPATAB04
APPLE: They look at you while sitting with me.
TPATAB05
BRAMBLE: Friends, no point in boasting when I am here!
TMATS05
Then with his morning coffee MAN blew to cool it
TAATG01
GRASSHOPPER was singing, so beautiful and sweet.
TAATG02
ASS was enchanted, the singers he’d entreat
TAATG03
Pray tell me the secret of your singing so elite
TAATG04
Tis the dew, dear fellow, dew’s all you should eat
TFATL02
FOX chanced upon LION on his tree
TAATG05
So only dew he did drink, his happiness complete
TAATG07
And he died in a short time, stupid ASS
Safe and Effective
A collage of images from the news about politics and humanitarian aid.
More fun
So how does this work? I change the lane, head of in a different direction and...
Tora
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #inkdrawing of Self portrait, painted by Tora Holmström...
Move to Better
Somewhere, sometime, something. The thing is to try for just a moment to make the...
Disapproval
Disapproval between the petals of surprise and sadness
The Big Trees are Dying
A male nude figure with a small tree
Dot to dot
StoryDots was meant to be a project to bring storytelling into the age of social...
Hunted by Dogs on Cocaine
Collaging together images from news and sports
Incredible
I heard her on woman's hour talking about the play, and I thought it must have taken...
Nancy
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and #inkdrawing of Nancy Lawson, painted in oils...
The Self
If I were to write a self help book, instead of having cliff-hamgers at the end of each...
Remorse
Remorse between the petals of sadness and disgust
Shuffle
So, today was not so great. Quite rubish overall, but there are some bits which were...
Anger
Anger, rage and annoyance on the red petal
Anticipation
Anticipation with vigilance and interest on the orange petal.
Joy
Joy with ecstacy and serenity on the yellow petal
Perfect
I would much rather be wandering down the nude beach looking at the naked bodies but...
Source of Dark Matter
Truncated nude inspecting the viewer
Hysteria is a Distraction
A collection of elderly people exercising in a public space collaged...
Father
I think the thing about the patriarchy is the grooming. So you have a group...
Catharina
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #inkdrawing inspired by Self portrait at the age of 20,...
Punishment
So the story showed a world where many of the good things had not happened due to this...
Contempt
Contempt between the petals of disgust and anger
On familiarity and content
/fəˌmɪlɪˈarɪti/
close acquaintance with or knowledge of something:...
Alone with family
Change, it's not in the air, it is not about at all. It feels like I am simply...
Where will all the buses go
A nude figure with a night skyline
My lot.
Now I have added to my collections by collecting a little over a dozen photos of painted...
BOY Hunting LOCUSTS
BOY hunting LOCUSTS
BOY had a goodly haul
BOY saw the best of all
BOY...
TFATL01
One day skulking throught the forest
TFATL03
And nearly died of fear.
TFATL04
The next day wandering through the forest
TFATL05
FOX saw LION relaxing under a tree
TFATL06
And stole past calling hello.
TFATL07
The following day striding through the forest
TFATL08
FOX strode to LION at his tree
TFATL09
And told the joke of the three monkeys
HATW01
Picture a Wagon in a country lane
HATW02
Wheels sunk deep in a rut, stuck
HATW03
And the Wagoner: wailing to Hercules for help.
HATW04
And Hercules mutters his usual reply
HATW05
Put your shoulder to the wheel and goad your bullocks
HATW06
And don't call out till you’ve helped yourself.
Thin
This is a very thin life, svelte, perhaps would be a better word as svelte implies...
Disrupting Festivals
Collage of protests and protesters in the news
TheList
It was a well written story, starting from an interesting idea: what would you do if...
On Timing
Today my words seemed to have effect because they were said when they were said. ...
Happy
/ˈhapi/
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
"Melissa came in...
Conveniences
It is so easy to fall into the hole, gravity you evil villian. I was watching a...
Claims he acted promptly
This nude highlights the natural form of the older man
Allotted
So, I was listening to a conversation on the radio about the things we can do for the...
BHL01
BOY already had a goodly haul of LOCUSTS
BHL02
BOY saw the best one of all
BHL04
But suddently SCORPION showed her sting
BHL06
If you'd touched you'd lost me and your goodly haul
Queen of Swords
Perception, keen wit in reason and communication in air
Queen of Staves
Exuberance and enthusiasm, graceful in creativity and action in fire
Queen of Cups
Devoted, warmth, feminine intuition in emotion and intuition in water.
Queen of Coins
Prosperity, luxury, opulence and generosity in materiality and success in earth.
King of Swords
Controlled, clear-headed, authoritative, experience and intellect in reason and...
King of Staves
Visionary, maturity, entrepreneurship in creativity and action in fire.
King of Cups
Emotional balance, sound counsel and professionalism in emotion and intuition in...
Without note
Puddles, and puddling along, another day has gone by without anything of note to be...
I am not a robot
A collage of protest, migration and travel images from the news
Soft toys
The soft toys were stolen, this is a fact. I looked at it several times and I am...
TMAHM01
MOLE, poor thing, blind from birth
TMAHM02
Said, MOTHER, I am sure I can see
TMAHM03
MOTHER laughed at the foolish boast
TMAHM04
She held out her hand saying: what is this?
TMAHM06
Oh MOLE, you’ve lost your sense of smell too!
THATLC01
HERDSMAN loved the flock, every one
THATLC02
One day BABYCALF was lost
THATLC03
HERDSMAN searched and searched
THATLC04
And offered to sacrifice to know the thief
THATLC05
Well, the GODS liked the HERDSMAN
THATLC06
They showed him the thief
THATLC07
LION devouring the BABYCALF
THATLC08
And HERDSMAN offered a sacrifice
THATLC09
Just to make it back home alive
Goodbyes
Saying goodbye can be such a simple thing, but it can be a delicious thing too. ...
Surprised
/səˈprʌɪz/
an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.
"the...
Another nothing
Slip, slop, and what can we do. Maybe I am not going to be an athlete of any...
Left out of Pocket
A squatting nude figure with elongated feet.
Fanciable
When I think about my younger days I cannot say I did anything particularly...
Less
Perhaps as I got older I began to expect less, less on all levels. Less fun, less...
Stung by Air
Inspired by images from the news of war and refugees
Bad
/bad/
poor quality or a low standard. "a bad diet"
not such as to...
Changed
For a moment it was all very clear. Nothing was different to the day be fire, to...
Spend what it takes
Cropped nude figure with fists
Roundabout
What on earth is it that could be gained on the swing that would be lost on the...
Together
How normal.can it be, perhaps a good sign of normal is to be able to laugh at impending...
Simple lines
The lines were simple yet suggestive, conjuring the fantasy of that first kiss, the...
Hunger and Hope
Collageing together images from the nrws
Rocking rock
This cult of feelgood, constant feelgood, has few outcomes. It could be you never...
Hard Cycling
So, round and round we go, but the truth be told not all roundabouts are the same. ...
Fearful
/ˈfɪəf(ʊ)l/
Feeling or showing fear or anxiety. "they are fearful of the...
Sportingly
It is so much better to watch a game that is won through wonderful play than to watch a...
The Pleasures of Solitude
Watercolour and ink nude figure with wavey line background
TFATS01
FARMER caught all the thieves in the nets
TFATS02
Five resigned CRANES and one shameful STORK
TFATS03
With a broke-up foot and scuffed up feathers
TFATS04
Who pleaded: Oh masterful FARMER, do let me go
TFATS05
I am here by accident, I am not your foe
TFATS06
Look at them, look at me
TFATS07
This is not where I should be
TFATS08
Well the farmer heartily laughed
TFATS09
Have you not heard of birds of a feather?
TFATS10
All you thieves will be punished together.
Bisexual Lighting
From the news military figures and dancers collaged together.
Nude not nude
The nude can be viewed nonsexually, every time there is nudity and not sex it is...
TCBATF01
CHARCOAL-BURNER worked from home where black was black
TCBATF02
FULLER worked from home too, but there white was white
TCBATF03
They were best of friends and occasional lovers
TCBATF04
So one said to the other come live with me, my lovely
TCBATF07
It is not the black and the white that cannot mix
TCBATF05
It won’t matter that my black is black and your white is white
TCBATF06
Oh my darling, replied the other
TCBATF08
It is that my whitening would always fight your blackening.
Wary and danger
The squirrel that has installed itself as the symbol for this month is clearly...
Angry
/ˈaŋɡri/
adjective
Feeling or showing...
Mosquito
Bees are good, but perhaps mosquitoes are better. They might be just the annoyance...
Rising Tide of Sexual Assaults
A stylised crouching nude male figure
Situation
As he got older he had less energy to put himself back in these tricky situations, when...
Injustices
When I am feeling low, and something has gone wrong I drift away and find myself...
Normal
Thing about him is everything seems to be normal, he is just an older man, drifting along...
St Sebastian Church
Two soldiers standing at the door of a church
Stranger
Momentarily I struggled to remember if it was an actual event, or a dream, for my dreams...
Disgusted
/dɪsˈɡʌstɪd/
feeling or expressing revulsion or strong disapproval. "a...
Creatives
It would be interesting, as suggested, to make a comic out of a poem. A bit like...
Free erotica
In all this creativity we don't seem to have found an honest way to talk about...
Crazy not to reconsider
A nude figure slightly out of proportion
Supposition
What is this free market consumer culture, what is the antidote for this life, will my...
Bad tides
Supposedly the tiredness from exercise is a good kind of tiredness. It certainly is...
Communications Outage
Figures from the news filled with patterns
Sad
/sad/
feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.
"I was sad and...
Smiled
Always nice to chat with a happy person, just something to look forward to, something to...
The Raven and the Swan
RAVEN lusted for SWAN
Floating in the pond
With dazzling white...
Dead-eyed delegates look on
Nude mediative disproportional figure with pattern
October 23
An so with the darkness knocking at the door patiently waiting for the inevitability of...
TRATS03
With dazzling white plumage
TRATS04
Raven thought I can wash my feathers white
TRATS05
RAVEN dipped in the pond
TRATS06
RAVEN stayed in the pond
TRATS07
RAVEN got hungry but kept washing
TRATS08
RAVEN got tired but kept washing
TRATS09
That foolish RAVEN is bathing still
Accepted
/əkˈsɛptɪd/
generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct. "he...
Not mine to know
The moment I saw them my heart dropped, but then I thought why not just chat. Why...
Corruption Commissioner
A nude figure examining the viewer in front of symbols
Islaners
Islands in the sun, and man is not an island, is man still not an island if he island is...
On feeling weary
The good, the bad, and the resting when all is done. Resting and recovering, and...
After that
Difficult, they praised the story but the only word that came to my mind was...
Millions on the Move
Collage of an image of a protester with one of migrants.
Listening
There are times when it is good to listen. It started with a little enthusiasm,...
Amazed
/əˈmeɪzd/
greatly surprised; astonished. "I was amazed that he could...
Talking
And when the listening is done it is time to talk. Time to talk, the words written...
AATG01
The ANTS were industrious
AATG02
Working hard, planning for their future
AATG03
GRASSHOPPER was a romantic
AATG05
And sing GRASSHOPPER did
AATG06
Through youth and into middle age
AATG07
Until bedraggled, hungry with begging cup in hand
AATG08
GRASSHOPPER approached the ANTS
AATG09
The ANTS laughed at the tenacity
AATG10
They sent GRASSHOPPER away
AATG11
Hungry, cold and destitute
Those crows
He looked at his foot, a misstep. Momentarily the wrong place to set his foot, the...
Urged to show restraint
A naked figure with a technology background
Wanderer
Perhaps I would enjoy the life of a nomad, tavelling from place to place in my...
TLATM01
LION was woken by MOUSE, oh dear, careless MOUSE
TLATM02
LION lashed out: You'll pay for this you little cunt.
TLATM03
MOUSE smiled coyly: forgive me, I am but a little thing, not worth your...
TLATM04
And one day I will pay you back in my own little way.
TLATM05
LION laughed: OK, why not little cock.
Normal Norman
Normal, what a strange name for an Italian, but there it is. I am a little in love...
Norman
Norman, what a strange name for an Italian, but there it is. I am a little in love...
Impending doom
Impending doom is one of the most common of the dooms found in this civil society. ...
Rush to Judgment
A portrait collaging faces from current events
Bitches
I have reached a state of drastic unpreparedness. I am not sure how to do an about...
Dusty count
He had not been thinking about it, that is the key to magic, it has to be...
Bored
/bɔːd/
feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in...
The wrong game
So here is the thing, turning the tide is done with a stone of unimaginable...
16 Days
A nude male figure looking to the left
On time
The explosion sounded like a pop, a sudden, sharp sound but it was not substantial. ...
TLATM06
Well, not long later LION was trapped
TLATM07
By a bunch of viscous bastards
TLATM08
Well, MOUSE was a resourceful mouse
TLATM09
And with a pip and a squeak they were away
TLATM10
You never know when a little friend may come big.
Clean Shower
Sometimes the journey is as important as the destination, in life it is good to enjoy...
Weeks of Chaos
Images from the news include person and place
Story time
When telling a story is is best to be brought in hand in hand of an accessible...
Threatened
/ˈθrɛtn/
state one's intention to take hostile action against...
Tackle
Click clack whack-it-i-whack, watched the rugby and it was intense. A bit boring...
Whistleblowing
A nude figure with fruit, not a sill life.
Boxes
And so coming to the end of this little period, with Halloween a day away, and again it...
Matter
Time to meet John, it was written on the paper but she didn't know who John is. ...
On fairness and equality
/ˈfɛːnəs/
impartial and just treatment or behaviour...
TKOTL01
LION was the fairest KING the BEASTS could have.
TKOTL02
LION was gentle and kind
TKOTL03
LION declared all the BEASTS equal
TKOTL05
The PANTHER and the KID
TKOTL07
HARE spoke: Oh joy is this day when the weak can sit with the strong.
TKOTL08
Thus said, HARE ran for dear life.
Please hold
Your call is important to us please hold. But it is not just the call, it is so...
November 23
Wrapping the blanket about me is a comfort but not as much as the heating, for it is...
Unthinkable
A portrait of a woman carrying her two children from the news from Gaza
Overwhelm
Sharpen and click, but now there seems to be just too much, the list of things to do,...
Frustrated
/frʌˈstreɪtɪd, ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/
feeling or expressing distress and annoyance...
Moral Absolutism
A play on the concept of the aubergine emogi
Disappointments
Expectations. They lead to disappointments when I let them expectations fill up...
Divisions
Images of refugees collaged together
White noise
What will it be like when no one knows what the visual equivalent of white noise...
Repelled
/rɪˈpɛl/
verb
past tense: repelled; past participle: repelled
drive or force...
The trick
I wonder if the trick is to simply think to yourself you are going to enjoy the journey,...
Can Sheep Stop Wildfires
A nude figure on a chair with unclear words.
The nude in art
The history of the nude is the history of people's fascination of the nude, I...
Bleakness
The Bleakness is in those moments when I am reminded that everyone thinks I did...
Reception
The moment of pleasure is listening to the quiet conversation in the hall, the advisors...
Knickers
I noted your knickers, hanging, as they do, in the bathroom. I noted your knickers...
Planet Earth is big enough
Inspired by news images of poverty and overcrowding
Tattoo
Then I said, my son travelled to Edinburgh to get a tattoo, and the customer was happy...
A little change
Change, I tell you. The thing I need to do, the thing that will make it all a lot...
Lonely
/ˈləʊnli/
sad because one has no friends or company.
"lonely old people...
Lost thoughts
This morning as I walked to work I thought of something, an interesting idea. I can...
Short thought
Ideas and other sorts of musings that may at some point be turned into a story. ...
The message
Today I had the weight of disappointing someone I don't want to disappoint follow...
Proud
/praʊd/
feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own...
Hope
A desire for a particular thing to happen, I think hope is active, it is not a whimsical...
Father and Sons
Everyday they would argue
Bicker and squabble
One against three, two against...
The XXL Bag
A nude figure with fashion patterns and other words
That is tired
And so, perhaps, there is no point in trying to work out how this can be fixed. It...
Sustainable Nutrition
Collage of images from news
Confused
/kənˈfjuːzd/
(of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.
"she was...
A bicycle
If I would like to embark on a great bicycle journey the first thing I will need is a...
FAS01
Everyday they would argue
FAA03
One against three, two against two
FAS05
Break these if you can, they couldn't.
FAS06
He untied the bundle, said: try again
FAS0u
And they broke each stick one by one.
FAS08
You see? Work together and you are strong, one by one you are weak.
FAS09
And if you keep on fighting I will break my bundle on each one of your heads.
Friend
I am still on the roundabout spinning, spinning, not sure if I am trying to get to...
Male, pale and out of step
A nude figure reaching up with fruit pattern and words
Inflation
In this game the currency in which the cost needs paying is ignoring rudeness, spite and...
On vacuous magnificence
/ˈvakjʊəs/
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless:...
TFATM01
FOX entered the house of that famous actor
TFATM02
FOX sauntered through one room
TFATM03
FOX rummaged through another
TFATM04
Until FOX found a beautiful MASK
TFATM05
An admirable imitation, pronounced FOX
TFATM06
This magnificent invocation has no value
TFATM07
It entirely lacks brains
CATJ01
COCK was searching for food for himself
CATJ03
When he found a precious stone
CATJ05
If the OWNERS found this they would have cheered
CATJ06
And set it in their finest jewelry
CATJ07
But I would rather have a single grain of barley
Told
A beautifully told story, it must be said. It must be read, it must. Here in...
Refuse to sit down
Putting protesters on their placards, how does that work?
Cardboard cutout
There were things, motivations that were, perhaps, not disclosed. Dishonest. ...
Scared
/skɛːd/
fearful; frightened.
"I wasn't scared at...
And me
And together we were reading a tale I was pretty sure I was the only one who had...
Stopped speaking and
Figures from the news embracing
Cookie
Baking cookies, carefully measuring the ingredients but then banging in a little more of...
Betrayed
/bɪˈtreɪ/
expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by...
Kindness
This is the time of year for continuous action. Action motivated by kindness, for...
Couples lives in disarray
A double male nude with a pattern
And the boat
The aspiration of the fisher, perhaps.
Out of the way
There is still kindness in the streets, and in the stores. There are still folk...
Strikes Will Increase
Protesters and images from the news
Patience
Patience, now there's an interesting thing. Those good things that are said to...
Mucky muck
Try, try to ensure they understand what you think, not what you think they want to hear...
Distant
/ˈdɪst(ə)nt/
(of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved.
"his children...
Get a grip
I seem to be quite insistent on running on empty. Well, not empty, but I keep...
After joke about date rape
A nude with flower pattern and words
X
A little laughter, it is good for a lot of things, I wonder if it is indeed a good...
I agreed
Is the end of the year a good time for resolutions? Is this when we should be...
It just grabbed her
Images from the news of performers and audience collaged together
Hurt
/həːt/
Cause pain or injury to.
"Ow! You're hurting...
DITM01
DOG reclined, luxuriating in the manger.
DITM02
It was so soft, so gentle on sensitive skin
DITM03
OX approached, as OX did, a meandering approach
DITM05
OX leered through half-closed eyes
DITM06
DOG snapped: fuck right off
DITM07
Man, DOG is such a bitch, OX muttered
DITM08
I just wanted to taste DOG’s hay, nothing more
DITM09
DOG don't even like nibbling hay,
DITM10
Unrighteous OX called while walking into the night.
On looking and leaping
/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
having a specified appearance:"a young-looking...
Considering Airstrikes
Disconcerted male nude figure with pet symbols
Goodbye
Goodbye, farewell, so long and all that. It has been a merry old time, another...
Twenty24
As I allocate the server space to the unordered thoughts of the year I hope that,...
Twenty23
Wobbling, perhaps even stumbling into this new year, without much of a plan other than an...
January 24
Positivity and proactivity are the words I am throwing into this month to make it a...
The Fish Dance
Now they lay on the floor of the boat, gasping, gasping.
News24
War, migration, scandal, political crisis, and another, sporting prowess, what will this...
A Real Look
Collaging together images from the news of migrants and migration
Optimistic
/ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk/
Hopeful and confident that something good will happen in the...
TFATG01
FOX fell into the well, probably drunk again
TFATG02
GOAT looked down, thristy: is the water good?
TFATG03
Delightful, come on down, this is the place to be!
TFATG04
Foolish GOAT jumped down, blump, bump, thump.
TFATG05
FOX seized the moment, lept on GOAT’S head
TFATG07
Oh, GOAT realised, I can’t get out, call for help!
TFATG09
Stupid clod, you saw the hole you in the hole
TFATG10
And off FOX staggered, passing out in a ditch
TFATG11
No one came to rescue GOAT
Embarrassing Climbdown
A nude figure with words
The Manger DOG
DOG found a special place, lay down, relaxed, and found peace, a selfish peace.
TDATS01
DOG snarled, greedily protecting the meat
TDATS02
Suddenly DOG was confronted with a big dog
TDATS03
With the juciest, tasties, glorious meat
TDATS04
Well, DOG was not a retiring mouse
TDATS05
DOG attacked, straight for the meatiest centre
TDATS06
With a crash, a splinter, and blood, DOG lost it all
TDATS07
For the big dog was just a reflection
Concrete art
The illusion of art comes in many forms, but one form I think deserves a little more...
Zombie League
Collaging together soldiers from images in the news to form the zombie league
Interested
/ˈɪn.tres.tɪd/
showing curiosity or concern about something or someone; having a...
A little closed
I wasn't the best me today, not a bad me, not a disappointing me but a me that...
002 :: Terms and Conditions
The border guard held up his hand miming lifting a suitcase.
Luggage....
Dodging Scrutiny
A nude figure with a pattern
A Frugal Utopia
The nicer coffee, perhaps 2 pounds more than the basic. A nice cheese every few...
Who are the rebels
Persons from the news collaged together
004 :: The Train
The young woman stared out the train window. She watched her new country...
Startled
/ˈstɑː.təld/
feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm.
"her startled eyes...
Nice words
As I get older I am more troubled by not getting the sleep I wanted, even though the...
005 :: The Shops
The street was bright. Warm. It was busy. Nice shops. The young...
Harder
What are our motivations, doing something together can be so enjoyable simply from the...
006 :: Delivery
The young woman and Simon had been standing at the door for nearly five...
The Green Plan
A male nude with words and an ivy pattern
008 :: Welcome
Peter knelt next to the small table. He gestured for Naomi to sit. On the...
009 :: How to undress
You can get undressed now. (Peter)
Naomi nodded. She was expecting this. ...
It's Time
Collaged together images from the news, protest and life.
Debauchery dreams
I was thinking about B today. He was the kind of guy that crazy stuff happened...
Team you
Starting a story with a character failing at one thing may establish the underdog empathy...
Anxious
/ˈæŋk.ʃəs/
feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something...
011 :: Shower
Would you like to shower now. (Peter)
Naomi examined where Peter had shaved her. ...
012 :: Pic
Would you like to take your pic now. (Peter)
Naomi looked at him.
You must have a...
013 :: Sex talk
Naomi and Peter were sitting on the bed. Neither looked comfortable.
You can...
Understand me
So much of today I was on the edge of falling. On the edge of emotional...
Dry January Set
A nude male figure with a blue abstract pattern
Say nothing
And so, there was a long conversation in which I learned one thing, I learned that the...
TBATT01
Two youngsters travelling together
TBATT02
Came across an angry BEAR
TBATT03
PANDA, quick thinking, shinnied up a tree
TBATT04
And OTTER, in panic, collapsed to the ground
TTATT05
Pretending to be dead as BEAR sniffed about
TBATT06
But finding no juicy meat, wandered away
TBATT07
So BEAR whispered to you, joked PANDA
TBATT08
Yeah, don’t travel with PANDAS who hide
The Wolf
Here is an image of this wolf from then, not now.
Devoid of clever
I did it for enjoyment only. It was not quite true, mostly it was for enjoyment,...
The complaint
The response to my complaint was an okay. It seemed the complaint was heard. It...
Asylum Seekers on Bail
Figures from the news collaged together in a column.
Bearable life
Now the end of the month is here and I have, I think, mostly kept to the...
February 24
So, there is this issue. It is an ongoing issue which has been going on for many...
Humiliated
/hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪt/
make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity...
014 :: Watchers
Today I am going to show you the house. Then I will teach you what to do. The...
015 :: The House
Peter followed Naomi up the stairs. She led them to a very large room. The...
A voice
The problem with not having a voice is that the only way to maintain a sense of self...
Ignored
I don't know what tomorrow brings. I am at a loss for what my plan is. ...
Fears grow over re-education
A nude male figure in front of a butterfly pattern and other words
Tackle
Like the snail pulling back into the shell, hiding underneath the leaf, waiting for the...
Her lovely new coat
A nude figure wearing a coat with a howling wolf head
Wild house
A story about the characters involved in a violent act over a few days. The fool...
016 :: What we do
Cinema. Peter. Select. (Peter)
The screen lit up. It had a...
Yearn for the Void
Images of conflict and disaster from the news collaged together
Duck le jaune
It must be good to be a duck in weather like this. Not only is the water off your...
Critical
/ˈkrɪtɪkl/
expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements. "I...
017 :: Making Sushi
Time to cook. (Peter)
Naomi stood watching Peter wiping down the kitchen...
Profane or Innocent
A nude male figure leaping out of a picture of flying birds
Which best
What is the best me that I can be this week. Is it the me that will make me the...
How to undress
Two nude figures collaged in three panels of diffe4nt sizes
Change
The joy on the faces of the young and old alike as they bent and twisted the clay to the...
Shortbread
Today I made the best millionaire shortbreads I have made. The shortbread was...
It is time to ask why
Protest images from the news collaged together
Backseat
The back seat, what a luxury. Having the time and space to sit back and not worry...
Top table
For a moment it felt like I had finally understood zen, I had made peace with the path...
Depressed
/dɪˈprɛst/
depressed
(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or...
Janet
Janet had been an unpublished author for nearly two months now and the redundancy money...
Faking Zen
It appears the best approach to seek out the correct approach to Zen, is to fake...
018 :: A Table
Peter placed a stool at the end of the coffee table in the sitting area. He laid a...
Profit of Private Leasing
A nude male figure with jewel pattern and other words
One love
The moment that came closest to overwhelming me, the moment when I thought I might have...
On steady and race
steady
/ˈstɛdi/
firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving:...
THATT01
HARE ridiculed TORTOISE with her softness and curves
THATT02
With his hand on his crotch this is all you deserve
THATT03
You can’t even orgasm without a shot from my gun
THATT04
It’s what makes HARES better, patriarchy is fun.
THATT05
FOX set the race: last to come gets up the bum.
THATT06
Off TORTOISE diddled on a slow and steady strum
THATT07
While HARE beat a fury, flashing his meaty stick
THATT08
He paused for the camera, shot the cutest dick pic
TTATH09
Meanwhile TORTOISE, she came and came again
THATT10
And what about HARE, he deserved anal pain.
Outside the words
Today I had a conversation I haven't had for a long time: about childcare, house...
Greg
Everything is hard, all little interactions, all conversation, all of it is hard. ...
Nopausal Women
Images of women in the news collaged together
Avoidance
Strangest thing, fearing confrontation. I guess I worry that I might appear...
Trusting
/ˈtrʌstɪŋ/
showing or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or...
Piss poor
One day, when I am big I am going to work out what it is that I want to be. It...
All the bits
Helpless, frustrated and angry that nothing I can do makes any difference. My body...
Dangerous Rhetoric
A nude male figure in profile with stars pattern and other words.
New Law to Protect Victims
Images from the news collaged together
Content
/kənˈtɛnt/
in a state of peaceful happiness.
"he seemed more content, less...
Bird bush hand
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. A bush in a bird is worth two in the...
March 24
March is here today and today is the first step in my march towards a more Zen...
If at first
Try and try again, this pithy comment came to mind on reflection of a day in which I...
Better than the real thing?
A male nude with a female nude and other words
You have to get involved
Various images from the news collaged together
Nothing ventured
Nothing gained! Oh, the fools who think that all to be gained must be done from...
His desperate party
A male nude with a curtain pattern and other words
TFAM01
Young FAWN said to MOTHER
TFAM04
You have the most magnificent horns
FTAM05
So why do you fear DOG so?
TFAM06
All this I know, smiled MOTHER sadly,
TFAM07
Yet I still flee when I hear even a single bark.
Under Growing Pressure
Images from the news collaged together
All good things
All things end, not just good things, but they seldom end in a full stop. Laughter...
Judging covers
It is just wrong, both about books and as a metaphor. Of course a book should be...
Tired
/ˈtʌɪəd/
in need of sleep or rest; weary.
"Fisher rubbed his tired...
Better alone
I don't know if the company is bad. Is bad the company that does not encourage...
As you sow
So shall I reap, but it is not that straightforward. Sometimes the ground is...
On death and respect
/dɛθ/
the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a...
BAF01
BEAR was such a boasting crow
BAF02
How I love man, oh did you know
BAF03
I’ll never touch a dead body so
BAF04
ause they are so, oh, i don’t know
BAF05
FOX did laugh: what they would like
BAF06
You leave them be when they’re alive
Live by bread
I know it is a metaphor, but I seem to be only eating bread these days. Cheese...
Insecure
/ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə,ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔː/
(of a person) uncertain...
The SWALLOW and the CROW
SWALLOW was a flutter and a flaunt
Saying: Beauty and Grace, my natural...
TSATC01
SWALLOW was a flutter and a flaunt
TSATC02
Beauty and Grace, my natural haunt
TSATC03
Designer plumage, always best for me
TSATC04
Everywhere I look, jeal-ou-sy.
TSATC05
CROW was a solid old bird
TSATC06
Said very little, or so I heard
TSATC07
Just one little mumble in retort:
TSATC08
Mine keeps me warm in winter.
Goodbye Anger
There is only one thing to put off for tomorrow: anger. And if I could always put...
Six Defeats
Ink drawing of images from the news or
Out of sight, there is so much more that it out...
Bitter
/ˈbɪtə/
feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad...
Even a fool
Make no mistakes when you say nothing, though that is not strictly true, but there we...
Amoral
An exploration of hedonism and failure through the retelling of some of the oldest and...
What you don't know
Sometimes it is quite difficult to puzzle it out, to puzzle out other people's...
Silence is golden
But today it didn't feel golden. It didn't feel like it was something I...
Safety in numb
The safety of being in the herd is a safety of the herd, not the safety of the...
Disapproving
/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ/
expressing an unfavourable opinion.
"he shot...
Slowly slowly
Oh, stupid monkey getting caught by a slow hand. You should be caught by a clever...
020 :: Letter
Dearest Sister
Day two. I woke up to my first full day in London feeling so...
Signs could be spotted
Nude male figure with a leaf pattern, or...
April 24
Motivate, motivation, motivated. This month I would like to reflect on my...
AFL01
You know ASS and FOX, pretend BFFs
AFL02
Nights out in the forest, the toughest of roughs
AFL03
FOX fearing LION begged for protection
AFL04
How LION laughed at FOX’s assumption
AFL05
If FOX bound up ASS, LION’d let FOX be
AFL06
The conniving FOX trussed ASS like a turkey
AFL07
And in strolled old LION with pupils dilating
AFL08
Destroyed stupid FOX with a fine ASS awaiting.
The sum
I heard that success is the sum of small efforts, but I didn't hear how many small...
Guilty
/ˈɡɪlti/
conscious of, affected by, or revealing a feeling...
Being first
Winning does not always mean being first, as a youth I had dreamed of being first. ...
Fun is good
It is good to take the time to have a little fun, sometimes that fun is in the work we...
Shared earlier
There is no joy in possession except through sharing. Of course it is not as...
TAE01
TORTOISE luxuriated like only tortoises could
TAE02
Sunbathing lazily between the seabirds stood
TAE03
Yawned and declared If only I could fly
From the pit
Then he said you can't give up on yourself there is always a way our and I said well,...
TAE04
I’d feel the sun like Icarus up high
TAE05
I’ll give all the treasures for someone to try
TAE06
Oh I, said EAGLE, I’ll take you to the sky
TAE07
And up they went, up up up and again
TAE08
But just below the clouds EAGLE let go
TAE09
And down crashed TORTOISE in shattering pain
TAE10
Oh, lamented poor TORTOISE, oh dear and oh no
Peaceful
/ˈpiːsf(ʊ)l/
free from disturbance; tranquil.
"everything was so quiet...
No farewell words
While I drove you to the airport I thought about goodbyes. The oldest memory of...
Breathe
Breath is the power behind all things, I heard it on the radio. A programme about...
Long life
I heard for a long life you have to give up the things that make you want a long life,...
Spring clean
A clean house is the sign of an ordered mind, so I decided to clean the house. ...
Swallowing Conkers
Collaging together images from the news, or... Waves, happiness comes in...
Paying
So, if life revolves around the way we are paid, that is the point of contention. ...
Playful
/ˈpleɪf(ʊ)l/
fond of games and amusement; light-hearted.
"a...
Old dogs
So, I wonder if the old dog doesn't learn the new trick because the old dog cannot be...
The FLIES and the HONEY-POT
These are the FLIES
This is the HONEY
Oh dear, the HONEY undone
And,...
No listener
No story lives unless someone wants to listen. The first time I told the story it...
On Suspicion
Images from the news collaged together, or... Later, sometimes art reflects life. ...
The maid
In the drama when the protagonist was being caught again in the cycle of anger and...
Stressed
/strɛst/
experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension.
"stressed...
May 24
May I? Wouldn't it be simply the most delightful idea to give answering the...
TFATHP03
Oh dear, HONEY is undone
TFTHP04
Predictably, here come the FLIES
TFATHP05
Pawing and paddling in their numbers
TFATH06
Slipping their digits in places undeserved
TFATH07
Slipping and sliding and finding themselves affixed
TFATH08
Oh foolish FLIES, they are suffocated
TFATH10
Was the moment of pleasure worth it?
Ices
May I? I contemplated at the ballot box, May I pick the winner this time, even if it is...
Weak
/wiːk/
lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little...
Little rabbit
It was not something I had not done but it was something I had done very little. ...
The MAN and the LION
MAN and LION, another night in the forest
Boasting of strength and...
TMATL01
MAN and LION another night in the forest
TMATL02
Boasting about their strength and prowess
TMATL03
MAN pointed to the statue
TMATL04
A LION strangled by MAN
TMALT05
Now this, this proves the asent of man
TMATL06
But LION in reply simply laughed
TMATL07
If a lion had made the statue
TMATL08
It would have a different name
Honey-pot
Laying in waiting, like a working bee working hard to create the honey-pot.
FARMER and the CRANES
The CRANES are in the field
And FARMER chases them away.
Oh look, the CRANES...
FATC01
The CRANES are in the field
A new book
May I try new paper, I haven't tried it yet but I have it. A plane notebook...
FATC03
Oh look, the CRANES are in the field again
FATC04
And here comes the FARMER to chase them away
FATC05
Oh look, here are the CRANES again
FATC06
And here is FARMER waving his gun
FATC07
Now back again, here are those silly CRANES
FATC08
Bang bang bang goes FARMERS gun
FATC09
Well, now all the CRANES are gone
Club votes
Images from the news collaged together, or... He thought about it, he thought about it...
021 :: Exploring her Skroll
Naomi woke in an empty bed. She had gone to sleep alone. Sprawled. In...
Full attention
Do they really want to retire to the seaside town? Or to the country where...
Mad
/mad/
mentally ill; insane. "he felt as if he were going mad"
very...
Cake
Maya I? Indeed you should. I shall then, thank you. Oh boy was I glad that I did. The...
022 :: Playback
Naomi touched the picture of the master lifting sushi from her nipple. It was the...
Televisual appeal
Well, that was an interesting day to make a first decision. Was it the day to...
A Credible Plan
A nude male figure with words, or... If I may, I think he is wondering about doing...
023 :: Ear worm speaker
Naomi looked at the door. It opened. Peter came in.
Good morning....
024 :: Coffee
Naomi typed on her Skroll. She spoke in English..
Show my....
Related Stories
Sketches from images from the news, or... Perhaps one is of a person saying my...
For the nude
She said what she didn't like about the books was there was only nude women, no nude...
Disappointed
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/
sad or displeased because someone or something has...
CAT and VENUS
CAT fell in love with a beautiful youngster
So CAT fell at the feet of...
The outsider
Unsettled, but isn't it interesting what constitutes the outsider. The person...
CAV08
Bringing MOUSE to test CAT'S conversion.
CAV03
Begging and pleading for help
CAV01
CAT fell in love with a beautiful youngster
CAV04
To be changed into a human
CAV05
A beautiful human youngster
CAV07
A short while later VENUS visited the couple
CAV02
Immediately CAT fell at the feet of VENUS
CAV09
Immediately CAT leaped up and pleaded:
CAV10
Change me into a mouse, a beautiful young mouse…
025 :: Dreams
Tell me your dreams. (Peter)
To have a house like this. To have parties that are...
Despair
/dɪˈspeər/
the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve...
026 :: Miller
Shall I tell you our duties for today. (Peter)
Yes. Please. (Naomi)
We have to tidy...
027 :: Letter
Dearest Sister,
Day Three. This is the best time of the day, the time I can type...
Tea time
There seems there needs to be another word for this state of drifting, this state of not...
June 24
Say something nice, clever, funny, or uplifting. This will be easy on a Monday when...
People flee
Images from the news collaged together, movement, crisis, migration, hate and loss. ...
powerful
/ˈpaʊəf(ʊ)l/
having or producing great force or energy.
"a fast, powerful...
Chores
Chores, I looked up the defi option and found tedious but necessary. I don't...
XV The Devil
I have heard the devil is an oppressive experience that is, in least at part, from...
OXEN and AXLETREE
The WAGON was laden and heavily pre-loaded
And OXEN was strong, industrious and...
OAA01
The WAGON was laden and heavily pre-loaded
OAA02
And OXEN was strong, industrious and goaded
OAA03
But it was AXLETREE that moaned and roused
OAA04
And sighed, and oh, and oh my god, espoused
OAA05
OXEN complained: you lay doing nearly nought
OAA06
Yet you squeal and roar and howl and shout.
OAA07
Oh how I alone work for your sultry groan
Minimalism
Sometimes a little bit of bubble and fizz can help with the conviviality, this was my...
Lonely Figure
Nude male figure with other words, or... perhaps we should have a word about...
Ache
I was taken aback by the sudden feeling of sadness. It was in a slightly quieter...
Slander Conviction
Conflict and migration images from the news collaged together, or...
Bad ritual
I guess that is the way it usually happens. One person does something, some action,...
Excited
/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪd,ɛkˈsʌɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic and eager.
"they...
Purposeful
What do I want, what is it that I really want. There are a lot of things on that...
The Fool
Oh look at that fool, falling, floundering, crashing about breaking the rules and...
Thirsty PIGEON
Fucking hell, PIGEON needed a drink
PIGEON saw the sign and flew to it
With...
TP01
Fucking hell, PIGEON needed a drink
TP02
PIGEON saw the sign and flew to it
TP03
With avuncular avidity and a loud whir
TP04
With vivacious voracity and an unwitting blur
TP05
The fated impact, broken, struck down
TP06
Pie-eyed, blitzed, stewed and steaming
TP07
PIGEON was gobbled up by BYSTANDERS
Safety
As a genuine laugh always does, it makes people laugh. And the person it made laugh...
030 :: Breakfast
Peter’s Skroll buzzed. He spoke quietly for Naomi to read the translation...
031 :: Letter
Dearest Sister,
Day four. Sometimes things are a little silly here. I made...
Busy
/ˈbɪzi/
having a great deal to do.
"he had been too busy to enjoy...
Frit or Lazy
A male nude figure with other fruit, or... Well, sometimes it has to be...
Rejected
/rɪˈdʒɛkt/
dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable,...
GOATHERD and GOAT
You've heard this story before
GOATHERD watching the GOATS
A lazy, leery eye...
GAG1
You've heard this story before
GAG2
GOATHERD watching the GOATS
GAG3
A lazy, leery eye noticed the straggler
GAG4
On the edge, vulnerable, alone
GAG5
So GOATHERD whistled his intention and LONEGOAT was worried
GAG6
So GOATHERD blew his and horn LONEGOAT shook with alarm
GAG7
So GOATHERD charged in throwing all his stones
GAG8
In the morning GOATHERD texts his sorrow: please don’t tell anyone
GAG9
Don’t be stupid, GOATHERD, the story is in every mark you left
Aggressive
/əˈɡrɛsɪv/
ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or...
Whatever happened to...
There was no moment of inspiration to exclaim let's do this now. We talked...
July 24
This is the month for the summer takeover, the Amoral Crew will.be diarising their days...
The rush of ideas
Oh, isn't it fabulous, that rush of ideas? Sometimes it is an outpouring...
Awful
/ˈɔːf(ʊ)l/
very bad or unpleasant.
"the place smelled...
MISER
MISER invested everything in a gold bar: beautiful naked gold
MISER buried it in...
M01
MISER invested everything in a gold bar: beautiful naked gold
M02
MISER buried it in a hole: deep naked hole
M03
MISER worshipped his gold daily: loving naked worship
M04
Dig THIEF dig, steal the gold: dirty naked theft
M05
How MISER howled at the empty hole: pure naked misery
M06
Well, NEIGHBOUR closed the hole: simple naked idea
Play or die
Draw me this: a depiction of balance and play. Well, play could be considered the...
M07
Now MISER worships the mound daily: holy naked ritual
033 :: Shopping
Naomi and Peter walked down the high street. Across the lights. Back forty...
Vulnerable
/ˈvʌln(ə)rəbl/
exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either...
As you walk away
Walk away, sometimes it is necessary to walk away. A careful and calm analysis of...
Two beauties
It was a tale of two beauties. Both I noticed from afar, the first interested me...
034 :: The Poor
Peter opened his Skroll. He tapped. The screen changed to blue. He...
035 :: The Gym
Shall I show you the gym. (Peter)
Naomi nodded. Peter stood. Naomi...
What we have
They have somewhere better to be, that is why they are not here. And us, we...
All smoke
When there is a story about smoke, will there be the type of fire you expect or will it...
Loving
/ˈlʌvɪŋ/
feeling or showing love or great care.
"a loving...
II The High Priestess
The High Priestess knows about secrets. She knows how to keep secrets. And...
Shared
I am not sure it is as clever as they are making it out to be but it does have some...
Let extremists in
Inspired by images from the news, or... Plop
036 :: Free to laugh
Naomi and Peter walked back to M&S to collect their order. This time the door...
Show of force sends message
Inspired by images from the news, or...
Cheeky
/ˈtʃiːki/
showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that...
Sleepy
/ˈsliːpi/
needing or ready for sleep.
"the wine had made her...
August 24
Come on summer, warm lazy days punctuated with thunderstorms, counting the time from the...
You will regret it
A male nude figure with words, or...
Inadequate
/ɪnˈadɪkwət/
lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a...
039 :: Letter
Dearest Sister
Day five and today I report that everything is just right in...
Unbearable strategy and waiting
Inspired by images from the news, or...
Valued
/ˈvaljuːd/
considered to be important or beneficial; cherished.
"a...
Another think
Different days have different moments. Some days have a general overall feeling...
043 :: A mother
Naomi and Peter were sitting at the end of the garden.
What this. (Naomi)
Oh. ...
Mating season
A naked male figure reclining, or...
Artful Takedown
Inspired by images from the news, or... Well, it was not artful, really, it was...
Respected
/rɪˈspɛkt/
admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities,...
XIII Death
Oh death, here you are with your melancholy and finality. Last night I watched a...
Magic in the tussle
A naked male figure, or...
045 :: Bathing Diane
Naomi lay asleep on the lower terrace. Peter woke her.
Diane will be home...
On cunning and connivance
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
having or showing skill in achieving one's ends...
TSL01
Sick LION, that cunning old queen
TSL02
Let everyone know: I can only be seen
TSL04
They were devoured whole, foolish beasts.
TSL05
Wary FOX watched the conniving bitch
TSL06
Wondered what happened in the den: switch
TSL07
Change plan, apology sent, visit not done
TSL08
Flounce away young foxy: live, love, laugh.
047 :: Letter
Dearest Sister
Day six and I hope you will write to me soon. Everything has...
Awe
/ɔː/
a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or...
Gliff
A good tale offers an interesting ride. It starts off with an invitation, a promise...
Centre Right Ahead
A male nude figure with other words, or...
Three-year wait
Inspired by images from the news, or... We have to consider how much we make folk...
Astonished
/əˈstɒnɪʃt/
adjective: astonished
greatly surprised or...
The invitation
The invitation is in his left hand. And in his right his phone for checking the...
Pay the Price
Inspired by images from the news, or...
Apathetic
/ˌapəˈθɛtɪk/
showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or...
Indifferent
/ɪnˈdɪf(ə)rənt/
having no particular interest...
The Rules
The naked man with a wolf mask wearing a lovely coat pulls a suitcase into a room. It is...
XVIII The Moon
And so began my week of lunar confusion. The path I had trodden so casually...
Time moves slower
And there are times when time moves faster and there are times when time moves...
Helpless
/ˈhɛlpləs/
adjective
unable to defend oneself or to act without...
Frightened
/ˈfrʌɪtnd/
afraid or anxious.
"a frightened...
Nervous
/ˈnəːvəs/
easily agitated or alarmed.
"a sensitive, nervous...
Exposed
/ɪkˈspəʊzd,ɛkˈspəʊzd/
adjective
not covered or hidden;...
This feels flat
Imagine standing in this empty space, this flat empty space. The space is not...
October 24
Frame and reframe, the autumnal weather is a bedtime symphony, the naked misery is a...
Turning mundane
Isn't it amusing how mundane life is. Today might be as exciting an adventure...
WOLF alone
Alone in a room is the diminutive figure of WOLF. Lying still. Viewed from different...
On the conceit of the boast
/kənˈsiːt/
excessive pride in oneself: "he was puffed up with...
Discharges breached permits
A naked male figure, or...
Zen in a tent
She used the phrase zen in a tent and I thought that was a nice description. Since...
TGATH01
Oh GROOM currycomb HORSE
TGATH02
Rub it, rub it, rub it, so it feel good
TGATH03
Oh GROOM take HORSE'S oats
TGATH04
Eat it, eat it, eat it so it feel good
TGATH05
Oh GROOM now HORSE is hungry
TGATH06
Sell it, sell it, sell it, so it feels good
TGATH07
Oh GROOM see HORSE is dying
TGATH08
Move it, move it, move it, so it feels good
The Green Room
The actors and players relax for a moment, they talk about what the roles they have...
WOLF
WOLF arrived at the front door not knowing what was awaiting within. If you...
FOX
FOX has an uncanny sense of the order of things. If you asked, FOX would say it...
Infuriated
/ɪnˈfjʊərɪeɪt/
make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
"I was...
Annoyed
/əˈnɔɪd/
adjective
adjective: annoyed
slightly...
LAMB
It would be wrong to think of LAMB as a victim, of course LAMB does not think this. ...
On choices of the lithe
/tʃɔɪs/
an act of choosing between two or more possibilities.:"the choice...
People we will not hire
Images from the news collaged together, or...
Judgemental
/dʒʌdʒˈmɛnt(ə)l/
of or concerning the use...
Horrified
/ˈhɒrɪfʌɪd/
adjective
filled with horror; extremely shocked.
"the...
Hesitant
/ˈhɛzɪt(ə)nt/
adjective
tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or...
Embarrassed
/ɪmˈbarəst,ɛmˈbarəst/
adjective
feeling or...
November 24
The year is waning, like the days it is getting darker, colder more forlorn. The...
To the Shack
A life that promised as much greatness as the mother could imagine, in the words...
TLATW01
Look over there, lovely LAMB lush and lithe
TLATW02
Watch out for WOLF, toxic masculine deprive
Incel incited angry instinctual sex drive
Quick dart away, save yourself, LAMB dive
Oh little LAMB, do you know where you hide,
The priests in that temple will skin you alive
They’ll sacrifice you sure as the day
So come back out, listen to what I say.”
WOLF your words are sweet but you always lie
Your ears, your eyes, and your teeth can’t deny
If I step out to your side, I will surely die
The FOX and the WOLF2
Wolf is proud, loud
The FOX and the WOLF3
Wolf will boast, most
The FOX and the WOLF 4
Wolf devoured lamb, kazam
The FOX and the WOLF 5
With a little slick, trick
The FOX and the WOLF 6
Wolf now announced, flounced
The FOX and the WOLF 7
You can call me lion, lie-in
The FOX and the WOLF 8
And FOX muttered, oh what a fool he
The FOX and the WOLF 9
Does be, this story shall end
The FOX and the WOLF 10
my friend, when WOLF meets LION
The FOX and the WOLF 11
And FOX turned to go
On righteous entitlement
/ˈrʌɪtʃəs/
morally right or justifiable: "feelings of righteous...
Arrival
A woman gets out of a taxi. When she gets to the door it opens. Buzz. She steps into a...
LION
Lion is all lion. The top, the alpha, the leader, the force, the drive. Lion...
Outside
The woman stands at the door, examining her phone. The door opens to her touch. She steps...
The assembly
The naked woman in a lion mask steps into a room with a sofa and a champagne...
Isolated
/ˈʌɪsəleɪtɪd/
far away from other places, buildings, or people;...
Abandoned
/əˈband(ə)nd/
having been deserted or left.
"an abandoned...
HARE
Oh HARE, my poor deluded bunny. You have such great plans to talk your mind, to...
XX Judgement
We are limited in this human body with finite, and, indeed, quite small levels of...
The WOLF and the LION 1
Casual, careless, LAMB nods at WOLF
The WOLF and the LION 3
WOLF GRABS LAMB, POUNCE, BOUNCE. RENOUNCE EVERY OUNCE
The WOLF and the LION 4
WOLF DRAGS LAMB TO THE DEN OF ENTITLEMENT VIOLENT TYPICAL OF MEN
The WOLF and the LION 5
But here in thE den, the sofa is taken
The WOLF and the LION 6
OH SHIT, FUCKSHIT LAMB SCAMPERS TO LOUNGING FUCKING LION
The WOLF and the LION 7
Now WOLF whimpers: not righteous you taking my lovely lambkin
The WOLF and the LION 8
lovely lambkin
The WOLF and the LION 9
So LION roars: LAMB, MY FRIEND, WAS NEVER RIGHTEOUSLY YOURS.
The WOLF and the LION 10
Slink away WOLF like the slinkiest slinker
Moral Tales
The fabulists tells and retells the stories, here we have selected some of these short...
The Sick Lion
A LION, unable from old age and infirmities to provide himself with food by force,...
On mischief and insult 1
LAMB looked down on WOLF
On mischief and insult 3
with a giggle and a sigh and a mischievous smile
On mischief and insult 4
Your eyes are like IKEA with a yellowing stain,
On mischief and insult 5
Your ears are like grey rags frayed in the drain,
On mischief and insult 6
Your teeth may be big but the odour would maim
On mischief and insult 7
Watch out for woodcutters and grannies with brains.
On mischief and insult 8
Now hear the WOLF mutter, your words cut through butter
On mischief and insult 9
Its not you that is brave, but the floor that you saves,
On mischief and insult 10
If I were up there with you right now, you'd be... fucking tasty.
Earlier
The slight man stood on the corner for a long time, well over ten minutes. He was...
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 1
Now listen carefully while tell you this tale
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 3
Of a young little whelp, fragile and frail
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 4
Neglected, discarded, beaten and weak,
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 5
Found by a shepherd, but life remained bleak.
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 6
Preaching destruction, those shepherds in frocks
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 7
Taught how to steal lambs from the neighbouring flocks
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 8
Through beatings and beatings and howling out loud
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 9
Till WOLF was fully grown and menacingly growled
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 10
All these lessons, motherfucker, you ve taught me through pain
From the Shepherd and the Wolf 11
Best watch out, motherfucker, lest I come back again
The library
The naked slight man with a HARE mask stepped into a library, it was a library of one...
On counting and costs
counting
/ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
taking account of when reaching a total; including:...
confident
/ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt/
feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's...
Successful
/səkˈsɛsf(ʊ)l/
accomplishing a desired aim or result: "the focus should...
IV Emperor
But what is power and what does it mean to me, and how can I apply this to myself? ...
From the Hares and the Foxes 1
Look at EAGLE, curves so divine, sexy, exotic, ruler of the mind
From the Hares and the Foxes 3
Look at EAGLE, femdom sublime, dominatrix, sublimating my time
From the Hares and the Foxes 5
But do not worry about HARE, HARE makes plans in fives
From the Hares and the Foxes 6
What HARE needs is a sharp tooth and HARE knows a genuine muth
Very Intentional
Collaging together images from the news, or...
Twenty25
A new jumble of words trying to prove I have stuck to the new year resolutions I have...
Perplexed
/pəˈplɛkst/
completely baffled; very puzzled.
"she gave him a...
From the hares and the lions 1
HARE performed a silent harangue
From the hares and the lions 3
Berating the assembly in the form of mime
From the hares and the lions 4
Arguing that all should be equal
From the hares and the lions 5
LION rose with a tremulous voice grumbling over the hubbub:
From the hares and the lions 6
Your words, O HARE are good
From the hares and the lions 7
but they lack both claws and teeth
From the hares and the lions 8
And that is not all we got
From Hare and the Hound
No HARE in the lair, run HARE run
Run run HARE run rabbit run
Run HOUND,...
From Hare and the Hound 1
No HARE in the lair, run HARE run
From Hare and the Hound 3
Run run HARE run rabbit run
From Hare and the Hound 4
Run HOUND, chase HARE run rabbit run
From Hare and the Hound 5
HARE HOUND HARE HOUND run run run
From Hare and the Hound 6
Oh HOUND, why did you stop, HARE to quick for you?
From Hare and the Hound 7
Oh no, you see HARE runs for dear life, I just run for my dinner.
News25
Another year to set on fire, another fifty2 weeks of reporting to go, with ai and...
Thursday Portraits 25-01-16 1
#selfiesketch inspired by @Pietro_Cis #selfie
Thursday Portraits 25-01-16 3
#selfiesketch inspired by @TheStaya1973 #selfie
Thursday Portraits 25-01-16 4
#selfiesketch for #self
A confusing memory
The naked slight man with the HARE masks gets confused when remembering a...
Let down
/ˈlet.daʊn/
fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected:...
From the dog and the hare 1
Run rabbit run, here thunders HOUND chasing your arse
From the dog and the hare 3
Come rabbit come, here saunters HOUND fondling your arse
From the dog and the hare 4
Run rabbit run, here screams HOUND kicking you like a prick
From the dog and the hare 5
Come rabbit come, here drools HOUND sucking you like a dick
From the dog and the hare 6
Run rabbit, come rabbit, run rabbit, come rabbit,
From the dog and the hare 7
Oh HOUND, what really turns you on?
The rise of fearless
A distorted expressive portrait
Cruise past
Distorted portrait reflecting tired completion.
From the lion and the hare 1
Oh fuck, here comes LION with a swagger and a sway
From the lion and the hare 3
Sniffing out poor HARE sleeping away the day
From the lion and the hare 4
Prostrate, posthaste, plunder without delay
From the lion and the hare 5
Wait, oh what a beauty, watch BABYCALF walk that way
From the lion and the hare 7
But BABYCALF is too fast by half, and LION's lust didn't last
From the lion and the hare 6
Chase LION, race, embrace that bad space
From the lion and the hare 8
Back to poor HARE, the remnant, the remains
From the lion and the hare 9
But HARE is not there
Thursday Portraits 25-01-23 1
#selfiesketch inspired by @popaocubo #selfie
Thursday Portraits 25-01-23 3
#selfiesketch inspired by @jess_rabbit6162 #selfie
I am Jules Artvan
Welcome to my collection of artworks, sketches, stories and other ideas. I draw...
