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Treebeard is calling
A seed gatherer’s ode to a boab tree I came by sea, as hungry as cement, in search of the ancient boab’s seeds. I knew they stood beneath...
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Nov 14, 20213 min read


Clare L Rolfe on BookTrib!
Acendant's Tear was recently reviewed over on BookTrib! BookTrib.com is a news source for people who love books, want to find out what’s...
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Oct 15, 20211 min read


No machine guns in Antarctica
-35 in the dead heart of winter Shuffling emperors guard their eggs more than jewelled crowns The women, they have gone, to have their...
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Aug 22, 20211 min read


What do French poetry, the Olympic games and the atom have in common?
I have been enjoying his succinct and elusive poems of French Poet Rene Char over the last year. He published his first poems in the...
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Aug 8, 20215 min read


Blackholes, Demons & Dark Matter 2
Demons feature heavily in theological mythology, dwellers of hell, disobedient to god, fallen angels, fell beasts and all things utterly...
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Jul 4, 20212 min read


Blackholes, Demons & Dark Matter
“black holes aren't as black as they are painted. They are not the eternal prisons they were once thought…things can get out of a black...
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Jun 5, 20214 min read


World Bee day !
If AI discovers the art of worship and seeks an idol, I would recommend the bee The synapse of bee to pollen to hive to plant to home is...
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May 22, 20211 min read


Earth Day 2021
Abundance V - Earth Orb profligate, among the entropy of time Repelling the sun, so trees grow Galaxies spin, a lady bird in flight Blue...
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Apr 22, 20211 min read


Book Two in LOC Series - Voloc's Reign
Available now online or if you want to contact me directly for your copy The story continues with Ange and Nekoda along with Gildas, Sa...
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Mar 17, 20211 min read


In between the shadows
Penumbra - partially obstructed light, shadow cast or the edge of an eclipse, an indeterminate area surrounding the known or defined...
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Dec 19, 20201 min read


Ornithology - the ancient valour of prehistoric birds and the rise of the Age of Chickens
There is too much to dedicate to birds without going into specifics for depth and breadth of this group. Beyond the cornucopia of colour ...
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Nov 22, 20201 min read


Lunaroo
A dedication to the full moon - such an inspiration including for willy wag tails singing After ten millennium the radiation of space...
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Oct 2, 20201 min read


Des Invalides - An allegory to the moon
A woman sits under a bridge - her head is turned toward the pallor of a street lamp - her feet are bare - one foot rocks gently in tune...
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Sep 25, 20202 min read


Dogs of myth and magic
Carnivora are the group of mammals defined by their dense fur, sharp claws and canine teeth. It is made up of dogs, cats, seals, skunks,...
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Sep 5, 20202 min read


The Chubby Immortals
Tardigrades In a shower of rain, a voice pierced the quiet of Mount Olympus “Hello young Zeus” The god woke from staring at Sisyphus...
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Aug 23, 20201 min read


Dragons v Dinosaurs
I remember when I was a child seeing a frill neck lizard on a wood pile. It turned to me just as alarmed as I was. Its brilliant collar...
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Aug 8, 20202 min read


"Tiger Tiger burning bright"
Today 29.7.2020 is Global Tiger Day - all big cats are threatened for loss of habitat and illegal trade in their body parts. The Sumatran...
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Jul 29, 20202 min read


Giants once walked here
I thought this was an interesting article on one of the cutest yet not to be underestimated animals of the bush - wombats. Of course the...
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Jul 26, 20201 min read


Politics of colour in speculative and fantasy fiction
A good compilation of the old and new of speculative writers where colour is used as a tool for political power relations and substrates...
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Jul 4, 20201 min read


Blue is the newest -
Our perception of blue as a colour is considered to have evolved only 20000 years ago. It is a shorter wavelength than reds. The red...
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Jun 27, 20203 min read
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