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Maggie

3 Apr 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

  “Aug. 19th, 10:30 p.m.: Bill joins Lindsey and me and we begin a long and joyful conversation, rich in topics, that rolls until the closing of the ‘Med’ at midnight, rolls down the street to the ‘Au Coquelet’ open till two, where I have wine and t...

Changing Times

3 Apr 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

            As Jonathan decided this would be another holiday, he spent a portion of it cooking and serving them meals and trying to entertain them in between.  They weren’t much used to leisure and had no idle pastimes, so he taught them the game o...

The Legend of Great Tartaria

3 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments The Virtual Idealist

In tales of old and legends grand, Lies a land of ancient fame, Great Tartaria, a mighty kingdom, Whose glory burns like flame. Its cities rose up to the skies, Its people proud and free, Its armies marched with banners high, A sight for all to see....

My Nightmares

3 Apr 2023 1 minute read 7 comments Rachabel

  I wake up at the twilight bounding on life's stage Hope glimmers inside me alluring like a mirageA hunch is telling me that Joy is about to emergeEven the sky is celebrating my plain fudge Clearing off my melancholy on the verge    For Some days p...

The Power of Words

2 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments The Virtual Idealist

With every word we speak or write, We wield a mighty power, To build someone up or tear them down, In just a fleeting hour.   Words can bring us happiness, And fill our hearts with joy, Or they can wound us deeply, And leave us broken, destroyed.   W...

Quiet Morinings

2 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments The Virtual Idealist

  In the quiet of the morning, As the sun begins to rise, I watch in wonder and amazement At the beauty before my eyes.   The sky is painted shades of pink, And the clouds are tinged with gold, The trees are dressed in dewdrops, And the world is stil...

Uncut Pages

2 Apr 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

  A whole crowd of noisy housemates in the common room. The room on Emerson street was uncomfortably small. The common area, right outside the door to it was often busy with five other residents, all young students trying to finish school. It had a...

Marriage

2 Apr 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

    the workshop                    In the following days Jonathan's first care was to plant a large enough garden of vegetables to get his colony through the year.  He decided it was also time to explore the surrounding hills to the north and east,...

Thoughts on language

1 Apr 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Diomedes

  Between pleasure trips, my part-time business affairs were rolling along like clockwork. My large amounts of free time were devoted to reading whole swaths of literature. My reflections on the world around me and on life, a long time ripening, wer...

A Good Nap

1 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments The Virtual Idealist

  The weight of the world Falls from my shoulders A s I slip into slumber On a lazy afternoon The warmth of the sun Filters through the curtains As I drift into dreams Without a care in the world No stress, no worries Just sweet, sweet rest A few mom...