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The Four Riders of The Renaissance
To punish and destroy mankind the the Dies Irae sent his four horsemen of the Apocalypse, “Famine” , “War” , “Pestilence” and “Death” and they laid waste the Earth because man and womankind did not bow down , and Dies Irae was an angry god who could become irate at the colour of the sky, so when people did not follow his every word then they were a target for his anger. It was their fault for being there and not doing as HE said.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction
The Sandman, The Sea Girl and The Dog
This is a follow on from The Sandman and The Sea Girl that you can read here. While it is best to read that before this both stories actually stand alone, but that gives some details on the inspiration behind the main characters in this.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction
The Sandman and The Sea Girl
This was going to be a poem for my Muse but when I thought properly about it became heavily influenced by “The Snow Goose” by Paul Gallico (which you can read about here) and I realised it had to be a proper story. You will see the similarities if you know the book , but this is my take on this sort of situation.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction
The Invitation
It was just a card , standard postcard size , but very high quality. The card was an invite , there was an address in a high class expensive part of the city, and an offer of substantial financial remuneration for an hour of his time. A two way conversation would be expected and would be held in the library.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction
The Water Hole (A Conclusion)
This was requested by Jason Basaraba , a conclusion to The Water Hole , my entry into the Vocal Foggy Waters Challenge. I really hope this lives up to expectations , but we will see. I have taken a few terms from the Philip Pullman “His Dark Materials” books which will fit in with the general story.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction
The Real Macaw
This is a story for the Scarlet Macaw Challenge on Vocal. Macaws are found particularly in southern Belize, where they thrive due to the conservation and protection policies Belize has in place. As one of the most beautiful birds in Belize, now macaws are a source of wonder for the tourist. Having been victims of human greed, taken and sold as pets, they are now endangered. This post is to highlight that and to hopefully have a tiny bit of an effect in maintaining the protection areas for Macaws in Belize
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction
The Film
This is the story. The rain , rain rained sown as they looked for the one they had lost. There was an address but it was a long walk up a dark , dank muddy track , walled on either side with ancient stone green with old mould. They walked together until they came to the building at the end of the path with a single dark weather worn door. The house was two storeys, brick and from what they could see had no windows.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction
Fast And Slow
I find it strange with books , TV and film how similar sized items seem to take such different times to watch or read. I suppose that is mainly whether you want to take it on or you feel you have to take it on. There are so many books , films and TV series that I have on my lists and some are enjoyable but difficult to get through and therefore take much longer and this is true of all media.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydred3 years ago in Fiction