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Alt Pandora's Box
According to Hesiod, when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus, the king of the gods, took vengeance by presenting Pandora to Prometheus' brother Epimetheus. Pandora opened a jar left in her care containing sickness, death and many other unspecified evils which were then released into the world, but what if Pandora’s Box or Jar contained nothing but good things. I know hope was there at the bottom, but I feel that often humanity looks for the worst things.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
Once Were Dragons
This is for the Vocal Fantasy Prologue Challenge and here we go... Once Were Dragons There weren't always dragons in the Valley. When they came we were frightened, but they became our friends and protectors. We don't know where they came from, some said deep in the earth, others from the Far South or North or the Burning Desert. Now though they were turned to stone and breathed fire no more.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Fiction
Walking With Felines
First Steps A doctor recently said to another doctor in a letter that I was in great physical shape and was very fit. Given that this was someone talking to another professional about me I took it as a compliment. The reason I am in this state is not because I go to the gym or do any kind of formal training, I really don’t have the discipline for that, but I don’t mind taking walks, sometimes quite long ones. This started a few years back walking to work and then discovering lots of new things such as the CHAT Trust phoenix.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Petlife
Moondance by Van Morrison
The Aftermath of Astral Weeks I recently wrote a piece on “Astral Week”s by Van Morrison. The New Musical Express said that it was one of the top ten rock albums but Moondance was even better, so did that mean that two of his albums were in the top ten.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Peaky Blinders - A Fitting Finale
Setting The Scene For The Peaky Blinders Finale This is going to be similar to my piece on the final series of “Killing Eve” in that I will tell you virtually nothing of what happens to avoid spoilers, but try and give you reasons to actually watch this. A warning, if you have never seen “Peaky Blinders” there are six series for you to catch up on, and every one is worth investing your time in.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Criminal
Astral Weeks By Van Morrison
The Genesis of Van Morrison In the early sixties, Van Morrison played and wrote Rhythm and Blues with the band Them and wrote the proto-punk classic “Gloria”. This song was perfect for anyone picking up a guitar and using the simplest chord sequence E D A repeated and sung over.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
