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Storied Morphing

September 12, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

It seems that the easiest way to add twists to your tale is to have other people retell it. This was my learning from what Manchán Magan has written up of an ongoing experiment by artist Alannah Robins in the Irish Times Magazine today.

Near, Far and Further with the benefit of the 150-600 mm lens.
Speckled Wood Butterfly, Buzzard and Sugar Loaf People
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: allanah robins, clifden arts festival, edward lear, irish times, manchán magan, photos, poetry, walking

Three Words

July 11, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

‘I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: …’

I was adding toppings to the granola that Lia had prepared for breakfast shortly before I woke. My contribution was a dusting of quinoa pops and a spoonful each of yoghurt and some excellent botanicals. I cut two freshly baked sourdough loaves into four pieces, three for the freezer. It’s Saturday and there was no newspaper yet, the delivery times having slipped since lockdown started.

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Filed Under: Anchoritism, Fake Memoir Tagged With: edward lear, harry mathews, percy bysshe shelley, samuel beckett, storytelling, what3words

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