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Happenstance.
jl
Books are time machines. Words are ink and energy fusion. What a great week: new pages written; familiar stories re-visited.
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Paper-cut gift from Kate Laster.
jl
The mind is a place. Well-worn paths and unmapped territory.
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August palette.
jl
Imagination’s color wheel is fired and fueled by the abundance of a summer evening.
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Preparing for an early drive.
jl
Mood and tenor of the tale defined by noir glimpses and accidental glances.
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Writer Elkhound.
jl
Meanwhile the Writer Elkhound recommends I continue trekking through Middle Earth.