Category: Six Sentence Story
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26 Sept: A Six – Watching Cerulean Blue Bleed

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 29 Last week: An Equal Division of Light and Dark Watching Cerulean Blue Bleed Pierre stands at an easel and paints; he creates his world; depth and distance washed with purples; water colour blotches that run, and clouds thieving white from…
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17 Sept: A Six – An Equal Division of Light and Dark

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 28, An Equal Division of Light and Dark last week‘s post An Equal Division of Light and Dark Pierre comes home next week … but to what, to our intricate web, spun soft, occasionally smooth, heavy as Dido’s sword. It’s just…
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10 Sept: A Six – Part: 27 June’s Strawberry Moon

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: 1965: The Night of June’s Strawberry Moon 1965: The Night of June’s Strawberry Moon And I say, ” …hours before, the sky was a fruity blush colour, but now in this fading light the full Strawberry Moon hangs low and lonely, shiny…
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4 Sept: A Six – Part: 26 Navigating a Debris Field

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 26 Navigating a Debris Field last week: Pierre will have to stay here with us; we will clear out the storage room for him,” I say, and Hanzō nods silence; it is the heart of a noble relic that agrees. Navigating…
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30 August: A Six – Part: 25.1 Keep Yourself to Yourself

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 25.1 Keep Yourself To Yourself, Girl Hi, my name is Brigid, and this is my Show and Tell. I’m named after St Brigid of Kildare, the patroness (that’s like a saint) of Ireland, the goddess of spring and fertility and life…
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30 August: A Six – Part: 25 Out of Bedlam

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 25: Out of Bedlam earlier this week: … and silently walk out the door, deafening myself to their words chasing after me. A letter from Bethlem Royal Hospital arrived 3 days ago; it’s still unopened, and out of frustration, Hanzō picks…
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28 August: A Six – Part 24 Walking the Deep Greys

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 24 Walking the Deep Greys last week: Hanzō is bowing deeply before him … and Pierre asks, “Who are you?” “He’s Hanzō, he’s a relic, he’s Drake’s,” my answer is faintly audible, and Pierre’s eyes are hollowed by the weariness of…
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21 August: Part: 23 A Mad Horse Amongst Swords

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 23 A Made Horse Amongst Swords Last Week … but Pierre knows, we are like mycorrhizae; we are all connected. Dr Crowthorne is a silhouette in the open doorway of room B4, sunlight flooding in from the windows behind him, and…
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14 August: A Six – Part: 22, Mycorrhizae

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 22 “Mycorrhizae” Last week: “Yes, I am hungry,” his eyes laugh, but his expression is dialed-to-neutral. “You seek advice, Brigid, which I cannot offer until your thirst is deep enough; advice must be cool water to a dry throat,” and I look…
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5 August: A Six – Part 21: The Beauty of Imperfection

At an Intersection Named After an English King and a SaintSix Sentence Story: Part 21 “The Beauty of Imperfection” last week: “I fill my lungs with swirling night air, look up at the amber light filling the window of my flat, and shout … “You look uncomfortable,” I say , and Hanzō nods, “Wabi-sabi,” and…