Category Archives: art

Lord of the Dance

Posted on January 31, 2023 by peNdantry

I have no post prepared for this week (too much to do, too little time). Esme posted this gem a short while ago; I’d noted it for a ‘reblog’ for an occasion such as this, but her post doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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Who wrote Robert Heinlein’s ‘The Door into Summer’?

Posted on January 24, 2023 by peNdantry

That’s obviously a trick question. Or is it? If there are any of Heinlein’s novels I’ve not read, I’m not aware of them. His mid-1950s yarn ‘The Door into Summer‘ is one of my favourites, and speaks to me in … Continue reading →

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DaH mInDu’ SuD ghaj vIghro’wIj

Posted on December 6, 2022 by peNdantry
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Yearning Eerily

Posted on November 8, 2022 by peNdantry
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Sunray Meadow (my response to the prompt)

Posted on October 11, 2022 by peNdantry

Who, Ra? Perhaps it’s evening: Contemplating reflections Of the shadow of the day More tasks ticked off (Yet the list is longer) Time to rest. But then again: Perhaps it’s morning: The inherent promise Of a nascent dawn Beckoning excitement … Continue reading →

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The yarn that got away

Posted on May 24, 2022 by peNdantry

Back in 1982, or perhaps it was ’83, I was working on a short story; it was my first real attempt in my quest to ‘become a writer’. I wrote the story on my first computer (an Amstrad PCW), which … Continue reading →

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Sunray Meadow (a post prompt)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by peNdantry

I saw this on Twitter today, and thought it was a fabulous ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ photograph. As I didn’t want to risk it getting buried and forgotten on my hard drive, I asked the artist (@lacharpenta) if I could post it here, … Continue reading →

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The Galaxy Song, revisited

Posted on December 28, 2021 by peNdantry

Three days shy of a decade ago, I published a post entitled ‘A little perspective for the new year‘, which featured ‘The Galaxy Song’ from Monty Python‘s The Meaning of Life. I considered waiting another three days before posting this … Continue reading →

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Adventures with a dumbphone: Chasing forest sarks

Posted on May 8, 2021 by peNdantry

This is the third in my series of ‘Apps You Might Enjoy’, following on from my earlier posts about Morse Mania and Elevate: this one is about Duolingo, an app that was recommended to me by msjadeli. Duolingo – making … Continue reading →

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Choose your battles wisely (especially when transcribing)

Posted on May 6, 2021 by peNdantry

When I wibbled about machine transcription a few days ago, I concluded that it was perhaps still too much in its infancy to be of any use. However, I thought I would give it a second chance, as I’ve no … Continue reading →

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