Davehiggins@diaspora-fr.org
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Froth on umber swirls
A twig ripples the river
I sip my coffee
Plus ça change, plus c'est la dank meme
Bad Religion, “The Kids Are Alt Right”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br5VbSFtcpc
10.3.2025 10:07Plus ça change, plus c'est la dank meme Bad Religion, “The Kids Are...“Higgins blends the inherent dangers of the prehistoric world with the dangers humans bring upon each other, creating an engaging blend of adventure and thriller.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/primordial-world-book-9-by-baileigh-higgins/
#ActionAdventure #thriller #ScienceFiction #PostApocalyptic
7.3.2025 14:22Primordial World: Book 9 by Baileigh Higgins“Moeller offers the vast looming evil and complex schemes of civilisation-threatening epic fantasy without sprawling narratives and cast of characters.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/the-gray-knight-by-jonathan-moeller/
28.2.2025 12:26The Gray Knight by Jonathan Moellerthe observed and the observer...
#statue #camera #monitor #observed #observer #buddha #mindfulness #gallery
26.2.2025 11:08the observed and the observer... https://64.media.tumblr.com/d2a1e5...Jagged iron runes
Beneath windswept aching plains
Dead heroes press on
The mist confines like aching stone
And so we walk into the night
Now leaving what we cannot face
Our courage spent on endless fight
An infamy without surcease
Descends on all who bear this reign
But we forsake a freeing grace
In hope our strength shall grow again
“Golden combines real historical detail with plausible speculation on what might not appear in the record and a firm grasp of character.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/their-shadows-deep-by-peter-golden/
21.2.2025 12:06Their Shadows Deep by Peter GoldenSome doors are toxic and should not
Be opened without owning shame.
The holy hand's indifference
Was never raised again.
Some doors are toxic and should not
Be opened lest we tempt good men.
The light of morals our weight to bear
As elders gave us life.
Some doors are toxic and should not
Be opened; but those stand in them.
A gift revealed is free of string.
Leaving, all of me will remain.
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Inspired by a line prompt "Some doors are toxic and should not be opened" and a desire to play with metre.
20.2.2025 11:01Some doors are toxic and should not Be opened without owning shame....May you achieve without bitterness.
VNV Nation, “Illusion”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evpGu3eO0pY
#synthpop #electronica #alternative
19.2.2025 10:37May you achieve without bitterness. VNV Nation, “Illusion”: https:/...“Norford combines scientific discovery with adventure and horror, creating a tense and exciting tale of uncovering both new lands and the dangers hidden among the old.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/the-starved-god-by-thomas-norford/
14.2.2025 12:36The Starved God by Thomas NorfordBut what if the Mammas and Pappas were a bit goffik?
Tabitha Raines, “Falling Leaves”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjVqnWotFBE
7.2.2025 17:16But what if the Mammas and Pappas were a bit goffik? Tabitha Raines...“Driscoll interweaves strong character and engaging plot with the enduring question of where the line between individualism and society should lie.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/winter-journeys-a-novel-of-music-and-memory-by-audrey-driscoll/
#romanticism #schubert #society #individuality
7.2.2025 12:38Winter Journeys: A Novel of Music and Memory by Audrey Driscoll“Higgins portrays a zombie apocalypse from the perspective of emergency service workers, creating a tale where training and common decency are powerful tools but not magic solutions.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/heroes-of-the-apocalypse-the-complete-collection-by-baileigh-higgins/
#zombie #PostApocalyptic #horror
31.1.2025 13:57Heroes of the Apocalypse: The Complete Collection by Baileigh HigginsBreathing without thought
The sweet taste of madeleine
Scum on my tea
“The Flints combine a traumatised protagonist with evidence the situation is not as it seems, creating a young adult speculative thriller that focuses more on the difficulty of discovering whether there is a conspiracy than it does on dramatically striking a martial blow against oppression.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/betrayed-by-stephanie-flint-isaac-flint/
#ScienceFiction #thriller #YoungAdult #novella
27.1.2025 12:05Betrayed by Stephanie Flint & Isaac FlintDifferent enough arrangement from Bauhaus it doesn't sound derivative while keeping enough of the tone to not risk making mockery.
In Isolation, “She’s in Parties”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uCAUEb9P4Y
22.1.2025 16:04Different enough arrangement from Bauhaus it doesn't sound derivati...The bumble bee soars
The journey batters my head
Still honey will come
“Ruff acknowledges the parallels between being a human in a world not designed for them and a black person in an openly racist society, creating cosmic horror that neither ignores the racism in Lovecraft’s work nor preaches about it.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/lovecraft-country-by-matt-ruff/
#CosmicHorror #Lovecraft #racism #Mythos
17.1.2025 17:59Lovecraft Country by Matt RuffEyes raised by bird song
Beauty and fury balanced
A tree finds my nose
“Brink reframes the classic fantasy trope of a young villager setting forth to fight great evil, creating a tale where heroism is about the difficult choices to be heroic rather than a matter of destiny or external situation.”
More thoughts: https://davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/way-of-the-sword-by-j-d-brink/
10.1.2025 13:10Way of the Sword by J.D. BrinkMud burdens my boots
And water soaks through my coat
My cat fills the hearth
Peace, love and kisses to all.
Carter U.S.M., “The Only Living Boy In New Cross”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bge-YbKLnI8
2.1.2025 12:19Peace, love and kisses to all. Carter U.S.M., “The Only Living Boy ...As we spiral inevitably into the darkest of days, may you find new ways to revel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTpVLI9D4Lk
20.12.2024 15:10As we spiral inevitably into the darkest of days, may you find new ...The desert shrivels
My tongue road stretches to babbling
Awake to bird song