wilddreamings

i long to be in wild places

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@wilddreamings · 2 years ago

'Did it hurt?' Sam's long legs dangled over the seawall, one exposed knee blue with cold from the tear in her jeans. Easy in the sunshine, she unconsciously kicked the heel of her left boot against th...

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@wilddreamings · 2 years ago

Cosmic Addresses

Do you remember when you were a kid, and wrote your address on the back of an envelope, when envelopes were tactile, gluey and crisp things you could stuff with glitter, love letters, dollar bills and...

7 likes · 11 comments · PromptlyJonica (b4a0)

@wilddreamings · 2 years ago

Nourishing Hope: Late Winter in My Garden

For months and months now, I have been sad. It's a feeling of ennui, disengagement and disillusionment compounded by reaching an age I'm struggling to come to terms with, the pandemic, climate change...

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@wilddreamings · 2 years ago

Green Beans & The Rolling Stones

In the first week after I found out that my father might die, there were two things that made me cry: green beans, and The Rolling Stones. My sister loathed green beans. She didn't like their squeak...

1 likes · 0 comments · Freewriting (c99e)

@wilddreamings · 2 years ago

Do Your First Lines Suck?

Have you ever walked into a party with glitter disco boots when it's a cowboy fancy dress? Does your blog post wear thigh high PVC boots or your Dad's old shoes? Do you sling your arm around your read...

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@wilddreamings · 2 years ago

Why Can't I Get Lost?

In 2001, just before the Twin Towers collapsed, I got lost in Europe with my four year old son. Literally lost. Being Australian, one cathedral looked the same as the next. One cobbled streets was i...

8 likes · 7 comments · Travel (ff15)

@wilddreamings · 2 years ago

On Solastalgia: Or, Rewild Yourselves, My Darlings

Once, we walked amongst the clawed and furred Striped creatures ochred on caves Dogs slept by us, part of our pack Like us, they gave birth on earth Pups anointed with holiness of dirt A blessin...

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