Flicktions

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome (please click on the text in a post to comment or see the photo in it's full size).

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

Best Friends Forever.
“Always” seems less tangible
as we reckon years.

Best Friends Forever.
“Always” seems less tangible
as we reckon years.

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posted : Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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Tonight it’s hamsters,
or maybe they’re guinea pigs…
Haiku done. Bed time.

Tonight it’s hamsters,
or maybe they’re guinea pigs…
Haiku done. Bed time.

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posted : Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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So many options,
fluttering from flame to flame,
How do you choose one?

So many options,
fluttering from flame to flame,
How do you choose one?

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posted : Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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“Don’t play with your food.”
What good is being grown up
if you can’t bend rules?

“Don’t play with your food.”
What good is being grown up
if you can’t bend rules?

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posted : Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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Almost seems a shame
to thwart such tenacity,
but it must be done.

Almost seems a shame
to thwart such tenacity,
but it must be done.

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posted : Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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My country, my home:
I have loved you in disgrace…
Today, I feel pride.

My country, my home:
I have loved you in disgrace…
Today, I feel pride.

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posted : Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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How high are our hopes?
Tomorrow the climb begins:
can he carry us?

How high are our hopes?
Tomorrow the climb begins:
can he carry us?

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posted : Monday, January 19th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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What you think you know:
merely shadows, reflections,
of reality.

What you think you know:
merely shadows, reflections,
of reality.

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posted : Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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No impermanence
can withstand the deft power
of camera-in-hand.

No impermanence
can withstand the deft power
of camera-in-hand.

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posted : Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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Back when we were new
each small achievement was worth
a celebration.

Back when we were new
each small achievement was worth
a celebration.

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posted : Friday, January 16th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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Eat your veggies, child.
Life would be too easy if
“NEED” equated “WANT”.

Eat your veggies, child.
Life would be too easy if
“NEED” equated “WANT”.

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posted : Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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Everything’s ready.
Everyone’s waiting for you.
Welcome, little one!!

Everything’s ready.
Everyone’s waiting for you.
Welcome, little one!!

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posted : Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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Just before waking
there is a moment of grief
when the world must end.

Just before waking
there is a moment of grief
when the world must end.

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posted : Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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How small is the world?
Does it rotate around you?
And can you save it?

How small is the world?
Does it rotate around you?
And can you save it?

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posted : Monday, January 12th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay

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The air is pregnant.
Pungent, sharp smell of ozone…
The storm approaches.

The air is pregnant.
Pungent, sharp smell of ozone…
The storm approaches.

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posted : Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Flicktions = Flickr + Fictions

This site is a project to post a short story, haiku or other poem every day using the inspiration of a picture pulled from a daily visit to Tad's Flickr Toy.

This is my attempt to get in the habit of imagining and writing on a regular basis.

On days I have more time and energy I might make multiple posts. But considering how much free time I usually have in a day, you'll probably find a haiku. Better a few carefully considered words than none at all.

Feedback is welcome, so please comment!

Enjoy!
- Lindsay