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The Silent Eye Image: ©️Stephen Tanham The spiritual teacher and philosopher Krishnamurti once wrote: ‘Recognition dulls the mind’. When I first read it, years ago, I disagreed with his proposition. Surely, I reasoned, the act of recognition is a result of intelligence? We learn to recognise something as an act of shortening the ‘path-length’ of…

We here at TKZ care about writers—how they write, of course, but also how they can stay healthy. Today I bring you some venerable wisdom on both counts. First, on health: Over at Project Gutenberg I happened upon the definitive treatment of the healthy side of coffee, published in London in 1721, with the snappy…

Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: Hey, everyone. Welcome to a special Friday the 13th, late night edition of Lisa Burton Radio. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl, and while we’re awaiting the full moon to rise in conjunction with this day, I have something special for you. Craig thought this wonderful event would be…

Another great quote from Erika!

Originally posted on Helen Glynn Jones: When you’re a writer, reviews are part of life. However, for some reason, even if we have twenty-seven five-star reviews, we tend to focus on the single two-star review among them, like obsessing over a rotten apple among a basket of perfect rosy fruit, rather than chucking it out…

Originally posted on Story Empire: https://youtu.be/e7qQ6_RV4VQ Hi gang, Craig here once more with another Expansion Pack. This one has to do with setting, but it’s as much a mental setting as a physical one. It’s based upon the stress that changing times bring. I’ve lived long enough to remember bashing the side of the black…

Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration: The theme for Sunday Stills this week is Layers. You can join in here: https://secondwindleisure.com/2019/09/08/sunday-stills-seasonal-layers/ Here is a layered garden cake I made for Christmas a while back. This picture appears in Sir Chocolate and the Sugar Dough Bees Story and Cookbook. It is snowing in Chocolate Land and Mr…