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Aesops Playground

A day not irl
Incomplete, and very little done. The day...

The tool
I rather like this tool, it is very...

No good help
Something seemed to be amiss, just not quite...

The Knob
Variations of today show an equally...

I am both, are you
Somewhere in these swirling mire of thoughts...

Monkey Life
The monkey catcher must have many a day when...

Emotional calm sea
Hidden below, hidden beneath the emotional...

An Empty Underbelly
I wonder if there is a seething underbelly...

Need more iron
A naked image dripping with anger and...

Disorganised
Disorganised, a day slipped by with a fairly...

More to come
Now seems to be the age at which I shall be...

Twelve point
There is something a little silly about...

Uncouth validation
At the end of what should be a satisfactory...

My dear cock
So, there was a challenge, and perhaps the...

It slips away
It slips away, and then all we have left is...

Uncomfortably Numb
The weight in the belly, pressing out,...

A little proud
And then I recounted an achievement of...

We have to keep working
I fear all I have left in this, how shall we...

Listen
It is important to listen to the things they...

Surfacing
The fine art of surfacing was not what I was...

More
And now, as these stiff fingers type out...

Fascist idea
So, what is this fascist idea, is it a...

Dancer
Dance, oh beautiful dancer, twirl, strut,...

DOM
I don't seem to be able to get a clear...

Myths schmyths
There should be more aspirational tales for...

The secret
What is this normal, what do I want this...

Get thee behind
And subtly, slowly, the story changes from...

November 22
The wind blows the rain to the core, making...

Trying again
Another late night, moments and resolutions...

Unremembered
My, how time ... Hang on, that is not the...

Isolation
Then there was the assumption I made, the...

Feels like home
Like for everything there is a season,...

Tick
A clock goes tick tock but the sound of...

Twice v half
Sometimes it is better to do half as much...

Stress distress
It can be amusing watching a stressed person...

Inconsistent synapses
I wonder, sometimes, if I could possibly be...

And another thing
Notes and ideas for investigation and...

Plutchik
The eight core emotional states in...

What ruler
What can I learn from the many hours I have...

Post-orgasmic lull
And I thought, this is a great build up,...

Past thrill
What a little moment of excitement, a...

Style and styles
Styles of art, who has the voice, is it the...

Belonging
I always felt like this is where I belong,...

Chemistry
Then come the moments when sadness seems to...

The unexpected
Sometimes the unexpected happens, I guess...

Bird thoughts
To be noticed, to be noticed and thought on,...

Little notes
Little notes may be a way to practice, to...

Eating cookies
How time flies when you're eating...

Who but I
Waiting for a change, waiting for a...

Deep it
Don't you find that time travels so...

Judged by your cover
The thing about books is they are a sign,...

Damn things
There is no reason why they shouldn't...

Ice-cream
If she asks tell her I gave you ice-cream,...

December 22
Twenty two is in the last run, all that...

Torn to pieces
And she asked again, by this time I was...

Long and strange
What does it mean anyway? Discombobulated, I...

Just do more
Weary, and at the end of the day I feel like...

Darkness spiral
And now adding colour, do you remember the...

Appearing denuded
Posturing, covering up the insecurities and...

More Disciplined
And again the time between clearing and...

Biological machines
Is monogamy such a strange concept, is it...

Asleep story
Sometime later I will awaken into this...

Sleep story
Sometimes, not often, I feel like I...

The disconnect
There seems to be this disconnect between...

Game of Tag
What I would like to say is there is nothing...

Take and give
The fine art of a conversation, it is about...

Nothing
There was a small flutter, a tiny...

False economy
So what is this all about, this guilt I feel...

Significant Aggregates
What is it all about, so what is the...

Laughter
There was a time of laughter, and there was...

Of concequence
When I was young I was the person in the...

Silent story
The silent twins had each other to talk to...

Flying and floundering
When having fun, like those folks in the...

Close to the idea
There is a place, on the mainland of their...

Annoying contentment
And so soon we will be embarking on another...

Ear ache resolution
This is now when the next starts, this is...

Push and now push
And now we push, and now we push, and maybe...

Left behind
And then it felt like I belonged, but maybe...

In my eyes only
There is a great deal of satisfaction to be...

Priorities change
Sometimes, although more often than I would...

Ritually Speaking
Habits and rituals have such a strong place...

Not this time
There were moments in the pleasure when I...

Existential despondency
Existence is said to inspire an angst, a...

End and Begin
Shortly it will be the moment when we change...

January 23
So, the time of generating resolutions is...

Twenty22
A collection of thoughts in 2022, I may come...

Meaningful meaning
Perhaps a good thing to occupy this year...

First flirt
Perhaps meaning can be found in feeling...

Emotional fortress
To figure out the meaning of it all we need...

Rage in red
Rage, anger and annoyance at the core of...

This narrative
One of the most important things is to...

No difference
Getting the words spoken was so hard, so...

Spirit of Mediocrity
Distinctly mediocre, what is this tedium,...

Elephantinies.
Here is an idea, young bull elephants wander...

Undiscerning Audience
I think, sadly, my dear little collection of...

Vigilance in Orange
Vigilance in orange with anticipation and...

YouTube Sport
The finest thing about armchair sports is...

Lying life
The lying life of adults is a fine story,...

Ecstasy in yellow
Ecstasy with joy and serenity are the...

Admiration in sap green
Admiration with trust and acceptance form...

Well told
A story is in the telling, the facts lend...

A momentary beauty
There is beauty, there is life to be lived,...

Mediocre Gatsby
What a load of malarkey, a requited...

Terror in green
Terror, fear and apprehension form the green...

Amazement in turquoise
Amazement, surprise and distraction are the...

Grief in blue
Grief, sadness and pensiveness form the blue...

Loathing in purple
Loathing, disgust and boredom form the...

Stories short and long
Short stories and flash fiction mostly, some...

Flash fiction
Very short stories, distractions of just a...

Fine writing
Quietly, quietly, and there is day that...

Expectations
Quick, just a few moments rushing through...

Do it
Getting things done, doing it, being on...

A hill of beans
It is nice to be able to look at the thing,...

Good thing
Well, well, I have sold quire a few drawings...

Drain
On the one hand I am using this wonderful...

Illustrated adult
I flicked through an illustrated book and...

Quiet
I have watched All's Quiet on the...

Images on the march
So, my image can be retweeted, or forwarded...

Amorals
Short graphic stories based on ideas in...

The Mountain in Labour
The mountain was a beauty, though she...

TMIL1
The labour started slowly with gentle moans...

TMIL2
Worried and bemused passersby gathered as...

February 23
Mostly this month I will be reading, this...

TMIL3
The gathering crowd whispered their excited...

TMIL4
As the moans turned to gasps and screams the...

TMIL5
Nothing, but a tiny mouse slipping away...

TMIL6
And in that remaining nothingness, the...

A tiny tale
And there it is, a full day's work an I...

The big read
It has started, I felt a little tingle as I...

Night marks
And now I take this time away from my sleep,...

Compliment confetti
I am far better at doing nice things than at...

Alcohol and you
Karla was a gripping yarn, it nicely drew...

In control
I must remember to thank her, she so often,...

Getting On
Today was a day for getting on with...

Owl Cat
A good story, but not quite a better...

Certainly uncommon
There is one side of the story where I say...

Blah blah blah
New found repetition of bad habits, here I...

Mr Birthday
In a rather nice moment I was writing was...

Sunday coffee feeling
Today was not the day, today was just a day...

The Time Grinder
I was staring at this woman's arse when...

Listing a plan
It is all such a lot of fiddle. ...

A competent tale
I wonder, is there really a need to retell...

The Cock and the Jewel
The cock as searching for food for...

TCATJ1
The Cock was searching for food for...

TCATJ2
And for his...

TCATJ3
When he found a beautiful precious...

Raise a glass
I remembered this day, the one that should...

So Very Nothing
So, I said something nice, I thought of...

TCATJ4
"How dull." the cock...

TCATJ5
If the owners had found it they would have...

TCATJ6
And set it in their finest...

TCATJ7
But I would rather have a grain of...

TCATJ8
And the hens...

Lost, not lost
There are a number of voices out there...

Searching for a voice
I spent much of today drawing a graphic...

Sublimation
And what shall I do at moment when I reach...

Phallic knobs
What are the rules of change? Are they as...

Things get done
So once again I have stayed up later than I...

The precipice
Sometimes when I am at the precipice, when I...

Busy lives
And we do, we have busy lives. ...

So I did
I thought about mentioning the amount of...

March 23
This month I will have to read even more...

Seeing depression
When asked if I am depressed I have to think...

Busy busy crash
Well now, the end of the week is here, and...

Life book
Treating onther people the way you want them...

Wolf and Lamb
  Wolf One day met Lamb...

WAL01
...

WAL02
One day met Lamb in a dark corner of the...

WAL03
all...

WAL04
Now Wolf is a fair wolf and would not eat...

WAL05
Sir, you mistake me for another, I was not...

WAL06
Well, you eat the grass on my field without...

WAL07
Sir, you mistake me for another, I have not...

WAL08
Well,you drink from my well without...

WAL09
Sir, you mistake me for another, I have only...

WAL10
Well, all your clever answers won't keep...

Positions
Once again we go over the same arguments,...

Overwhelmed
Sometimes when overwhelmed by the weariness,...

Total Demolition
Watching the fine athletes doing something...

The Cohens
New voices saying new things, it was the...

Nothing special
Today wasn't anything special, it...

Bliss
Indeed, what a delight it was to chat...

Digestion digression
A good conversation makes the dinner sit...

Sausages
Silly sausage, too much sitting watching the...

Ache and pain
Could it be that I ache for any movement and...

Always tired
Tired.  It must be quite a thing to...

Tonal
So, to sketch in black and a single colour I...

Remember me
The thing is about doing my thing and being...

Steps
Sometimes life is nothing more than steps...

This was today
There is a strange leisurely joyfulness to...

Believe it
Strangely, while painting the walls, the...

Ambition for breakfast
The day started with great ambition, as...

Mark My Card
Are your cards a meditation or a...

Ace of Swords
Clarity in reason and communication, in...

Ace of Staves
Creation in creativity and action in...

Ace of Cups
Intimacy in emotions and intuition in...

Ace of Coins
Prosperity in materiality and success in...

One of Swords
Conviction, determination, strength and...

One of Staves
Beginning, starting anew, an adventure or...

One of Cups
Abundance, fertility, fulfilment in emotions...

One of Coins
Perfection, prosperity, bliss, extensive...

Two of Swords
Balance but in the case of tension, a...

Two of Staves
Travel, bravery to venture down new paths in...

Two of Cups
Emotional partnership, connection, a union...

Two of Coins
Occupation, signaling skills with words,...

Three of Swords
Disappointment, rejection, seperation,...

Three of Staves
Commerce, practicality or useful knowledge,...

Three of Cups
Resolution, conclusion, the closing of a...

Three of Coins
Mastery, artistic or creative skill,...

Four of Swords
Retreat, filling the well, rest, seclusion...

Four of Staves
Stability, romantic harmony, tranquility and...

Four of Cups
Aversion, disapppointment, an inability to...

Four of Coins
Hoarding, possessiveness, stinginess in...

Joy of an idea
So this is something that happens.  I...

April 23
Another month slipping into this year, and,...

Five of Swords
Conquest, defeat, self-interest in reason...

Five of Staves
Conflict, competition, rivalry, jealousy in...

Five of Cups
Instability, emotional instability, loss of...

Five of Coins
Destitution, financial loss or ruin,...

Six of Swords
Transition or travel, voyage, overcoming of...

Six of Staves
Triumph, conquest, the realisation of a...

Six of Cups
Nostalgia, memory, past experience,...

Six of Coins
Charity, philanthropy, generosity, the...

Seven of Swords
Endurance, perserverance, fortitude, the...

Seven of Staves
Success, overcoming the odds, winning...

Seven of Cups
Inability to realise a passion, unrealistic...

Seven of Coins
Ingenuity, inventiveness, gain, discovery of...

Rye Lane
A thing to be appreciated is witty dialogue...

Is this real enough
IRL, I am not sure I do anything much either...

Eggshell Pale
Eggs, sorry, I mean egg shells, like...

Oh doubter
Set those plans, make them bright and bold...

Inventiveness
Ingenuity, inventiveness, gain, in...

Eight of Swords
Turmoil, conflict, restriction or...

Eight of Staves
Swift action, haste towards goals in...

Eight of Cups
Depart, abandonment of effort, leaving...

For a bit
I guess the first thing about making a...

Where is my mind
I guess it would be silly to write a note...

Not much more
In Damascus there was a war, and the...

Clever enough
And so the day is filled with small tasks...

Forgotten
There are so many good books published every...

Grasp it
But now I seem to be dead already, perhaps I...

Alone
When I was younger, young, even, I would get...

Loudest
So it is not about finding those clever,...

Fix it
Fixing the problem can be quite tricky and...

Happibliss
Without a reason, just for the hell of...

To dream
Swish swosh, there was a time I struggled to...

Ta da
Then there was a hard times, they are...

Full length
There is a story I wrote a few years...

Eight of Coins
Skills, craft, apprentiship, handiwork,...

Focal distance
Concentrate, to concentrate you must close...

Nine of Swords
Despair, heartbreak and anxiousness in...

Nine of Staves
Vigilance, anticipation, grit, awareness in...

Nine of Cups
Victory, abundance, material success and...

Nine of Coins
Plenty, accomplishments, prudence and...

Ten of Swords
Defeat, misfortune, and loss of energy in...

Ten of Staves
Burden, responsibility, pressure in...

Ten of Cups
Family, virtue, harmony and contentment I....

Ten of Coins
Legacy, affluence, ancestry and inheritance...

The Fox and the Crane
Fox invited Crane for...

TFATC01
...

TFATC02
invited Crane for...

TFATC07
In turn...

TFATC03
but served bean soup in a broad flat...

TFATC04
the soup fell out of Crane's long...

TFATC05
and Crane was...

TFATC06
and Fox...

TFATC10
which suited the long necked...

TFATC13
...

TFATC09
from a flagon with a tall narrow...

TFATC11
and left fox...

Both sides
So thinking about it, I am sure I have noted...

TFACT12
And Crane...

Higher baby
There will be a time when I wake in the...

Young men
The edge of violence excites young men...

Bodega
After many guesses at what a bodega means to...

Doing me
Closer, but still a forgetful slip of the...

Play again
Allegiance, what is this weird thing? ...

Telling tales
What is it I want?  Is it that...

May 23
A fitting way to start a new month is to...

Ho Hum
All day I thought about my diet, I thought...

A Lonely Voice
It is a funny old story, twisting and...

Surprisingly easy
Long.  It must have been twenty minutes...

So tired
Slightly tired, more than slightly, but the...

The drift
Discombobulation, disorientation, but...

Monster
There is an awkward imbalance, I think it...

Without, just without
Wound, not like a spring, no, the rubber...

Fat and dull
Where did it go, there was something...

Striving for truth
Truth, a strange and slippery thing. ...

Another game
It is in the games we play, board games,...

Bottoms up
Up in space we have our little habits, here...

Flat line
Dumn, du dumn, du dumn, there is a little...

Subtle art
Once again it is all getting a little...

Always expected
They said the troubles, they said apartheid,...

Glorious
There are many times in which this modern...

Porn dad
And he reaches for porn whatever is to hand,...

Keep talking
I suspect it is all really simple: all you...

Cross-dressing mother hen
And so, perhaps like the great many, I grew...

The Innkeeper and the Thief
Innkeeper had a lovely new coat which he...

TIATT01
Innkeeper had a lovely new coat which he...

TIATT02
Thief sat next to him and let out a...

TIATT03
Innkeeper asked: Why do you howl...

TIATT04
Thief said: I know not, however when hI howl...

TIATT05
This said she let out another frightful...

TIATT06
Please, begged Thief, hold my clothes so I...

TIATT07
Oh no, Innkeeper laughed...

TIATT08
As she stripped off her clothes into a bag...

TIATT09
OH NO, shrieked Innkeeper as he...

TIATT10
Thief laughted, donned his lovely new coat,...

Dragging
I sought the time to read today, but all I...

But is it mine?
Let's get back to that painting: I was...

Dot dot
There are so many ways to pass the time...

Edit list
List, listi Mac list list, come to mey...

TheDailySketch
When I decided to post my sketches online I...

Fun begets fun
Fun begets fun, we spend a little time...

Cheap Shiny Things
Just for a moment I was annoyed to be told I...

Nude
The nude, so prevalent through art history,...

Send nudes
A naked male figure framed with discord,...

Utterly Surreal
A nude figure with a pattern cut by the...

Darker waters
In these calmer waters, we can relax, enjoy...

Disorder Prevalent
This confrontational nude male figure is cut...

Warning over Data Privacy
The pose on this male nude figure implies...

Badly Behaved Britain
In my own way, I would imagine a little like...

My name is
My name is Jules. I have been reading a book...

The Woodman and the Serpent
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff...

TWATS01
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff and...

TWATS02
Woodman gently cradled Serpent to her...

TWATS03
Serpent quickly revived from her...

TWATS04
As is his nature, Serpent sunk his fangs...

TWATS05
A fatal...

TWATS06
And Woodman whispered: Serves me right for...

Get aHead
We read so much into animals, we give our...

A Hotbed of Scandal
A nude figure with an animal head taking...

Just rest
Tick tick tick, when I was driving the car I...

Serendipity
So I had been thinking about it all day and...

OPA
It is impossible to create a work of art...

Young man tuning a lute
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour and...

June 23
There seems to be an inertia settling over...

Acceptance
Acceptance with admiration and trust form...

Summer sunshine
This is the beginning point, this is the...

Serenity
Serenity with ecstasy and joy on the yellow...

Interest
Interest with vigilance and anticipation on...

Annoyance
Annoyance with rage and anger on the red...

Disgust
Disgust with loathing and boredom on the...

Sadness
Sadness with grief and pensiveness on the...

Surprise
Surprise with amazement and distraction on...

Fear
Fear with terror and apprehension on the...

Fat stupid
Fat fat fat fat fat fat, perhaps if I...

Bears, otters and other words
A male nude figure in front of...

Reminders
Little reminders to the folks sitting on the...

TWATS01A
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff and...

TWATS01B
One  winter Woodman found Serpent stiff...

The Fisher
Fisher went sailing on the...

TF01
Fisher went sailing on the...

TF02
Playing the...

TF03
Saying: the fish will dance their way into...

TF04
But they...

TF05
So the net was...

TF06
And with much toil the fish hauled aboard...

TF07
Ah, look how the fishes dance...

Just about starting
So, most of the day went ok under the new...

Do Wolves Howl at the Moon
These nude figures with wolf heads are...

The Belly and the Members
The members of the body rebelled against the...

TBATM01
The members of the body rebelled against the...

TBATM02
They said: why should we do all the work...

TBATM03
So the members of the body resolved to never...

TBATM04
The body was soon...

TBATM05
The members, hand, foot, mouth, eye,...

News23
Social media are forever asking where you...

Near the police station
On the one side there is the rioters and the...

These words
Decision, decide, think, thought,...

Shadows
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #inkdrawing of...

Best plan
Strategy or plan?  The young person has...

Trust
Trust with admiration and acceptance form...

Apprehension
Apprehension with fear and terror form the...

Warm Days
The warm days have tickled my mouth into a...

New things
You said shall we do this exciting thing, we...

Changed Sexual Identity
The dynamism of this pose and the...

The Lioness
There was clamour and boasting amongst...

TL01
There was clamour and boasting amongst all...

TL02
Claiming their worth by the number of yelps...

TL03
They rushed and demanded Lioness resolve the...

TL04
They asked: How many babies have you at...

TL05
Oh, only one, laughed...

TL06
But mine is all...

Hello
Welcome to my collection of artworks,...

Because you believe
You wouldn't have thought it possible...

So angry
He came again today, to tell me how reading...

Humanitarian Disaster
The children sit, as children do, and the...

Say and go
Say and go, and leave the bad thoughts...

The Painter
Thursday #PortraitChallenge #watercolour of...

Heated
Walking, walking in the sun, with the blue...

Distraction
Distraction with surprise and amazement form...

Dribble
And this was the point at which he turned to...

My role
Is this what gaslighting feels like? The...

Taking your imagination to the gym
This nude figure disappears into the...

Feel the sadness
All through the day coming and going were...

TDM08
To great laughter and...

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