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My Favorite Words
Half-light: n. According to the Oxford Languages website, it as dim light, such as at dusk. (I feel it is so much more than that.)
A Story in Every Picture...
When I look at a picture, a story comes to my mind, sometimes from a memory. Sometimes I create a new story or an idea for one. I see a story in every picture and here is where I will share it with you.
Time Spent in the Half-Light…
I love being outdoors during this time of day/night: the in-between, the gloaming, dusk or dawn. When dark is falling or daylight rising, I feel at peace, calm yet vibrating. Sometimes the colors are brilliant, yet muted to a point where you know they could never be matched by anything man-made. I have the sensation that a veil is dropping over me and that if I stop, barely breathing, everything around me will freeze in time. I feel all these feelings at once and I wish it could last forever. But, again I am duped. They are gone too quickly and the dusk turns dark or the dawn to just another day. Yet, to experience the half-light, even for a few fleeting moments, is a sensation I would not want to live without.
A Writer's Life
Part of my life as a writer are the things that surround me—that give me inspiration and are sometimes used as characters in the stories and books I write. I collect different items which I either buy or receive as gifts. For this article, I am sharing pics of three doggies which I proudly display around the house. Dachshunds - which represent one of the characters in my books. Otto, of course. I adore Otto, who belongs to the main character Claire. The figure standing on its hind legs is, I believe, a female (which Otto isn’t). It was the most recent gift I received and it’s adorable. I guess I will be adding another character to my current work in progress—a gal pal for Otto.
