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Brilarks

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Sep 24

A Manual and Exhausting Calculation — Chapter 9: The Entropic Void

Given the premises there is only one way this story could end

You see a silhouetted figure in tight fitting Lycra standing on a thin line with a blood red background, a large cape is blowing in the wind from their shoulders to the left of centre. Their head is slightly tilted to the right. As you continue to look at the picture you realise that the background isn’t blood red it is just blood, a sea of blood, an ocean of blood, and you scream.

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Entropies

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Brilarks

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Sep 21

A Manual and Exhausting Calculation — Chapter 6: The Romance Protocol

Some playful banter and “Bob’s your uncle” - but no “how’s your father”, Ali is way too young

You see a silhouetted figure in tight fitting Lycra standing on a thin line with a blood red background, a large cape is blowing in the wind from their shoulders to the left of centre. Their head is slightly tilted to the right. As you continue to look at the picture you find your self a little shocked at the coquettish tilt of the head. Are you being flirted with? Surely not.

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Entropies

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Brilarks

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Sep 21

A Manual and Exhausting Calculation — Chapter 5 : The Sorting Machine

Ali makes an obvious discovery and strangely finds a metronome in a science lab

You see a silhouetted figure in tight fitting Lycra standing on a thin line with a blood red background, a large cape is blowing in the wind from their shoulders to the left of centre. Their head is slightly tilted to the right. As you continue to look at the picture you start to see the tension in every muscle, and you get the distinct sensation, the feeling, that something is about to kick off.

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Brilarks

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Sep 20

A Manual and Exhausting Calculation — Chapter 4 : Unforeseen and Planned Reactions

Ali suffer from vitiligo who knew and flexes his mental muscles

You see a silhouetted figure in tight fitting Lycra standing on a thin line with a blood red background, a large cape is blowing in the wind from their shoulders to the left of centre. Their head is slightly tilted to the right. As you continue to look at the picture you could swear that you could hear the cape flutter. But oddly the air is completely still, there is no breeze.

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Brilarks

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Sep 20

A Manual and Exhausting Calculation — Chapter 3: Micro-Beasts

He’s laughing, he’s smiling, bless him

You see a silhouetted figure in tight fitting Lycra standing on a thin line with a a blood red background, a large cape is blowing in the wind from their shoulders to the left of centre. Their head is slightly tilted to the right. As you continue to look at the image you suddenly feel confused. You’re not sure, but did their right hand just move, was it always resting on their thigh?

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Brilarks

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Sep 19

A Manual and Exhausting Calculation — Chapter 2: Reception and Beyond, Der Überknirps

Stunted, cot levitation, night time shredding and other stories

You see a silhouetted figure in tight fitting Lycra standing on a thin line with a blood red background, a large cape is blowing in the wind from their shoulders to the left centre. Their head is slightly tilted to the right. As you continue to look at the image you feel a tightness in your tummy which just wasn’t there before.

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Entropies

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Brilarks

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Sep 19

A Manual and Exhausting Calculation — Chapter 1: A Mundane Landing and a Transracial Alien Baby

It all starts in a service station carpark under the neon sign of a GREGGS bakery

You see a silhouetted figure in tight fitting lycra standing on a thin line with a blood red background, a large cape is blowing in the wind from their shoulders to the left of centre. Their head is slightly tilted to the right. As you continue to look at the image you get the strangest feeling you are being watched.

Sylvain Bouyer

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Aug 15

D’une certaine façon, la guerre (14)

L’art (suite et fin)

D’une certaine façon, la guerre (14)

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Stephen Dalton

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Aug 8

The Road to Mordor Lies Ahead

The Vignette Gazette Edition #222 — Temptation

The Road to Mordor Lies Ahead

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Frequency Change

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Sunita Chakraborty

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Jun 17

The Tale of Mittens

The Daily Word #21: Little (392 words)

Beatrix Potter style watercolor of a tabby cat in a blue coat and apron, its head stuck inside a grey mitten. The cat knocks over terracotta pots in a messy potting shed as a disapproving robin watches from a shelf. In the doorway, Mr. McGregor approaches with a spade. Below, the text reads: “A Great Confusion in the Potting Shed”. Cream-colored background with an aged paper texture.