#small souls

[babylon-crashing]

skunk stone

Before I was born peoples set concrete

slabs all around the tree near my home. They're

long gone. The tree grew, pushing all that street

rock up, four broken teeth wedged in the air.

Yaw ways smile; like all man-made gods. Last night

the skunks moved in –– three kits and their mama.

I find, being lonesome, that I delight

in all who show up. If there's a Buddha

of Small Souls and Single Mothers, maybe

then she's blessing me. Or, maybe, they're just

passing through. Either way they're safe today

between this slab of skunk stone and brute tree

root. Please stay, love, here is refuge and trust.

Peoples, they preach. Let's seek a different way.

[errantthinking]

The March of the Tiny Epics has come to an End

Read everyone's shared blog posts and thoughts on playing with scale in our TTRPGS. There were many good reads here! Keep on blogging, y'all!

As the March of the Tiny Epics ends, I provide the final round up.

[internutter]

Challenge #04486-L102: Living Up to the Name

How long has it been? They were very slow learners to be sure, but this slow? But it was obvious, now, they WERE learning. Along the wall, other terrariums, others having to learn these lessons. Those that were well progressed got to start seeing others, those that were not? This family, it took a while, but their dedication to learn a new path, was now starting to be obviously genuine. About time though. Time to introduce them to others who were almost ready to be returned to the world.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04270-k252-subtle-and-fast-fury -- Anon Guest

There's a humble little cottage that also happens to be a portable Wizard's tower. Only a very special Wizard would have a tower like that. There's a cozy hearth, a beautiful garden, and a bed so comfortable that resting in it heals wounds to the soul.

There's also an interesting array of terrariums. Each with little houses, and little crops. And little, tiny, people.

They are ageless, because they need time to learn. They are small because their bodies match their empathy and sympathy for others. A stranger encountering them might wonder what they did for the Eternal Wizard to punish them. If they ask, they would learn that this particular arrangement is a gift.

[Check the source for the rest of the story]

[madmackerel]

MM Shorts 963: Small Souls

MM Shorts 963: Small Souls

On their first single, Existential Midlife Crimes, Portland post-folk duo Small Souls have penned a personal dispatch that examines the existential worldview that feeds a potential midlife crisis. Beneath the honest songwriting and sullen tones of plucked guitar are rich strings and a densely layered outro that bears repeated listens. For fans of Neutral Milk Hotel, Wilco and David Bazan.…

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[lexi-tyler]

Drop-In Session with Small Souls by Portland Radio Project http://ift.tt/2amtzLE