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An Elephant Never Forgets
An Elephant NeverĀ Forgets
āWhen things between people end, itās almost never because of one big catastrophe, or some horrendous reveal. Usually, itās the end result of a series of small decisions and events; some of those bad, most of them just so. A love affair is a thing between people. As isĀ every other enterprise we can conceive of. Civilisations, also.ā Many of you might have noticed that there hasnāt been a newā¦
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"All The Things We Ever Were" by Andrew Cheverton There are ghosts here. There are ghosts here. You can hear them in the walls, see glimpses of them as they turn corners, pass windows, walk up behind you and breathe just lightly on the back of your neck; you turn but they are gone, just shadows, just murmurings of air, just things that used to be.
Thank You and Goodbye
"Thank You and Goodbye" by David Wynne "Ten floors. They say that's ten stories, but trust me, there are more stories here than you can count." That's what Bob likes to say.
āTen floors. They say thatās ten stories, but trust me, there are more stories here than you can count.ā Thatās what Bob likes to say. Bob has been the caretaker here for longer than I can remember. Thatās not his real name, but thatās what Iām calling him for today. Here at Pachyderm Pavilion, we all kind of take him for granted. We forget heās there, keeping the place running; sweeping theā¦
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Leaving
"Leaving" by David Baillie 'I don't want it to be over.'
āI donāt want it to be over.ā āI know. But itās not up to us,ā she said, resting her hand on his shoulder. He looked out of their perfectly, and needlessly, triple glazed con-apt window and admired the glorious verdant wall of vegetation the planet had built around Freedom Towers. He blinked and wondered if a tear had been welling. He was certainly upset enough to cry, but that was not at all hisā¦
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A Cry in the Wilderness
"A Cry in the Wilderness" by Alex Jury There is a tree growing in my living room and there doesnāt seem to be anything I can do about it.
There is a tree growing in my living room and there doesnāt seem to be anything I can do about it. I could ā and probably should ā go and rummage in one of my neighboursā sheds; Iām not the kind of girl to own an axe or indeed, as I have discovered, anything very practical at all. So many times, Iāve cursed myself ā why didnāt I pay more attention? Why didnāt I take the time to learn how thingsā¦
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Where is Home?
"Where is Home?" by JP Polewczak āPapa,ā the boy called, āI canāt fit everything in this.ā
āPapa,ā the boy called, āI canāt fit everything in this.ā The boy stood next to his bed. A cardboard box sat on the bed. His father gave specific instructions that he could take anything with him that fit in the box. āIf it doesnāt fit, you must leave it behind.ā His father said with pain in his throat. The tenement building was being vacated one apartment at a time. Many of the residents hadā¦
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Desecration
"Desecration" by Rivka Jacobs They had the outdoor part of the cafe to themselves. NYC summer heat and humidity had chased everyone else away.
They had the outdoor part of the cafe to themselves. NYC summer heat and humidity had chased everyone else away. Michael laughed at his friend on the other side of the metal table as the latter leaned back in his chair, eyes wide.Ā āIām not contagious,ā he said, and took a sip of his smoothie. āBut, radiationā¦.ā āJordan, seriously, itās okay. The radiation levels are a lot lower today. We each hadā¦
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N7
"N7" by Amanda Bird From the newsagents where we stole penny sweets To the front gate where I skinned my shin.
Our Kingdom From the newsagents where we stole penny sweets To the front gate where I skinned my shin. East The shed where someone stashed their porn. We climbed up on the roof and waved centrefolds at the prisoners next door. North A cage with a concrete floor. The echo of a ball bounces off every wall- Summoning much needed feet and hands. West The Sergio twins on a climbing frame. Lazilyā¦
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Zone Of Alienation
"Zone Of Alienation" by Timothy Swann The cordon contains us.
The cordon contains us. Sure, itās killing us slowly; better to die slow than die fast. Ironic, right? The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, to keepā¦ well, you know. Them. Out. Give us a little bit of community; we get it: A little community and getting smaller, but a community. All those āity suffixes, in fact, community, humanity, unity, city. The last of each. What does itā¦
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24/07/2016 Image - "Pripyat" by Michael Kƶtter
This is the final image at Elephant Words. It's called "Pripyat", and is by Michael Kƶtter.
This is the final image at Elephant Words: Itās called āPripyatā, and is by Michael Kƶtter. This photo was made available on a Creative Commons license, and can be found in its natural habitat here on Flickr. Iāll be posting great pieces of writing inspired by this image all week, so please check back over the next few days to see what they wrote, or click here! Does this image inspire you toā¦
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The Motion of Matter Frozen in Time
"The Motion of Matter Frozen in Time" by Rivka Jacobs The device was simple and small.
The device was simple and small. Shiny wiresāsome connected to a micro-processorāprotruded from one end of an aluminum cylinder. The other end was plugged into an RF cavity that broke the surface of the beam pipe. One of the three physics grad students who made up half their research teamāher body a flashing blob in the aluminized Level A hazmat suiteāused the microscopy chips built into herā¦
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17/07/2016 Image - "Whirls and Whorls" by Matthew Baldwin
āWhirls and Whorlsā by Matthew Baldwin This weekās image is called āWhirls and Whorlsā by Matthew Baldwin This photo was made available on a Creative Commons Attribution license, and can be found in its natural habitat here on Flickr. Weāll be posting great pieces of writing inspired by this image all week, so please check back over the next few days to see what they wrote, or click here! Doesā¦
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Crammed
"Crammed" by JP Polewczak āHe did say this would be cumulative, right?ā
āHe did say this would be cumulative, right?ā The hallway was filled with students. Of the roughly fourteen students, they had accounted for 32 hours of combined sleep. āItās supposed to be cumulative. He definitely said cumulative. Is it cumulative?ā Kevin flipped through his notes with one hand while scrolling through emails with the other hand. āKevin? Kevin? Earth to Kevin?ā Jeff pushedā¦
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nothing shines in the ordinary.
"nothing shines in the ordinary." by pan ellington Surreality. To think that I actually go here.
Surreality. To think that I actually go here. Iām really not being hard on myself when I say Iām an underachiever. Youāre intelligent, but not living up to your potential ā that trope is the story of my life. But at the same time, not entirely true, either. If I was engaged you better watch fucking out. Although I really didnāt have a clue. I was too fucking busy enjoying it. Tenth grade, myā¦
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How to Make the Cut
"How to Make the Cut" by Rivka Jacobs Twenty-five young women lined the two walls of the hallway, some sitting, others upright and leaning, book bags and purses scattered about their feet.
Twenty-five young women lined the two walls of the hallway, some sitting, others upright and leaning, book bags and purses scattered about their feet. Most of their faces reflected tension and anxiety, limned by frustration and a little anger. Two of them, blonde, slender Kelly a young woman two years out of high school, and Marta, an older returning studentāa beautician with a husband andā¦
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DEEP WI-FI
"DEEP WI-FI" by JP Polewczak Do you like SCIENCE? How about TECHNOLOGY?
Do you like SCIENCE? How about TECHNOLOGY? And, let me guess, a little thing called, the āINTERNETā? Of course you do! Well, have I got news for you! Scientists, working in a lab (thatās a laboratory for us laypeople), have put all of these things together to create something for everyone. Itās called, āDEEP WI-FI.ā Donāt you hate it when youāre watching your favorite documentary about a typefaceā¦
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10/07/2016 Image - "dwinelle hall - uc berkeley" by pan ellington
This weekās image is called ādwinelle hall ā uc berkeleyā by our very own pan ellington. Weāll be posting great pieces of writing inspired by this image all week, so please check back over the next few days to see what they wrote, or click here! Does this image inspire you to write something? A story, a memory, or a poem? Why not let us know, by posting a link to what you wrote here in theā¦
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