D. J. Reddall

Joined June 2022

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I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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Godfrey's Grimoire
"You dolt, Godfrey!" Meister Bartholomew is not pleased. Actually, that is something of an understatement. He is displeased and then some. The last year has permitted me to become intimately acquainted with his whole palette of wrath, from mildly peeved to seething with rage. He is running in the direction of the latter. Again.
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Fiction
The Trio
Each of these odd voices sings about time Past, present and future supply their themes The first, a historian, eschews rhyme
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
The School of Business
Behold, the prophet Of profit, which we must love More than anyone
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Hail, Chronos!
He will claim all of Us, tormentors and those who Suffer torment, soon
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Amnesiacs. Top Story - August 2025.
I remember the serious eloquence of hanging up The receiver, attached by a curling umbilicus of plastic To a phone, with a rotary dial
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Still Looking
Why are these awkward Mediocre dinners so Long and expensive?
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Forgetful Forgiveness
So much joy is lost Punishing the present for Versions of the past
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Salty Speech
I do not understand the salty speech Of the roiling, storm punctuated sea The crowd of gossamer clouds I beseech To solve the riddle of the sky for me
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Critical Condition
It is easy to resent the critic Who tastes and judges but seldom prepares Attached to a specific aesthetic Pointing out that what you love needs repairs
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Search History
All of us are strange We ought to seek that strangeness That best suits our own
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets
Mera. Honorable Mention in Rituals of Affection Challenge.
What, no small talk? So impatient. You're all in such a hurry. Do you know where you are in a hurry to get? I mean, not just the proximal goal, but the distal, ultimate goal? Would you be in such a hurry, if you kept that in mind?
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Fiction
Kept Clean
Summer has thawed your quaint anxieties Puritanical shyness melts quickly Ancient are some carnal realities Touched by water and light, who is sickly?
By D. J. Reddall8 months ago in Poets