Tales from June 2025 - The Dream Pedlar

a tall evergreen tree with its top lobbed off surrounded by other trees in a parking lot

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tales for dreamers: a fitting response to a senseless punishment

We're back in medieval times now. The powers-that-be find great delight in beheading! But living beings have always found a way to survive in the face of oppression.

image of a child turning around a rocky corner on a trail in the woods

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tales for dreamers: about my favourite woodland creature (revisited)

A story for my little one, D, who turns 9 years old today! Happy Birthday, lovely child!

cut-outs of words pasted in apparently random order on a window overlooking a green lawn and tall pine trees under a blue sky

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tales for dreamers: the writing on the wall

The writing is on the wall. What do the words foretell? And how will you rise to meet this new future?

view of a window behind which sit a number of mannequin heads looking out

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tales for dreamers: talking heads

The heads watch you from their perch on the window sill. Have you ever thought of finding out what (or who) they are?

a path leading to a defunct lighthouse, flanked by bushes on both sides, under a bright blue sky

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tales for dreamers: a lighthouse marooned

The lighthouse has been cut off from the sea. What could possibly be the purpose of its life now? Read this poetic flash fantasy about change, solitude, and quiet resilience.