They liked freshness and beauty and peace, whether they were in their home, or hiking out in the wilderness.

So when they couldn't be out in the wilderness, they brought it into their home.

Crystal Clear canvas print -- https://www.pictorem.com/2626154/crystal-clear/

Free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #wilderness #nature #hiking #travel #USA #oregon #lake #mountains #wallart #peace #quiet #home

🤨 The First Berserker: Khazan, over 1,000,000 copies sold and more than $50M in revenue in the first 8 months; roughly 100M media mentions. Quiet hit or FLOP?

At the same time reports say Neople's dev team has been redistributed to other projects, allegedly because sales fell short of the publisher's sky‑high expectations, so the franchise's future remains unclear.

#SteamAndEpic #First #Berserker #Neoples #Khazan #Quiet

Before it spills, or: A rengay

A two-person ‘Rengay’

By Carol Anne and David

db-laundry ghosts drift past—
dark glass mirrors my still shape
couch holds me in place
ca-       dust hums softly in the dim
      time pools thick beneath my feet
db-ceiling cracks widen
a continent moves an inch
no one seems to know
ca-dust in the sunlight
a cup trembles on the edge
someone holds their breath
 db-       distant sirens thread the air
      nearer now, they swell through walls
ca-glass trembles softly
a kettle clicks off mid-boil
no one says a word

Rengay?

Rengay is a form of linked verse created as an alternative to Japanese renga or renku. The form was devised by Garry Gay in California in 1992. A rengay consists of six thematic haiku verses and is normally composed by two or three poets, although solo and six-person rengay are not uncommon.

This form actually requires a bit of explanation, so I recommend that you read about it HERE.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Collaboration #Partnership #Poem #Poetry #Quiet #Rengay #Stillness #Tension #Unease #Waiting