by Tommy | Feb 15, 2025 | South Africa
Merweville is a mysterious place. It’s made all the more mysterious by my frustrating inability to pronounce it. “Merwewewe”, I say, the vowels tripping over my tongue. “Mervewewree?” “Merrwer!” I give up and ask the lady from...
by Tommy | Jul 2, 2023 | Photography, Sicily
I am someone who absolutely, unequivocally hates using a smartphone for travel photography. I think smartphone photos usually come out over saturated, blurry or pixelly (if you dare try and enlarge them) and they also have a kind of ‘unreal’ quality to...
by Tommy | Mar 31, 2023 | Homunculus
A creature of fire, a being of stone A homunculus born, of the volcano alone Its body and soul, fused with molten rock A fiery heart, never to be knocked 👹 Oh, the wonder and fear of this strange creation A being of legend, defying explanation It emerged from...
by Tommy | Mar 30, 2023 | Homunculus
In crystal vats, a cosmos hums, aloof, A birth foretold in twilight’s muted strains; In labyrinthine depths of alchemic truth, A homunculus awakes, unchained. Arcane and knotted, webs of science spin, In amber glow, a life emerges slow; A creature born of ink,...
by Tommy | Mar 29, 2023 | Homunculus
In the grand hall of the museum, Lord Wellington stood before the majestic statue of David. The stout man with a monocle was scandalized by the sight before him. “Well, I say, this is most unseemly!” Lord Wellington exclaimed. “Unseemly,...
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