Saturday 15 December 2018

15 December: Muriel Rukeyser Quotes

Muriel Rukeyser, US poet, was born on 15 December 1913. Here are ten quotes.


  1. The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.
  2. If we look long enough and hard enough ... we will begin to see the connections that bind us together, and when we recognize those connections, we will begin to change the world.
  3. Let us not fear the hidden. Or each other.
  4. Whatever can happen to anyone can happen to me.
  5. One writes in order to feel.
  6. Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed.
  7. What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.
  8. What three things can never be done? Forget. Keep silent. Stand alone.
  9. Moment to moment, we can grow, if we can bring ourselves to meet the moment with our lives.
  10. O for God's sake, they are connected underneath. #Islands.

My Christmas Novella!

A Very Variant Christmas
Last year, Jade and Gloria were embroiled in a bitter conflict to win back their throne and their ancestral home. This year, Queen Jade and Princess Gloria want to host the biggest and best Christmas party ever in their palace. They invite all their friends to come and bring guests. Not even the birth of Jade's heir just before Christmas will stop them.

The guest list includes most of Britain's complement of super-powered crime-fighters, their families and friends. What could possibly go wrong?

Gatecrashers, unexpected arrivals, exploding Christmas crackers and a kidnapping, for starters.

Far away in space, the Constellations, a cosmic peacekeeping force, have suffered a tragic loss. They need to recruit a new member to replace their dead colleague. The two top candidates are both at Jade and Gloria's party. The arrival of the recruitment delegation on Christmas Eve is a surprise for everyone; but their visit means one guest now faces a life-changing decision.

Meanwhile, an alliance of the enemies of various guests at the party has infiltrated the palace; they hide in the dungeon, plotting how best to get rid of the crime-fighters and the royal family once and for all. Problem is, they all have their own agendas and differences of opinion on how to achieve their aims.

Not to mention that this year, the ghosts who walk the corridors of the palace on Christmas Eve will be as surprised by the living as the living are by them.

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