I lifted my head and looked upwards. Clouds of all shapes and sizes were congregating; showing entryways for nuances of light-grey and dark-grey and grey-grey all over the sky. And soon, towards me, a mizzling came tumbling down. And I let it. Droplets tinkled on my face in explosions of fertility, and the sound of … Continue reading Style Training With Ursula K. Le Guin, Exercise, 4 (part 1) Issa Dioume
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Improving one’s prose in minutes #2: Pleonasms – Issa A. Dioume
Short note on pleonasm, and easy exercise to check understanding.
#1 Short-story by Issa Dioume (THE CLICHED DETECTIVE-STORY)
Victor Verdun is fifty years old. He sits at his desk, thinking and despondent.
The Fall [Short-Story] by Issa Dioume
Loyally, We All Must Fall. 💧 💫
Jenny Ran Sur The Colline —- French & English !But, Same Themes & Ideas (By Issa Dioume in collaboration with Aimé Lesot)
Jenny courait sur la colline. Ses fossettes creusaient ses joues, témoignaient de sa joie manifeste. Ses pieds martelaient le chemin en terre, laissaient des empruntes et délogeaient les petits cailloux de leur cratère dorénavant appauvris. Devant: un horizon sans ligne - seulement de grands arbres, feutrant les rayons du soleil. Derrière: seulement le souvenir de … Continue reading Jenny Ran Sur The Colline —- French & English !But, Same Themes & Ideas (By Issa Dioume in collaboration with Aimé Lesot)
Where Do They All Fall? [Flashfiction] by Issa Dioume
Where? 🍃
A TUMULTUOUS VOYAGE, Part. 7 [Short-Story Series] by Issa Dioume
Morning, city of Gravenfall, adventure, fantasy, swordfight, hero.