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Author: Tara R.

I believe all good fiction includes an element of truth, and all good photography includes an element of fantasy. In this journal I hope to give voice to the stories swirling around in my head, and to capture the images I see through my camera’s lens.

The potential of moments

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

"My interest in photography is not to capture an image I see or even have in my mind, but to explore the potential of moments I can only begin to imagine." Lois Greenfield

Meager beginnings

October 11, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

From tiny seeds grow Towering evergreen pines Gotta start somewhere

100 Word Challenge: Pen

October 11, 2017December 3, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 9 Comments

I always tell myself when I have an idea for a story that I’ll remember it, that I don’t have to jot it down. I read a word that tantalizes me and I think, I won’t/can’t forget such a delicious word… but I do. I finally began listening more closely to the voices in my … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Pen

Time is a web

October 10, 2017October 27, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

What came before: Capt. Poppy Spector After weeks recuperating from her near-fatal shipwreck, Poppy was finding life in an agrarian settlement a welcome change from the rigid routine of space travel. She was healing in body, mind, and spirit. Once she was feeling stronger, Poppy joined the ovine herders. It was the shearing season and … Continue reading Time is a web

A homecoming

October 9, 2017April 30, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

What came before: A Salt Life Poppy was convinced she had finally succumbed to space sickness. Her long, solitary trek and the loss of her entire crew to the perils of harsh planet exploration broke her spirit and snapped her sanity. It was impossible for a standard-argot speaking human to be standing in front of … Continue reading A homecoming

Blue sky clan

October 6, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 4 Comments

Sing a song on high Legend of the blue sky clan Totem electric

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