#literary — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #literary, aggregated by home.social.
-
Want to try out a free sample #magazine? Seven stories of great #literary #fiction with a focus on #ethics and #Philosophy Just click on the link! buff.ly/7z5BlSo
#literarycommunity #writingcommunity #reading #freereading #freebooks -
Want to try out a free sample #magazine? Seven stories of great #literary #fiction with a focus on #ethics and #Philosophy Just click on the link! buff.ly/7z5BlSo
#literarycommunity #writingcommunity #reading #freereading #freebooks -
Want to try out a free sample #magazine? Seven stories of great #literary #fiction with a focus on #ethics and #Philosophy Just click on the link! buff.ly/7z5BlSo
#literarycommunity #writingcommunity #reading #freereading #freebooks -
Want to try out a free sample #magazine? Seven stories of great #literary #fiction with a focus on #ethics and #Philosophy Just click on the link! buff.ly/7z5BlSo
#literarycommunity #writingcommunity #reading #freereading #freebooks -
Want to try out a free sample #magazine? Seven stories of great #literary #fiction with a focus on #ethics and #Philosophy Just click on the link! buff.ly/7z5BlSo
#literarycommunity #writingcommunity #reading #freereading #freebooks -
look at the vagabond
look at the vagabond
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #Imagery #literary #literature #outcast #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #transient #writing
see that his ears are cropped
ask was it yesterday his feet
were locked in the stocks
ask was it last week he couldn’t
pull his head nor his hands from the pillory
say tell me stranger
was it a month ago the good people
of wittenburg threw offal at you
smell that he’s putrid
ask if under the wool of his doublet
the once white linen of his smock is slashed
with dried blood ask if he was whipped
ask if for the hours of the night
or if for years of a long dark he was
fettered in the dungeon under job’s castle1
look that his eyes blink against daylight
or that it’s his terrors that blink his eyes say
to the man who walks the world alone
return with me to the town
i’ll give you a company to walk with
and a regiment to walk with the company
1. Kloden Castle, about 30 miles from Wittenberg: In the late 16th century it was owned and the home of Jobst Kanne of the noble family of Kanne. -
look at the vagabond
look at the vagabond
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #Imagery #literary #literature #outcast #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #transient #writing
see that his ears are cropped
ask was it yesterday his feet
were locked in the stocks
ask was it last week he couldn’t
pull his head nor his hands from the pillory
say tell me stranger
was it a month ago the good people
of wittenburg threw offal at you
smell that he’s putrid
ask if under the wool of his doublet
the once white linen of his smock is slashed
with dried blood ask if he was whipped
ask if for the hours of the night
or if for years of a long dark he was
fettered in the dungeon under job’s castle1
look that his eyes blink against daylight
or that it’s his terrors that blink his eyes say
to the man who walks the world alone
return with me to the town
i’ll give you a company to walk with
and a regiment to walk with the company
1. Kloden Castle, about 30 miles from Wittenberg: In the late 16th century it was owned and the home of Jobst Kanne of the noble family of Kanne. -
look at the vagabond
look at the vagabond
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #Imagery #literary #literature #outcast #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #transient #writing
see that his ears are cropped
ask was it yesterday his feet
were locked in the stocks
ask was it last week he couldn’t
pull his head nor his hands from the pillory
say tell me stranger
was it a month ago the good people
of wittenburg threw offal at you
smell that he’s putrid
ask if under the wool of his doublet
the once white linen of his smock is slashed
with dried blood ask if he was whipped
ask if for the hours of the night
or if for years of a long dark he was
fettered in the dungeon under job’s castle1
look that his eyes blink against daylight
or that it’s his terrors that blink his eyes say
to the man who walks the world alone
return with me to the town
i’ll give you a company to walk with
and a regiment to walk with the company
1. Kloden Castle, about 30 miles from Wittenberg: In the late 16th century it was owned and the home of Jobst Kanne of the noble family of Kanne. -
look at the vagabond
look at the vagabond
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #Imagery #literary #literature #outcast #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #transient #writing
see that his ears are cropped
ask was it yesterday his feet
were locked in the stocks
ask was it last week he couldn’t
pull his head nor his hands from the pillory
say tell me stranger
was it a month ago the good people
of wittenburg threw offal at you
smell that he’s putrid
ask if under the wool of his doublet
the once white linen of his smock is slashed
with dried blood ask if he was whipped
ask if for the hours of the night
or if for years of a long dark he was
fettered in the dungeon under job’s castle1
look that his eyes blink against daylight
or that it’s his terrors that blink his eyes say
to the man who walks the world alone
return with me to the town
i’ll give you a company to walk with
and a regiment to walk with the company
1. Kloden Castle, about 30 miles from Wittenberg: In the late 16th century it was owned and the home of Jobst Kanne of the noble family of Kanne. -
look at the vagabond
look at the vagabond
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #Imagery #literary #literature #outcast #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #transient #writing
see that his ears are cropped
ask was it yesterday his feet
were locked in the stocks
ask was it last week he couldn’t
pull his head nor his hands from the pillory
say tell me stranger
was it a month ago the good people
of wittenburg threw offal at you
smell that he’s putrid
ask if under the wool of his doublet
the once white linen of his smock is slashed
with dried blood ask if he was whipped
ask if for the hours of the night
or if for years of a long dark he was
fettered in the dungeon under job’s castle1
look that his eyes blink against daylight
or that it’s his terrors that blink his eyes say
to the man who walks the world alone
return with me to the town
i’ll give you a company to walk with
and a regiment to walk with the company
1. Kloden Castle, about 30 miles from Wittenberg: In the late 16th century it was owned and the home of Jobst Kanne of the noble family of Kanne. -
Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel
In this interview, author Julie Buntin discusses how personal questions about identity helped inspire her new novel, Famous Men.
The post Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/julie-buntin-time-is-an-underrated-ingredient-in-the-making-of-a-novel#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel
In this interview, author Julie Buntin discusses how personal questions about identity helped inspire her new novel, Famous Men.
The post Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/julie-buntin-time-is-an-underrated-ingredient-in-the-making-of-a-novel#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel
In this interview, author Julie Buntin discusses how personal questions about identity helped inspire her new novel, Famous Men.
The post Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/julie-buntin-time-is-an-underrated-ingredient-in-the-making-of-a-novel#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel
In this interview, author Julie Buntin discusses how personal questions about identity helped inspire her new novel, Famous Men.
The post Julie Buntin: Time Is an Underrated Ingredient in the Making of a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/julie-buntin-time-is-an-underrated-ingredient-in-the-making-of-a-novel#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #SomethingDifferent Saturday #32 - A Trifecta of Treats! Yes, I'm actually updating you on all THREE of my "hobbies" - #pottery, #stainedglass, and #breadbaking, along with something #literary to keep it relevant for a #bookblog! Stop by and take a look.
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/07/18/tcls-somethingdifferent-saturday-32-a-trifecta-of-treats/
-
#BookThreads #booksky 📚💙 #bookstodon TCL's #SomethingDifferent Saturday #32 - A Trifecta of Treats! Yes, I'm actually updating you on all THREE of my "hobbies" - #pottery, #stainedglass, and #breadbaking, along with something #literary to keep it relevant for a #bookblog! Stop by and take a look.
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2026/07/18/tcls-somethingdifferent-saturday-32-a-trifecta-of-treats/
-
Aruni Kashyap: I Was Scared To Write the Ending
In this interview, author Aruni Kashyap discusses the decade that went into writing his new novel, How to Date a Fanatic.
The post Aruni Kashyap: I Was Scared To Write the Ending appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/aruni-kashyap-i-was-scared-to-write-the-ending#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
Aruni Kashyap: I Was Scared To Write the Ending
In this interview, author Aruni Kashyap discusses the decade that went into writing his new novel, How to Date a Fanatic.
The post Aruni Kashyap: I Was Scared To Write the Ending appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/aruni-kashyap-i-was-scared-to-write-the-ending#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
Alicia Upano: Restraint Is My Most Useful Tool
In this interview, author Alicia Upano discusses borrowing characters from a different story for her debut novel, Everything to the Sea.
The post Alicia Upano: Restraint Is My Most Useful Tool appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/alicia-upano-restraint-is-my-most-useful-tool#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
Alicia Upano: Restraint Is My Most Useful Tool
In this interview, author Alicia Upano discusses borrowing characters from a different story for her debut novel, Everything to the Sea.
The post Alicia Upano: Restraint Is My Most Useful Tool appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/alicia-upano-restraint-is-my-most-useful-tool#BeInspired #Genre #Interviews #Literary #WriteBetterFiction
-
Tell us about a favourite read that led you to visit a new place or go on an adventure – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break A great novel can transport you to places you’ve never been,… #travel #booktourism #literary
Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass
-
I am in awe of people who manage to keep their body and soul in balance - not much to say in my case, I’m afraid…
#poetry #poem #literary #naturepoem #isleofwight #poetrycommunity -
the stroll of the gentlewoman becomes a
the stroll of the gentlewoman becomes a
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #HoratioDialogue #Imagery #literary #literature #panHandling #Poetry #poverty #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #writing
march past the man who
sags outside the door against the wall
he with the eyes full of storm on the horizon
that measure the soil on the clothes and the wear
the number of teeth in the mouths of those who pass
the men who enter and the men who go out
until the sight of one as poor as he causes
the dark clouds in his eyes to reverse themselves
until he asks friend can you spare a heller
that one for that one also leave
a place in the contract for his name -
the stroll of the gentlewoman becomes a
the stroll of the gentlewoman becomes a
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #HoratioDialogue #Imagery #literary #literature #panHandling #Poetry #poverty #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #writing
march past the man who
sags outside the door against the wall
he with the eyes full of storm on the horizon
that measure the soil on the clothes and the wear
the number of teeth in the mouths of those who pass
the men who enter and the men who go out
until the sight of one as poor as he causes
the dark clouds in his eyes to reverse themselves
until he asks friend can you spare a heller
that one for that one also leave
a place in the contract for his name -
Literary tourism is booming — travelers are now choosing destinations based on bookshops, libraries, and reading spaces, making books a genuine reason to explore. #travel #booktourism #literary
Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass
-
Want to try out a free sample #magazine? Seven stories of great #literary #fiction with a focus on #ethics and #Philosophy Just click on the link! buff.ly/7z5BlSo
#literarycommunity #writingcommunity #reading #freereading #freebooks -
Want to try out a free sample #magazine? Seven stories of great #literary #fiction with a focus on #ethics and #Philosophy Just click on the link! buff.ly/7z5BlSo
#literarycommunity #writingcommunity #reading #freereading #freebooks -
"The #Jewish #Literary Foundation has announced the return of its Jewish #Playwrights Programme for 2026/27, with applications opening to playwrights across the #UK for the first time. The programme will support the development of a full-length #play, helping foster the next generation of Jewish playwrights and championing #stories that reflect the richness and diversity of Jewish life in #Britain.
Building on the success of its inaugural year, the Jewish Literary Foundation returns with its flagship development programme, which will support eight emerging and early-career playwrights from across the UK to develop new work for the #stage."
-
"The #Jewish #Literary Foundation has announced the return of its Jewish #Playwrights Programme for 2026/27, with applications opening to playwrights across the #UK for the first time. The programme will support the development of a full-length #play, helping foster the next generation of Jewish playwrights and championing #stories that reflect the richness and diversity of Jewish life in #Britain.
Building on the success of its inaugural year, the Jewish Literary Foundation returns with its flagship development programme, which will support eight emerging and early-career playwrights from across the UK to develop new work for the #stage."
-
hay lit folks, please teach me how to write a good query letter and what makes an effective synopsis. i know i can web search it, but i'd rather hear from you what works and what doesn't; striking the right balance is key. thankers #books #novels #literary #fiction #literaryagents #bookpublishing
-
hay lit folks, please teach me how to write a good query letter and what makes an effective synopsis. i know i can web search it, but i'd rather hear from you what works and what doesn't; striking the right balance is key. thankers #books #novels #literary #fiction #literaryagents #bookpublishing
-
hay lit folks, please teach me how to write a good query letter and what makes an effective synopsis. i know i can web search it, but i'd rather hear from you what works and what doesn't; striking the right balance is key. thankers #books #novels #literary #fiction #literaryagents #bookpublishing
-
hay lit folks, please teach me how to write a good query letter and what makes an effective synopsis. i know i can web search it, but i'd rather hear from you what works and what doesn't; striking the right balance is key. thankers #books #novels #literary #fiction #literaryagents #bookpublishing
-
hay lit folks, please teach me how to write a good query letter and what makes an effective synopsis. i know i can web search it, but i'd rather hear from you what works and what doesn't; striking the right balance is key. thankers #books #novels #literary #fiction #literaryagents #bookpublishing
-
hay lit folks, please teach me how to write a good query letter and what makes an effective synopsis. i know i can web search it, but i'd rather hear from you what works and what doesn't; striking the right balance is key. thankers #books #novels #literary #fiction #literaryagents #bookpublishing
-
for these
for these
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #Imagery #lifestylesOfThePeasantry #literary #literature #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #spring #writing
and for all those who have
no plow
and no anvil over which to bend
a plow into being
no seed
and no burgage1 over which
to spread seed
no meadow
and no swine to shepherd
into the meadow
for all those who wait
and in their wait make
the square drunk and quarrelsome
lewd and a fright
wait for the roads to thaw
and for the thawed roads to dry
wait to watch a plow cross
a selion2 pulled by an ox
wait for the winter cloak to be hung
and for the grass to green
who wait for the bloom to blow
off the branch and for the apricot to ripen
to see a robin wait
for there to come an end of winter
for there to come a war to go to
for all these
under what you’ve already written
in your scroll write
we the undersigned
1 In a medieval context, a "burgage" refers to a tenure, or holding of land, within a borough or town, typically involving a fixed rent or other services to a lord or the crown. AI
2 A "selion" is a historical term referring to a narrow strip or ridge of land used for cultivation in the open-field system of medieval Europe. It was typically one furlong long and one chain wide, making it roughly one acre in area, though exact measurements could vary. -
for these
for these
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #Imagery #lifestylesOfThePeasantry #literary #literature #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #spring #writing
and for all those who have
no plow
and no anvil over which to bend
a plow into being
no seed
and no burgage1 over which
to spread seed
no meadow
and no swine to shepherd
into the meadow
for all those who wait
and in their wait make
the square drunk and quarrelsome
lewd and a fright
wait for the roads to thaw
and for the thawed roads to dry
wait to watch a plow cross
a selion2 pulled by an ox
wait for the winter cloak to be hung
and for the grass to green
who wait for the bloom to blow
off the branch and for the apricot to ripen
to see a robin wait
for there to come an end of winter
for there to come a war to go to
for all these
under what you’ve already written
in your scroll write
we the undersigned
1 In a medieval context, a "burgage" refers to a tenure, or holding of land, within a borough or town, typically involving a fixed rent or other services to a lord or the crown. AI
2 A "selion" is a historical term referring to a narrow strip or ridge of land used for cultivation in the open-field system of medieval Europe. It was typically one furlong long and one chain wide, making it roughly one acre in area, though exact measurements could vary. -
"Award-winning #author #DaraLevan is back with her second #novel, Shaken to the Core, and the buzz in the #literary community is palpable. Featured in People, Southern Living, and selected for Zibby Owens’ Summer 2026 Most Anticipated list, Shaken to the Core asks: When life is cut short, what do we do with the time we have left?
Dara #Levan is the #podcast host of Every Soul Has a Story, and a former pediatric speech-language pathologist who made her mark in #publishing with her 2024 award-winning debut novel, It Could Be Worse. Based in South #Florida, Dara is a community leader, a founding member of Artists Against #Antisemitism, and a contributor to the USA Today bestselling anthology On Being #Jewish Now."
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jewish-author-spotlight-dara-levan-shaken-to-the-core/
-
"Award-winning #author #DaraLevan is back with her second #novel, Shaken to the Core, and the buzz in the #literary community is palpable. Featured in People, Southern Living, and selected for Zibby Owens’ Summer 2026 Most Anticipated list, Shaken to the Core asks: When life is cut short, what do we do with the time we have left?
Dara #Levan is the #podcast host of Every Soul Has a Story, and a former pediatric speech-language pathologist who made her mark in #publishing with her 2024 award-winning debut novel, It Could Be Worse. Based in South #Florida, Dara is a community leader, a founding member of Artists Against #Antisemitism, and a contributor to the USA Today bestselling anthology On Being #Jewish Now."
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jewish-author-spotlight-dara-levan-shaken-to-the-core/
-
#books #readingcommunity #feminist #fiction #autobiography #memoir #nature #scifi #history #literary
I read a whole lot in June! It has been very good. A distraction that is also deeply invasive and utterly important.
I loved:
I Who Have Never Known Men, A Protest History of the United States, and The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Very excellent. And I couldn't get enough of Deborah Levy, particularly her nonfiction. -
#books #readingcommunity #feminist #fiction #autobiography #memoir #nature #scifi #history #literary
I read a whole lot in June! It has been very good. A distraction that is also deeply invasive and utterly important.
I loved:
I Who Have Never Known Men, A Protest History of the United States, and The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Very excellent. And I couldn't get enough of Deborah Levy, particularly her nonfiction. -
Judeo-Christian :fozzie_wocka_wocka:
"Among the many #faiths practiced by millions of #Texas #students, a new statewide required #reading list that includes #biblical passages draws from just two traditions: #Protestant #Christianity and #Judaism.
Yet Texas #rabbis say #Jews had no role in shaping how #Judaism appears in the #curriculum, and they disagree with how the lone #Jewish text is presented. Rather than teaching about Judaism on its own terms, they argue, the lessons filter Jewish texts through a #Christian perspective.
The #readinglist, which is expected to go into effect in 2030, will have #publicschool students across the state reading passages from the #NewTestament and mostly Christian #translations of the #Hebrew Bible alongside #literary classics. Of the curriculum’s six #HebrewBible readings, just one uses a Jewish #translation."
-
Judeo-Christian :fozzie_wocka_wocka:
"Among the many #faiths practiced by millions of #Texas #students, a new statewide required #reading list that includes #biblical passages draws from just two traditions: #Protestant #Christianity and #Judaism.
Yet Texas #rabbis say #Jews had no role in shaping how #Judaism appears in the #curriculum, and they disagree with how the lone #Jewish text is presented. Rather than teaching about Judaism on its own terms, they argue, the lessons filter Jewish texts through a #Christian perspective.
The #readinglist, which is expected to go into effect in 2030, will have #publicschool students across the state reading passages from the #NewTestament and mostly Christian #translations of the #Hebrew Bible alongside #literary classics. Of the curriculum’s six #HebrewBible readings, just one uses a Jewish #translation."
-
Judeo-Christian :fozzie_wocka_wocka:
"Among the many #faiths practiced by millions of #Texas #students, a new statewide required #reading list that includes #biblical passages draws from just two traditions: #Protestant #Christianity and #Judaism.
Yet Texas #rabbis say #Jews had no role in shaping how #Judaism appears in the #curriculum, and they disagree with how the lone #Jewish text is presented. Rather than teaching about Judaism on its own terms, they argue, the lessons filter Jewish texts through a #Christian perspective.
The #readinglist, which is expected to go into effect in 2030, will have #publicschool students across the state reading passages from the #NewTestament and mostly Christian #translations of the #Hebrew Bible alongside #literary classics. Of the curriculum’s six #HebrewBible readings, just one uses a Jewish #translation."
-
Judeo-Christian :fozzie_wocka_wocka:
"Among the many #faiths practiced by millions of #Texas #students, a new statewide required #reading list that includes #biblical passages draws from just two traditions: #Protestant #Christianity and #Judaism.
Yet Texas #rabbis say #Jews had no role in shaping how #Judaism appears in the #curriculum, and they disagree with how the lone #Jewish text is presented. Rather than teaching about Judaism on its own terms, they argue, the lessons filter Jewish texts through a #Christian perspective.
The #readinglist, which is expected to go into effect in 2030, will have #publicschool students across the state reading passages from the #NewTestament and mostly Christian #translations of the #Hebrew Bible alongside #literary classics. Of the curriculum’s six #HebrewBible readings, just one uses a Jewish #translation."
-
Judeo-Christian :fozzie_wocka_wocka:
"Among the many #faiths practiced by millions of #Texas #students, a new statewide required #reading list that includes #biblical passages draws from just two traditions: #Protestant #Christianity and #Judaism.
Yet Texas #rabbis say #Jews had no role in shaping how #Judaism appears in the #curriculum, and they disagree with how the lone #Jewish text is presented. Rather than teaching about Judaism on its own terms, they argue, the lessons filter Jewish texts through a #Christian perspective.
The #readinglist, which is expected to go into effect in 2030, will have #publicschool students across the state reading passages from the #NewTestament and mostly Christian #translations of the #Hebrew Bible alongside #literary classics. Of the curriculum’s six #HebrewBible readings, just one uses a Jewish #translation."
-
those west faced
those west faced
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #HoratioDialogue #Imagery #literary #literature #morningShadows #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #urgency #writing
walls of masonry and brickwork
that all wednesday were
damp darkened by rain wash
through all the hours of sunrise
today
those housefronts and market
stalls were shadow tinted
but now that sunless hue recedes
down those walls like a tide
now those walls are sunlight shaded
like mortar like mud at midday
go to that dark monastery where i live
and i’ll pay for your daily bread
walk like one who knows
the time between the shades is short -
those west faced
those west faced
#DramaticPoetry #earlyModernEurope #HistoricalFiction #HoratioDialogue #Imagery #literary #literature #morningShadows #Poetry #SerialPoetry #SpokenWord #urgency #writing
walls of masonry and brickwork
that all wednesday were
damp darkened by rain wash
through all the hours of sunrise
today
those housefronts and market
stalls were shadow tinted
but now that sunless hue recedes
down those walls like a tide
now those walls are sunlight shaded
like mortar like mud at midday
go to that dark monastery where i live
and i’ll pay for your daily bread
walk like one who knows
the time between the shades is short
