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Owls
Two poems about owls, the first, a triolet, the second, a short imagist poem in French.
10 hrs ago • Jane Dougherty
Pasiphaë
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Jan 12 • Jane Dougherty
Carp
Carp The stream ran over the ancient stones as it had done for almost a thousand years, but the carp pool was empty.
Jan 7 • Jane Dougherty
Palindrome poems
I was impressed by a short poem by Anthony Etherin that I read today, a type of palindrome poem.
Jan 5 • Jane Dougherty
Winterland
Winterland
Jan 2 • Jane Dougherty
The Wild Princess
A short story/fairy tale for the end of the year.
Dec 31, 2025 • Jane Dougherty
Queen of the Night
A short story I intended to post at the Solstice, but things got in the way.
Dec 28, 2025 • Jane Dougherty
Crows and persimmons at Christmas time
Crows and persimmons at Christmas time Crows in the persimmon tree, tearing orange strips of flesh, rise, black-sailed, against sky bleak as the North…
Dec 25, 2025 • Jane Dougherty
Jane Dougherty's Bestiary
Jane Dougherty's Bestiary
Stories from the otherworld, magical, mythological and the frighteningly familiar.
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