Category Archives: DS106

Eagles and Doves

Posted on 15th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to Look out of your actual window and then open a nature webcam from somewhere in the world. (here is the home of nature webcams via the US National Park Service) Write a poem that bridges … Continue reading →

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Ode to Father Time

Posted on 14th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create is to write an ode to Father Time O silent keeper of all things, You move unseen through shadows cast, With footsteps soft, yet never still. The stars align, the tides obey, All yield to you—relentless, vast. … Continue reading →

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Ode to Mother Earth

Posted on 13th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create is to write an ode to Mother Earth. Oh gentle Earth, beneath our feet, Your patient pulse, your rhythmic beat, In verdant fields and oceans wide, You cradle all in arms so wide. From mountain peak to … Continue reading →

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N+ Sonnet

Posted on 3rd October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to share a poem in celebration of National Poetry Day, with this year’s theme being counting. I chose a Shakespeare Sonnet: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more … Continue reading →

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Blog or die?

Posted on 18th August 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“Thesis word cloud” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license I used to write here regularly, and at some point I stopped. Maybe it was the pandemic, maybe it was the pressure of writing up my … Continue reading →

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From Icemeet to Runswick

Posted on 9th January 2024 by NomadWarMachine

A ChatGPT response for today’s Daily Create n the heart of winter, a tale unfolded—a journey from the frost-kissed village of Icemeet to the coastal haven of Runswick. A trio of travelers set forth on this expedition: Elara, a young … Continue reading →

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Bricolage

Posted on 31st December 2023 by NomadWarMachine

My One Little Word for 2024 is bricolage. Bricolage is a French word which roughly translates as ‘do it yourself’. It is a practice of taking what is available (what is ready to hand, as Heidegger says) and reusing it … Continue reading →

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Stir Up Sunday

Posted on 26th November 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Today is Stir-up Sunday, the day when families gather around stir their homemade Christmas pudding on the last Sunday before advent begins. I made mine yesterday, as it takes seven hours to steam and we take lunch over to my … Continue reading →

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Meet the Hehefo

Posted on 12th November 2023 by NomadWarMachine

I’m not sure I understood the instructions for today’s Daily Create (not that I ever have a problem ignoring them, but I like to know what I am breaking!). Anyway here’s what I did: Decided to use the “what3words” for … Continue reading →

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The Wind. A Song by ChatGPT

Posted on 21st October 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks: What does the wind say to you today? Does it whisper softly in your ear, or shout right into your face? Write a song about the wind. Bonus points for singing it to us. I turned … Continue reading →

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