Category Archives: DS106

Frankenstein Poems

Posted on 9th January 2026 by NomadWarMachine

How to grow a Poet Tree? flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Last year I bought myself Kate Clanchy’s How to Grow Your Own Poem and I have been gradually working through it, … Continue reading →

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New Recruits!

Posted on 8th January 2026 by NomadWarMachine

When I saw the TDC today I heard these lyrics in my head: They want you, they want you They want you as a new recruit They want you, they want you They want you as a new recruit Village … Continue reading →

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Pigs might fly

Posted on 7th January 2026 by NomadWarMachine

TDC5108 Pigs might fly flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

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Meme cat

Posted on 4th January 2026 by NomadWarMachine

TDC5105 Meme Cat flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

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A Winter Morning

Posted on 3rd January 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Blackbird flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license A poem for TDC5104 Watching through the window as I was cooking this morning. This is what I saw Three blackbirds hop across the grass As long … Continue reading →

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Happy Hogmanay

Posted on 31st December 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Some fireworks for today’s TDC

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N+7 poem

Posted on 14th December 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Grey Goose flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license I woke up this morning with a jingle in my head: Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old … Continue reading →

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Shady days

Posted on 8th December 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Shady Map flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license On a cloudy day Still, there are moments of light Birds sing, and I smile TDC5078

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Little Miss Jigsaw

Posted on 6th December 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC asks us to: Find a suitable image. Now cut it up into several pieces (16-32 is a good range). Now rearrange those pieces to form a different image. Bonus points if you go beyond squares and triangles. I … Continue reading →

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Earthsea Map

Posted on 4th December 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC asks us to At the site, Plotted, users make maps from books they are reading. Explore the site’s many maps and choose one to share, or use one of the maps to make some interesting art, or if you … Continue reading →

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