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He hated the number thirteen He had been indoctrinated to believe it was unlucky They said Judas Iscariot was the thirteenth person at the Last Supper, but weren't there twelve Apostles and Jesus so wasn't Jesus number thirteen? He did come off pretty badly and Judas got thirty pieces of silver.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 years ago in Fiction
A Wander Back Through Vocal's Top Stories
Introduction I don't know what prompted this, although I did a piece on the history of Vocal's Challenges which I have included at the end of this story. I also was not sure how to approach this either, but how I have decided to do it is to include the first ever Top Story, the last Top Story at the time of publishing this, my own first and last (you got to do some self promotion) then one for each of the seven years that we have had Top Stories.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 years ago in FYI
Winning
What should they do? This was a dilemma. Should they tell people or keep a secret? They had never had this dilemma before and it had only happened because they had been so desperate and just picked up what they thought was a note in the street.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 years ago in Fiction
Theremin - A Playlist
Introduction The theremin is an unconventional electronic instrument, named after its Soviet inventor LΓ©on Theremin in 1928, and which doesn't require any contact to be operated. The fruit of research into proximity sensors, the theremin's setup is usually consisting of two metal antennas that sense the distance to the player's hands and react accordingly, one controlling the volume of the sound, and the other controlling the frequency and therefore the pitch. By moving both hands in the air and changing the distance to the antennas, musicians produce an eerie electronic sound.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 years ago in Beat
The Echo Will Never Die
Introduction The painting image with a story of Echo and Narcissus is here: Echo and Narcissus is a myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses, a Roman mythological epic from the Augustan Age. The introduction of the myth of the mountain nymph Echo into the story of Narcissus, the beautiful youth who rejected Echo and fell in love with his own reflection, appears to have been Ovid's invention The myth came to mind and thought it would be a starting point for a poem about feeling rejected or unloved, or mistreated by someone. In this I wanted Echo to have a happy, loving resolution.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 years ago in Poets
Ideas and Inspiration
Introduction I write these pieces often in the hope that people may get ideas from them and feel free to ask for advice. I always try and vary my writing but recently I have written three poems in succession plus a playlist and a piece of fiction, one of those was an entry to the Vocal "Sensational" Challenge. That makes me feel a bit lazy even though one of the poems has taken a couple of months of thought before I finally got it down. Neil Diamond said he took eight weeks to nail down the phrase "I Am...I Said", but my imposter syndrome traits still make me feel I am not putting in enough effort and I am being lazy.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 years ago in Motivation
From Newcastle To Whitby
Introduction I love going to Whitby and I used to drive but Whitby is not a place for cars, just park them and that's it. We usually stay at La Rosa (my favorite hotel ever) or Dillons (just a lovely welcoming place) and my stories about them are at the end of this.
By Mike Singleton π Mikeydred 3 years ago in Poets
