About Red Tales

Here's an evolving electronic collection of short prose pieces, with a poem contributed occasionally. Brevity guides. Although sometimes a piece will run to 900 words, most pieces are much shorter. Here one may find erotica, flash fiction, brief observations, and modest improvisations. Another rule is that each piece must have something to do with"red"; at least the word has to appear in each piece functionally. . . . All pieces are numbered and titled, so there's a de facto table of contents running down the rail below, under "Labels" (scroll down a bit). Browse for titles that look interesting, if you like. Thank you for stopping by. Look for some red today, tonight.

"Flaming June," by Frederick Lord Leighton

"Flaming June," by Frederick Lord Leighton

Monday, July 29, 2019

270. What Can Happen When You Begin with Red

If it begins with red, then we're in trouble. Red is notoriously complicated, and do we want a complicated beginning? No. It must start in a way that's easier than red. What's easier than red?

Well, anyway, the second part is about a lake, rain, woods, electronics, and, sure, a bird. Dirt and rocks, but that goes without saying.

"When I meditate," says someone in part three, "I meditate in blue." Other "people" in part three are sick of hearing this kind of thing from that someone.

And finally, let's end with this: Remember that a thing in three parts can resist all efforts to make in a proper three-part thing. Yes the thing can purposely disgust like the yellow on your great aunt's teeth.



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