Porthole

A to Z?

I once did a chapbook on words found in the dictionary while I was living in Oklahoma in 2004: Aurochs to Zorra. All 26 are here at WdC. Haven't looked at them in a long time. The only one that seems to be memorable is "Saltimbocca" .

It kept me busy while I wiled away my time. I had to do something...

Robert mentions how it's best to start with the difficult letters, like X and Z and go from there.

What would X stand for now? Ximen, the former west gate in Taipei?
How about Y for Yangmingshan, the mountain to the north of Taipei?
Z could be Zhunan or Zhiben on opposite sides of Taiwan.

Q isn't difficult either. Qing is the Dynasty; Qingming is tomb sweeping day, April 4th.

I've made sure I have poems with titles using all the letters, including; ñ, æ, ø and å.

Ah... I've visited Å i Lofoten in Norway.

My mind is wandering to other places and other times. I even looked at flights today. Found some doable ones from Costa Rica to Europe (Madrid, Paris). Maybe do a "shell" trip: (home (Costa Rica (Spain ... travel around Europe ... Spain) Costa Rica) home). It could be cheaper than two trips from here.

Yesterday's flash fiction:

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Glassblower [145] (edit: 293 words)  (18+) Flash fiction under 300 words. Prompts: glass, number, plate #2195442 by Kåre เลียม Enga

and today's:

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Too much tabasco [146] (296 words)  (18+) Flash fiction under 300 words. Prompt: this tastes terrible. #2195518 by Kåre เลียม Enga

One's a bit sweet, the other a bit salty.

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