Daily Archives: 4 March 2012

Twitter as Haiku

Posted on 4 March 2012 by Tournesol

I have just been lucky enough to win ‘140 and counting’ by Joanne Merriem from www.librarything.com. It is a selection of sayings, necessarily short, from Twitter, and very appealing and absorbing. I have been an ardent fan of Twitter for … Continue reading →

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‘Son appartement’ : by Yves Simon

Posted on 4 March 2012 by Tournesol

L’appartement qu’il louait se trouvait perché à un quinzième étage, ce qui concrétisait des désirs restés inconscients mais qui s’étaient révélés le premier soir passé sur son balcon, un soir où il etait resté plus d’une heure à regarder, écouter, … Continue reading →

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Jouer les Cassandre

Posted on 4 March 2012 by Tournesol

Jouer les Cassandre : To play at being a Cassandra: Qui joue les Cassandre prophétise des malheurs en n’étant jamais cru, ni même écouté : Those who play at being a Cassandra prophesy bad things without ever being believed, or … Continue reading →

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