Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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It Was Not Me, said Tima

It was not me. This is not my MO, said Tima. Miss C, if that had been me, I would have dragged the whole bag out. I would never have made one little hole and a big mess like that! I think it was a mouse, she said. You know the mouse I mean, she…
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When Celi first comes to Illinois

Yes I am in Illinois now. But I was here before. Substack Weekend Podcast. (a little late): From the beach in New Zealand to the Plains of Illinois. Jude sleeping. So short and so sweet. This video is short because as I left the camera running in the barn I realized I had not turned…
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Bright White Waxing Gibbous

I had trouble coming inside last night. The moon, though only at half strength, was washing the land in silver. And it was the perfect temperature for a walk. It was dusk when we started off but soon the fake lights were shining on the horizon, competing with the stars. We finished by walking back…
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The only way to Start is to Begin.

My writing is not going too well. There are too many changes of location in my day. But I keep restarting. And I keep beginning. Writing needs a rhythm and short stories written for a podcast are all about the words a writer does not use, so first I need to get all the words…
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Lowering the Light

The season is slowly lowering her light. Casting her shadows longer and further. Autumnal shades of gold are creeping in around the edges: Today I start editing the text for this week’s podcast on SubStack. Podcast on Sunday. Farm Sounds on Wednesday. So the words here will be fewer today as this week’s story is…

