aislingcronin (63)in #art • last yearA Tribute to a Magnificent Fluffster 🐱When one sees a fantastic cat, the only appropriate response is to pay tribute to them! This is my most recent piece of digital art (proudly home-spun and AI free) — inspired by…aislingcronin (63)in Freewriters • last yearThey'll never understand what this house meant to me (#freewrite)It didn't take as long to pack up as I thought it would. After all the fights, the headaches, the endless back and forth over who was right or wrong... it's proven surprisingly…aislingcronin (63)in #writing • last yearCouldn’t we at least try? (#fiction)‘Emma?’ Sarah appears around the side of the fruit and vegetable aisle. ‘Hm?’ ‘Are we ever going to talk about the fact that Derek Fitzmaurice keeps coming in here looking…aislingcronin rebloggedtrucklife-family (79)in Music • last yearThe Passing Of A Great Irish Warrior - Sinead O ConnorWhat to say really. Sinead is an icon. A true warrior, who was never afraid to speak her mind. She didn't care who she upset, she just had to share her truth. She was hugely…aislingcronin (63)in #loss • last yearSinéad, I am sorry the world was too cruel for your light to carry onI hoped, when the message first came through on my phone, that it wasn’t true. Surely it would turn out to have been a wild rumour – some bizarre notion that had taken hold in…aislingcronin (63)in #writing • 2 years agoAlila stands frozen (#freewrite, 270 words)A response to the freewrite prompt standing naked in the arena, and a continuation of my Ballroom Project! The zenith of the full moon is here at last. Everyone will be…aislingcronin (63)in #art • 2 years agoHonouring Changing Cycles, Breathing in Solstice Energies and LightThe heart is a multi-layered thing: forever resilient, inherently vulnerable; alight with hope, weighed down by the shadows of the world – this reflection came to mind as I…aislingcronin rebloggedecency-star (62)in Ecency Support • 2 years ago[Writing Contest] A country I want to live inA new round of the Writing Contest has started! 📆 Main dates of the contest: The previous round summary and a new round announcement will be done on the same day…aislingcronin rebloggedowasco (72)in Blockchain Poets • 2 years agoYou Live In Me Stillthis stillness is deafeningaislingcronin (63)in #creative • 2 years agoThis evening, he will not worry about it (650-word fiction)Another instalment of The Ballroom Project!aislingcronin rebloggedtempleflower (74)in Plant Power (Vegan) • 2 years agoA very wonderful sweet treat for the sweet lovers, coconut honey balls.Hello my loving Hiveans, How are you, As usual, I wish everyone a good night dear friends. It is believed that you will spend today happily and successfully. I hope tomorrow…aislingcronin (63)in #writing • 2 years agoNeighbours and friends lined up to congratulate him (1,400-word fiction)A continuation of The Ballroom Project, a story I’ve been working on for a while. Folastar is the third protagonist of the tale, his story beginning after Guenneth’s and Alilah’s. Folastar smiles as heaislingcronin (63)in #writing • 2 years agoJust you and me (340-word fiction)Mark beamed drunkenly at his wife Sarah. He had, a few moments previously, flourished a hotel voucher in front of her and declared that he had won a bet. “So! We’ll go to Galway this weekend. Be nice toaislingcronin (63)in #writing • 2 years agoDex's Decisions: The Beginning (250 words)Next Luxury Friday afternoon: best time of the week. Dex smiled to himself as he reached for another beam – part of a pile he'd be using for a supporting wall on Monday. Two…aislingcronin (63)in #art • 2 years agoMy Recent Art and DreamingI’ve been a little quiet here of late, supporting a loved one through surgery. Not much on the horizon … but I’ve been working steadily on my art and wanted to share some of my…aislingcronin rebloggedoblivioncubed (70)in Freewriters • 2 years agoLet's discuss the monster in the room: ChatGPT and WritingThe elephant in the room ChatGPT is everywhere these days. It seems like everyone's talking about it. We have the doom-callers screaming that these tools will mark the end…aislingcronin rebloggedecoinstant (76)in Deep Dives • 2 years agoThe Real Solution(s)Regenerative Agriculture as a multi-dimensional framework with which to structure the solutions to save our Civilizationaislingcronin (63)in #writing • 2 years agoShe wishes she could send some comfort his way (1,300-word fiction)A continuation of my Ballroom Project saga! The part of the story that occurs right before this scene can be read here. When Surtha arrives, he is ordered to sit before his father and the rest of the family.aislingcronin (63)in #freewriters • 2 years agoDon and Amanda: a love story begins (response to @owasco's #WeWrite story)A response to @owasco's recent pop-up WeWrite contest. The part of the story that appears in italics is by @owasco, while the non-italic text is my continuation of the dramatic…aislingcronin (63)in #writing • 2 years agoThe King's Intern (2,500-word fiction, an expanded version of an earlier #freewrite)“They’ve found work, have they not? The dockyards are full again. What more could they want?” With a flourish, the King of Greatland signs the final election list, then throws…