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Where you are connected makes all the difference

I move the candle to the shadows so its flame is better seen:The shadow means nothing to the flame becausethe flame is connected to the wick, not to the shadow;the light means nothing to the flame becausethe flame is connected … Continue reading

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The candle

It was the strangest thing. The candle was only half gone yet the wick burned down to the bottom, the flame burrowing a narrow hole down, down until it hit its premature end. Some people might call the candle defective … Continue reading

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Opinion-proof

  Does the trumpet care about the music that comes out of it or simply how it is handled? Does the flame care about who sees it or is it simply in love with the wick?     © Meisaan Chan

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