Tag Archives: katherine gregor

Unapologetic Anthropomorphism

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Scribe Doll

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Why I Find Emojis Sinister

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Scribe Doll

“You just take it too seriously,” F. has told me over the thirty-five years we’ve been friends.  Over the decades, the it has referred to various situations I’ve felt strongly about.  From having to deal with unnecessary and time-consuming bureaucracy … Continue reading →

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A Necklace of Words

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Scribe Doll

1. Sfumatura (Italian): a shade, a nuance, but I love the sound of the word fumo (smoke) that forms it. A graduation in colour that’s as subtle as smoke; its very sound evokes a swirl of gossamer.  Close your eyes … Continue reading →

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I Want to Live Among People with Salt

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Scribe Doll

Grey outside; on my improvised worktop, red, green, white and gold. Murky, rainy, chilly, gloomy.  An early autumn. But not with the wistful charm of Johnny Mercer’s lyrics.  Not like the entrance of a Jerry Herman heroine, who swoops down … Continue reading →

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Last Night of the Proms

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Scribe Doll

I caught the end of the Last Night of the Proms on television last night.  The Royal Albert Hall was once again filled with people, many wearing blue berets with yellow European Union stars, but most waving small Union Jacks … Continue reading →

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Searching for LouLou

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Scribe Doll

I’ve always prided myself on not being influenced by commercials. As a girl, I made many of my own clothes, summer dresses and skirts especially, and would tweak the model, so it would be slightly different from the pictures in … Continue reading →

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My Work Space

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Scribe Doll

I spend my days at a 60 x 60 cm table with a laminated beech surface and folding steel legs.  It’s an exam desk, really, the kind I sat my school exams at, with a groove for pens. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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After the Solstice

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Scribe Doll

A sound. I become aware of a sound.  It finds its way to me through the whirring of my laptop, the hissing of the electrical devices, the faint but constant buzzing of wattage adaptors in the ceiling, the dull, oppressive … Continue reading →

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Brownie & Sentinel

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Scribe Doll

“It’s like when you’re happy that two people you really like get together,” H. announced, smiling, after witnessing Brownie and Sentinel engaged in an intimate act on our kitchen balcony.  I understand it was a blink-and-you-miss-it, straight-to-the-point performance, but long … Continue reading →

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The rain is calling

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Scribe Doll

The rain is calling. Stop hiding. I’m sitting at my work table, reading the Saturday papers online while trying to psych myself up to work. My eyes keep drifting away from the screen to the raindrops landing sharply on the … Continue reading →

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