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Category: Short Stories

Cover of the Bright Report Volume 2
Short Stories, Writing Journal Posted on6th June 202119th July 2021

Book Launch – The Bright Report Volume 2

The wait is over! Ladies and gentlepeople, allow me to introduce the second volume of the Bright Report. Another collection of humorous and sometimes fantastical […] Read More

The Bright Report by Marcel M du Plessis
Inspiration, Short Stories, Writing Journal Posted on10th February 202117th March 2021

What is the Bright Report – Video

Dear Readers, here is the recording of the livestream I did on the 9th of February. Here I introduced the Bright Report, spoke about my […] Read More

The Bright Report Volume 1 cover
Short Stories, Writing Journal Posted on5th February 202117th March 2021

Book Launch – The Bright Report Volume 1

It’s here! It’s finally here! My first published book. Ladies and gentlepeople, allow me to introduce: The Bright Report. A collection of humorous and sometimes […] Read More

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100 Word Stories Posted on30th June 202030th June 2020

Can Do Better

“Can do better.” I built a career upon those words. Everyone, ever-judgeful. They point with hands that have never known brush or quill. They measure […] Read More

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100 Word Stories Posted on30th June 202011th February 2021

Nearly Forgot

Only when they were miles down the road did they realise their mistake. Rodger the bagman looked over to Greg the driver. Their wide eyes […] Read More

Short Stories, Writing Journal Posted on6th April 20208th February 2021

Short Story: Dead On

This is a short story I wrote way back in 2010. It’s probably not very good, but that didn’t really matter to me at the […] Read More

Short Stories Posted on29th January 201811th February 2021

Short Story: Heart Storm

Heart Storm by Marcel M du Plessis Rain filled the café. Droplets fell from the spaces between the ceiling tiles and splattered on the floor. […] Read More

Short Stories Posted on31st December 201724th February 2021

Short Story: Jargon

Jargon by Marcel M du Plessis Otto Linton met his killer at the Blue Sky Leadership Training Workshop in Johannesburg. It was held on a […] Read More

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The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
Starting something new
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Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
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http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
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Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
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By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
Books
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Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
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Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
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Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
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Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
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Deus Ex Machina
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Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
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How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
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The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
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Using Latin
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Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
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The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91

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