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Full moon plus one. A death song

May 9, 2015by Harry-le-beau 4 Comments

My head aches. My belly feels as if it has been turned inside out and trampled by an ox. My mouth tastes like a piskie’s armpit. I try to stand […]

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Full moon. The smell of roasting emu

May 2, 2015by Harry-le-beau Leave a comment

Even a hero must suffer the occasional setback. Even a hero will be mocked by those who do not understand. When I smell the emu roasting at the front of […]

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Later. Do not talk to me.

April 25, 2015by Harry-le-beau 2 Comments
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Hunting – um – Riding the wild emu.

April 18, 2015by Harry-le-beau 1 Comment

 

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Three quarter moon plus one. Hunting the wild emu.

April 11, 2015by Harry-le-beau 1 Comment

We set off for the hunt just as dawn breaks. Or at least the gang of ruffians sets off, with Matty and Sarah in the lead, and I follow some […]

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Three quarter moon. Bushranger

April 4, 2015by Harry-le-beau 2 Comments

I, Harry-le-beau, who once dined with the Maharajah of Travancore and his mother (who was, of course, the power behind the throne, though few realised it except for me), am […]

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Later. More humiliation.

March 28, 2015by Harry-le-beau Leave a comment

Sarah has come to save me! Oh joy! Oh happiness! My brilliance will not be lost to the world after all! She unlocks the cell door, and I stagger upright. […]

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Half moon plus one, I think. I have lost track of time.

March 21, 2015by Harry-le-beau Leave a comment

My paws. Oh, my paws. They are as bruised as my soul. I was not made for hard labour. I was not made to be mocked by men who have […]

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Half Moon. Month of the Tasty Fledglings. Woe is me.

March 15, 2015by Harry-le-beau Leave a comment

It must be close to dawn, though I cannot see any light from this nasty little cell. I have been here for almost a day. Tomorrow I will be tried, […]

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When morning comes

March 6, 2015by Harry-le-beau Leave a comment

I wake up lying on my back with the sun shining in my eyes. I blink. Am I not dead, after all? Did someone interrupt the She-demon before She could […]

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Harry-le-beau

Poet. Adventurer. Hero. I am a handsome, elegant, bold, intelligent and surprisingly modest tomcat with a taste for adventure. This is my blog, which I made entirely by myself. [Well, almost entirely. Two of my admirers, who may have helped just a little with words and photos, have their own pitiful websites. They won’t interest you nearly as much as this exquisite blog, but if you have to visit them, you can find links to Lian Tanner and Megan Tanner elsewhere on this page.]

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