Jane Dougherty
@janedougherty47.bsky.social
Writer of fiction and poetry, lives in a green fortress. Not interested in 'communities'. Learn to live together, the rest of the natural world manages to.
Visit my Substack https://substack.com/@janedougherty47 for short fiction and poetry
Visit my Substack https://substack.com/@janedougherty47 for short fiction and poetry
Thanks for getting the softness behind it, the small tragedies that are making our immense, unstoppable tragedy.
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thanks for getting the softness behind it, the small tragedies that are making our immense, unstoppable tragedy.
I don't think we really understand all the symbolism in those tapestries, and I like that. Mysteries are good.
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I don't think we really understand all the symbolism in those tapestries, and I like that. Mysteries are good.
There a current that runs through history, of cruelty and lack of feeling, and I think it's a sort of design fault with us.
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
There a current that runs through history, of cruelty and lack of feeling, and I think it's a sort of design fault with us.
Thank you 💙 And you have to wonder what kind of a thrill they got out of killing something like a unicorn.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thank you 💙 And you have to wonder what kind of a thrill they got out of killing something like a unicorn.
I suspect life was like that for many then. It certainly is today.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I suspect life was like that for many then. It certainly is today.
The true villains are the ones who coerce and take the profits.
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The true villains are the ones who coerce and take the profits.
Often it's much better not to.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Often it's much better not to.
I suppose she's more the willing accomplice, but she'd have been conditioned never to question anyway.
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I suppose she's more the willing accomplice, but she'd have been conditioned never to question anyway.
Me too. The unicorn is the one that loses everything.
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Me too. The unicorn is the one that loses everything.
Such a soft touch, then that puff of smoke at the end. Love this.
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Such a soft touch, then that puff of smoke at the end. Love this.
Oh! So beautiful!
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Oh! So beautiful!
I like that idea of a slowly mounting tide, a touch starting with a light brush. No violence, no rush.
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I like that idea of a slowly mounting tide, a touch starting with a light brush. No violence, no rush.
The only good kind of desire, one that's shared.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The only good kind of desire, one that's shared.