BlogHide Resteemscharlesmackenzie (45)in test • 5 years agotesttest test testcharlesmackenzie (45)in patreon • 6 years agoDeleted posted..charlesmackenzie (45)in youtube • 6 years agoYoutube NewsYoutube news is a straightforward media project with an extremely limited scope: to be the ‘snopes of youtube’. Mission statement : Youtube News is unsympathetic to the “post-truth era”…charlesmackenzie (45)in photofeed • 7 years agoA Four Sentence Eulogy For My GrandmotherAnne was a humble but instructive character who flourished at the heart of conversation. A careful yet deliberate flower: Anne optimistically tended towards the sun, ever careful however to soak up…charlesmackenzie (45)in photofeed • 7 years agoA Pirate From Black SailsOr so he told me... The television series Black Sails, shot in Cape Town, required a whole bunch of extras... I haven't seen the show itself, and I'm sure the costume and make-up department did…charlesmackenzie (45)in poetry • 7 years agoThe Most Amazing PlaceUnderneath my fingertips Smallish rebellions exist Scratching away feral sores Hatching away dinosaurs They will be my fossil fuel Burning away at everything cruel Ghosts of dismembered body…charlesmackenzie (45)in photofeed • 7 years agoIf A Dog Could BlogThat man stands vertical Dog, perpendicular Says only little toward their symmetry That man holds the leash Dog moving only within its bounds Says only little toward their bond If only a dog…charlesmackenzie (45)in photofeed • 7 years ago'Golden Hour' as represented by smokeGranted, not the traditional golden hour picture. But just because their is no colour, no yellowy ephemeral gold - doesn't mean there isn't the associated awe and beauty! ©2017 Charles Harry…charlesmackenzie (45)in photofeed • 7 years agoSmile, it's the end of the world“Particles decay, molecules disintegrate, cells die, organisms perish, species become extinct, planets are destroyed and stars burn-out, galaxies explode… until the unfathomable thirst of the entire…charlesmackenzie (45)in portraitcontest • 7 years agoPortrait Contests: Men | Of Dreams and NightmaresDream? Or Nightmare? I collect faces as if they were sweet metaphysical breadcrumbs Artistic avarice: I become fat with their images along the way Yet still it is not enough simply to…charlesmackenzie (45)in fiftywords • 7 years agoIslands: A short story anthologyImage by Nathan Anderson Islands A miniature anthology of miniature stories for @miniature-tiger’s 50 word competition: ‘island’ theme The Cycle Trapped in the whirlpool’s throes, more…charlesmackenzie (45)in cityscapephotography • 7 years agoIce Ice BabyIce. Nothing more, nothing less. Where it came from: one can only guess. ©2017 Charles Harry Mackenzie. All rights reserved.charlesmackenzie (45)in mspsteem • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Soul Would Have No Rainbow Had The Eyes No TearsA preview of my forthcoming book Warning: Contents May Be Inexplicable There is plenty reason to feel resentment in - and for - life. Likewise there is also many good opportunities to be found…charlesmackenzie (45)in photofeed • 7 years agoSome Kind Of NatureSome kind of nature Some kind of soul Some kind of mixture Some kind of goal Some kind of majesty Some chemical load Some kind of metal made up from glue Some kind of plastic I could wrap…charlesmackenzie (45)in fiftywords • 7 years agoFiftywords | Zoo | Atrocity ExhibitionWelcome to the writers zoo! We have Kurt Cobain, Hunter S. Thompson and Hemingway too! Putting them all in one pub was our best to re-create their natural environment. They're all rather…charlesmackenzie (45)in mspsteem • 7 years agobwportraitcontest | King Of Kalk BayEntry into @jasonrussell's portrait contest judged this week by @bescouted. Theme: black and white ©2017 Charles Harry Mackenzie. All rights reserved.charlesmackenzie (45)in portraitphotography • 7 years agoShadow Photo Contest | Yearning'Yearning' A self-portrait for @melinda010100's shadow photo contest - Round 2 - 'hands' ©2017 Charles Harry Mackenzie. All rights reserved.charlesmackenzie (45)in landscapephotography • 7 years agoSunrise Panorama©2017 Charles Harry Mackenzie. All rights reserved.charlesmackenzie (45)in fiftywords • 7 years agoDeath By Story - Entry for @miniature-tiger's Fiftywords Stories - Flash FictionI murdered my own story. Bludgeoned it with words. My audience disappeared long ago, migrating birds. Already in court: recommended I plead insanity; the judge reprimands me for my profanity. I look…charlesmackenzie (45)in portraitphotography • 7 years agoBlack and White Portrait Contest | Story: My Friend CharlieMy friend Charlie. For a while now he has been lost to me. This is not a eulogy. The friendship frayed without knots of animosity. No storm we both weathered. There is no pattern or patch that…