The Afterword

Tag: dailyprompt-1921

  • This Is How I Mean It

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    Peter
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    What are your favourite emojis? In years to come, what tales I’ll tell future generations — or anyone who will pause long enough to listen. Because all young people should know what shaped their world, and which small yellow faces were involved. “Call that communicating?” I’ll say. “You should have seen us before emojis.” They’ll…

  • Catch This

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    Peter
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    Catch this:language was never meant to be a locked box. 🔒📦It was a river 🌊 — a storm ⚡ — a thousand hands throwing shapes in the air. 🖐️✨ What if it still is? Before the pen ✒️,before the printing press 🖨️,before the blinking cursor ➡️⌨️,there was breath. 🌬️There was dance. 💃🏽🕺🏽There was a scratch…