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The Diamond In The Dark

by BlackXanthusupdated on 2025-12-092025-12-09Leave a Comment on The Diamond In The Dark

Mouse pulled her way slowly along the narrow tunnel. The light from her personal light filling the metal square around her. There was no room to move her arms, so she pulled herself along by her feet and her palms. Anyone bigger than her would not have been able to get into the tunnel, let …

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Noises like that very rarely bode well.

by BlackXanthusupdated on 2025-11-132025-11-13Leave a Comment on Noises like that very rarely bode well.

Noises like that very rarely bode well. The pilot looked up from his instruments, to the panoramic window in-front of him. Smoke was billowing out of the left-hand engine, and the propeller turned it’s last with a grinding, juddering noise. The little EMB 120 shuddered as the second engine took up the strain. With practised …

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Thai sat down, took a sip of tea, and began to write.

by BlackXanthusupdated on 2025-12-092025-11-13Leave a Comment on Thai sat down, took a sip of tea, and began to write.

Thai sat down, took a sip of tea, and began to write. His pen glides over the bleach-white paper, slowly at first, letting the words form themselves. The desk was covered in similar sheets of paper, covered in scrawls, and the occasional brown ring of tea. The apartment was small and dark. The curtains had …

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A fantastic night @wrexhamlibraries in Wrexham. Me A fantastic night @wrexhamlibraries in Wrexham. Met the amazing Jasper Forde, an errodite raccontoure, and funny to boot! Lots of time to talk to people, and really supportive of new writers!
A little visit to Crosby beach to see the statues, A little visit to Crosby beach to see the statues, and have a little play in the water. Here's a few shots that I took of the statues. They were easy to work with, assuming you just wanted the single pose

#Seaside #BankHoliday #Statues #Pose #Sunnyday #crosbybeach
Here are just some of the 900+ photos I took at Wr Here are just some of the 900+ photos I took at Wrexham pride. I had an utterly fantastic time! You can find more of them over on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photographsbyxen/ 

#WrexhamPride #WrexhamPride 2025 #pride #Wrexham #WrecsamPride #balchderwrecsam
Just a little butterfly. 'The best camera is the Just a little butterfly.

'The best camera is the one you have on you'

#butterfly #chill #phonecamera #wildlife #wrexham
I took these photos ages ago at the aquarium, but I took these photos ages ago at the aquarium, but have not had time to edit them. So here are some photos of the lionfish. 

The editing was done in #darktable 

#Lionfish #Aquarium #Photography #Fishtank #fish #lion
A visit to @blueplanetaquarium today produced quit A visit to @blueplanetaquarium today produced quite a few photos. Here's one with a quick edit to clear out the background light-noise. It's basically a tank full of fish

#fish #aquarium #dark #shoal #multiple
Not my art, but I added the background. #larp #fan Not my art, but I added the background. #larp #fancy #kitupgrade Thanks to @owlkin_ugla for the art.
Some random #streetphotography while I was out and Some random #streetphotography while I was out and about testing my new-to-me camera 
#photography #learning #street #wrexham
Today I went out and about in #Wrexham. It was ful Today I went out and about in #Wrexham. It was full of some amazing fog, and of course the rather noisy Christmas #fair. I also managed to drop my trusty #d3100. Luckily, it survived, but I also purchased a #d7000 because it was cheap. The later shots were with this camera. 

Still, quite #atmospheric
Dark Trees. #path #trees #blackandwhite #photograp Dark Trees. #path #trees #blackandwhite #photography #wandering #forrest
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