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New Moon

November 29, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

An old mantis greets a new moon, thorny demon reflecting on past crimes. • Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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In Search of a Map

November 8, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

Her eyes scan the new landscape in search of a map a flower’s cosmology ready for misadventures. Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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Mirror-Image

October 15, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

A newborn mantis dreams her mirror-image, their glowing fates sealed by the gods – Chinese mantis – Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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Tethered Demon

September 20, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder 1 Comment

A demon rises from the remains of the day, frustrated young assassin tethered to my garden – Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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Silent Straightjacket

August 20, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

No defenses against her tricks, she leads the quietest of lives, enchanting you with her silent straightjacket. • Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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A Twisting Tangle

June 28, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

Tiny hunters break the silk bonds tethering them to the past, their birth a twisting tangle of legs and hunger. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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Homeschooled Secrets

May 18, 2012December 22, 2019 Rick Lieder Leave a comment

A mantis nymph maps traces of evaporated dew, homeschooled in the garden’s secrets as she ties up the last bits of morning. • Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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Cobwebs Shiver

April 25, 2012November 27, 2014 Rick Lieder 2 Comments

Cobwebs shiver with her tiniest move, a mantis nymph rules an underworld ready for a brutal reckoning, the next instar a far-off dream. • Praying mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

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