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
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.
Good one. The opening line sums it up.
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Good one. The opening line sums it up.
No, those thoughts were behind it, Glenn. There are really three parties in the unicorn myth, the unblemished innocence of the unicorn with nothing but love in its heart, the lady who is an unthinking manipulated pawn, and the hunters, desire, cruel and self-obsessed.
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
No, those thoughts were behind it, Glenn. There are really three parties in the unicorn myth, the unblemished innocence of the unicorn with nothing but love in its heart, the lady who is an unthinking manipulated pawn, and the hunters, desire, cruel and self-obsessed.
Cheers Jool. It struck me how different desire and love are. Desire can bring out the worst in us, and love the best.
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cheers Jool. It struck me how different desire and love are. Desire can bring out the worst in us, and love the best.
I wouldn't wish it on anyone
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I wouldn't wish it on anyone