The last sentence in chapter 58 of #StarlessNight, my 52nd book which I'll be finishing the first draft of tomorrow:

I just thought about the teddy bears frolicking in the woods as blackness filled my vision.

Elated to share my poem "begging bowl" featured in Britain's leading haiku journal, Presence Issue #81 (United Kingdom). Thanks to the editor, Ian Storr!

staring at his begging bowl starless night

haikupresence.org

#poetry #haiku #starlessnight

I never understood why people don’t love this book cover.

#drizzt #starlessnight @rasalvatore.bsky.social

Image of Barnard 68, a dark molecular cloud in the constellation Ophiuchus. The cloud's dense dust and gas obscure background stars, creating a dark silhouette against a starry backdrop. This nebula, located approximately 500 light-years away, is a potential site of future star formation.

Astronomy Picture from 22/11/2020

Dark Molecular Cloud Barnard 68

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201122.html


#Barnard68 #DarkNebula #MolecularCloud #StarFormation #Ophiuchus #Cosmology #Astronomy #Space #Astrophysics #DeepSpace #Nebula #StarlessNight #InfraredAstronomy