It’s all the colours… and none.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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Burns without fire, extinguishes without water.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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We had a conversation, and like so many of our conversations it took an unexpected detour. And so we ended up travelling along a byroad of riddles we both knew from childhood. This then led us to devise some riddles of our own, with the added rule that they must be six words each—no more, no less. See if you, Dear Reader, can guess the answers!
PS: It was quite tricky to come up with these by the way!
Dry when wet, soaked when parched.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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They say the pyramids are perfection itself. Are they though? Let’s look.
No balconies. Where are the pharaohs supposed to dry their gilded gruds?
No windows. Can their indoor pot plants flourish without sunlight?
No wallpapers or furniture. How will their cats sharpen their sacred claws?
Speaking of cats, let’s take a leaf from their book. They like cardboard boxes, yes? Do you see cardboard boxes inside the pyramids? No! Only piles of rotting papyrus with strange doodles.
Cardboard boxes belong outside with their flaps open. Compact. Portable. Humble mansions with natural air conditioning. Now that’s perfection. Not silly pyramids!
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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a railway trackside
is planted with cabbage
at dusk it kind of looks like
heads growing on veggie patches
i imagine it’s the business strategy
of the railroad administration
they cultivate new passengers
from the severed parts of train victims
i pull down the shade, turn on the light
a conductor knocks at the door
she asks if i want a cup of tea
yes, please, without sugar
by TETIANA ALEKSINA
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