{"id":1077,"date":"2023-11-29T13:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/?page_id=1077"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:18:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:18:43","slug":"tapu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/index.php\/tapu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:32px\"><strong>Tapu<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:17px\">\u2013 A Short Story by Elaine Desmond<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sprigs_leaf2-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352\" style=\"width:103px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sprigs_leaf2-4.png 303w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sprigs_leaf2-4-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hawaiki.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hawaiki.jpg 777w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hawaiki-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Hawaiki-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p><strong>Excerpt from <em>Tapu<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Darkness was creeping in, laying siege to the lazy gold-mining town beyond the restaurant window. As the door opened, the candles flickered, causing the varnished wood to gleam.&nbsp; The flutters drew your attention and you turned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He entered the noise with his head down, his body long and thin as a wizard\u2019s staff.&nbsp; Shielded by a certain kind of wisdom, he appeared almost regal, as if surrounded by a force-field of impermeable self-sufficiency.&nbsp; He was middle-aged, but a shock of grey-flecked raven, curly hair lent him a rakish aspect which belied an otherwise intense gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His dark face was thick-set with a prominent forehead, cheekbones and chin.&nbsp; These were patterned with black lines and spirals.&nbsp; He looked exotic \u2013 yet simultaneously seemed to belong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tapu \u2013 A Short Story by Elaine Desmond Excerpt from Tapu Darkness was creeping in, laying siege to the lazy gold-mining town beyond the restaurant window. 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