Unicorns

Digital art

Unicorns, magical-mystical creatures, as symbols of our own spirit and power—here, light and shadow complement each other. Light alone blinds us; shadow (its absence, dark) blinds us. We cannot see light, only its reflection. If we see in the dark, then there is light present. —Michael Dickel ©2019

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Michael Dickel—Digital Self-Portrait from Photograph — Michael Dickel
Digital Self-Portrait from Photograph
©2019

Michael Dickel is a contributing editor for The BeZine. He writes, creates art, and teaches in Jerusalem, Israel, where he lives with his wife and two young children. The World Behind It, Chaos… (WV? eBookPress, 2009), one of his first books, includes photographs and digital artwork from photos in a free PDF eBook format. His resistance chapbook of poetry, Breakfast at the End of Capitalism (locofo chaps, 2017) can also be downloaded for free as a PDF (or purchased in paper). His latest collection of poetry, Nothing Remembers, came out from Finishing Line Press in September, 2019. Other books include The Palm Reading after The Toad’s Garden, a collection of Flash Fiction (art by Ayelet Cohen), and War Surrounds Us, a collection of poetry, both from Is a Rose Press.

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2 thoughts on “Unicorns”

I really liked this, Michael. There is much truth in the words, and I enjoyed the contrast in the pictures that reinforced the thoughts above them. I find it interesting that you chose unicorns as the subjects. Is the “un-blinded” (for lack of a better way to describe it) truth as rare and hard to see/find as these mythical beasts? 🙂 Thank you for sharing these with us. Well done.

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Michael Dickel says:

January 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Thank you, Corina 😊

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dragonkatet says:

December 31, 2019 at 12:47 PM

I really liked this, Michael. There is much truth in the words, and I enjoyed the contrast in the pictures that reinforced the thoughts above them. I find it interesting that you chose unicorns as the subjects. Is the “un-blinded” (for lack of a better way to describe it) truth as rare and hard to see/find as these mythical beasts? 🙂 Thank you for sharing these with us. Well done.

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1. Michael Dickel says:
  
  January 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM
  
  Thank you, Corina 😊
  
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