Cranborne, East Dorset, England, UK. Photos: Gosia Rokicka. Painting effects done with Varnist [CC BY-SA-NC]

Viscount’s Secret Garden

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Gosia Rokicka
Sep 2, 2018 · 2 min read

The Viscount saw her peeking through the gate between the churchyard cemetery and the garden, with a little mongrel at her heels. They’d been coming from time to time — city dwellers enjoying their weekends away. Locals knew better — there was no point visiting: this gate was always locked, there were no burials at the cemetery anymore, the last reverend died in 1951. The little dog shifted uncomfortably. The…

Gosia Rokicka

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Storyteller, word catcher, curious observer, animal lover, plant enthusiast, lifelong language learner, mistress of tsundoku.

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