Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Light and the Eye of the Cobra

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Join us for a voyage into the spirituality of ancient Egypt… as the Silent Eye prepares for its annual weekend workshop in April 2015. The Silent Eye The water was soft on his skin. He was used to bathing in … Continue reading →

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Early bird…

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The display lights the darkness; three thirty-eight… wonderful. You really have to do something about that Twitter notification that sounds like a text and drags you awake, like it or not… just in case. The next hour passes in dogged … Continue reading →

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At leisure…

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I’d like to know who is in charge of this whole sleep thing. I did a bit of hierarchical research and it would seem that while Morpheus is widely accepted as being the one to whom we should be complaining, … Continue reading →

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Monday…

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sue Vincent

There would be no beautiful dawn today. The sulphurous glow of the city turns to pitch as I climb towards the hills; I will not see them this time. The road, flooded still from the weekend’s rain, gleams in the … Continue reading →

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Changelings into the Mist by Katie Sullivan

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Changelings. They were the descendants of Man and Fae. They walked between worlds – as healers, mystics, even kings – but no more. He thought he was the last, alone and lost, until the day he saw them. Irish teens … Continue reading →

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The Monster in the Shower

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Thrust naked into an unknown world, fear must be our first instinctive emotion. It follows us through childhood with night terrors, monsters under the bed and spiders that stalk us in the shower. It attends our first day at school, … Continue reading →

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A Rude Awakening

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Images are emotional Viagra. For some reason at four am in the morning the Powers That Be decided to wake me and tell me so. It wasn’t a dream. Just woke with the idea, quite suddenly and clearly formed and … Continue reading →

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Tell Me, John, Let Me Hear it Once by Seumas Gallacher

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on First Night History:
At the Going Down of the Sun © Sarah Vernon Tell Me, John, Let Me Hear it Once by Seumas Gallacher Tell me, John, let me hear it once From beyond the grave wherein…

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Why?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” 888,246 ceramic poppies, created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins surround the Tower of London. A river of blood. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the First World … Continue reading →

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In sorrow’s depths…

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

In sorrow’s depths hides a spark of Light, Seemingly untouchable, unattainable. Tears blind your eyes to it, Pain blinds your heart, Memory enshrouds you, Pulling you down Into the abyss. Hold out your hand, The light will not burn you, … Continue reading →

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