Daily Archives: November 11, 2016

A dish served cold from Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

As you all know I’m a man who makes a point of being smartly turned out. If you’re blessed with an elegant figure and can turn a fine leg, it seems silly not to allow the eye to dwell on … Continue reading →

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forgotten – from rivrvlogr #writephoto

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

forgotten when you cast your dark shadow on the time we had remember Continue reading here

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Remembered

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I was not there. I did not see the blood and gore Or know the terror Of a war. * I did not grieve When friends were lost Or mourn the maimed Or human cost. * I did not fight … Continue reading →

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Smorgasbord Short Story – A Soldier Waits – Sally Cronin

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

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Secrets – from pensitivity101 #writephoto

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

They say you can never go back, but there are some times in your life when you must, whether you want to or not. It had taken almost twenty years, but Izzy had finally garnered the courage to face her … Continue reading →

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The man in the wheelchair

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Adapted from a post written in 2013, when Nick had just begun to use a camera and discover the world through fresh eyes… My son developed an interest in photography and, with his usual determination, set about learning everything he … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Dreams, Motherhood, Nick Verron, Photography | Tagged awareness, double vision, learning photography, nystagmus, surviving brain injury, voyage of discovery | 62 Comments

Something bidden… by Stuart France

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* “Who said their ‘Gods’ had to be exotic anyway?” “?” “I mean, the anthropologists have written tome after tome evidencing our ‘own High God’s’ development from the ‘lowly’ corn spirit.” * * “‘Good’ originally, meant ‘good to eat’.” “From … Continue reading →