The prompt photo was taken in Derbyshire at the oddest of places. It is a mixture of natural countryside, ancient and carved stones and a truly mysterious landscape constructed by a minister, a member of that same Eyre family whose name was used by Charlotte Bronte. This particular doorway, carved into the hillside, leads into what is known as the ‘condemned man’s cell’. You can read more about the place and see a few more pictures by clicking here.
Mystery
Incarcerated
Condemnation guaranteed
For those who question
If I choose to go within
My prison will disappear
There were some fantastic contributions again this week. I reblogged as many as I could. Please click on the links below to visit all the posts and leave a comment for the author! A new prompt will be published later today…come and join in!
The vagaries of WordPress mean that occasionally a pingback won’t get through. If you have written a piece for this week’s challenge and it does not appear below, please leave a link in the comments and I will add it to the list.
Many thanks to this weeks contributors:
Jan Malique at Strange Goings On in the Shed
Neel Anil Panicker at neelwrites
Ritu Bhathal at But I Smile Anyway
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
That is indeed strange!!! Great entries again Sue!
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What a sad entrance. Your story about it reminds me of the Bridge of Sighs.
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I see now, having clicked through, why I wrote of the area in my piece — yet having never been there. Took my cues from the picture, and the creatures in my mind that wanted out for adj
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air, not adj (adjectives!)
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It was quite strange how you picked that up.
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I do that — channel things it seems — or have knowledge that I shouldn’t. All part of the strangeness of my world.
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This resulted in a lot of interesting new work. it’s a great idea of yours to inspire creativity
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I enjoy the process myself, Paul.
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