Monthly Archives: January 2017

On time

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

For Colleen’s tanka challenge

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The Road Home – Bernadette #Writephoto

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

GOLDEN DAWN I got the telephone call on a day that the whole country had been thrown into confusion.  Mom, please come get me.  I want to come home. The horror that hit the country caused all flights to be … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog – Black and white

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

She got up this morning and squeaked. She’s not supposed to squeak, but it seemed about all she could manage. She tried a whisper, but that didn’t work out too well either… more of a frog sound… so she’s pretty … Continue reading →

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Tee-Pee Tales II… Stuart France

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* BUFFALO, FIELD-MOUSE AND RED-FOX cont. …Buffalo trampled the grass and tore up the earth with his front hoofs but when he looked for Field-Mouse he was nowhere to be found. ‘That’s put an end to him,’ thought Buffalo. Just … Continue reading →

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Silver #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent
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Gold – Robbie Cheadle #writephoto

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

This poem was written for Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt – https://scvincent.com/2017/01/05/thursday-photo-prompt-gold-writephoto/. Towards the golden light To visit an underprivileged school; From daily toil a welcome respite; To bestow a gift of books; Fills my soul with much delight. I watch each … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Paul Andruss – DANTE’S INFERNO

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The second in a series of guest posts by author  Paul Andruss… Dante called his poem ‘The Divine Comedy’ a comedy because it has a happy ending. Not because it is a laugh a minute. Simply because Gustav Dore’s work … Continue reading →

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#writephoto–gold & Three Line Tales #49: the tao of the cards – Lorraine

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Crushed by the ordinary, she needed to flee, so she arranged the cards – each with an image: a touchstone; a tao; a hope. She shuffled, holding her breath, exhaled, then chose two to be her mantras. Continue reading here: … Continue reading →

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Journal of the far side: 5 – Longitude 131 – Steve Tanham

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Longitude 131 is the place where Uluru lives. Right in the middle of nowhere… It’s 06:10 in the morning and the mercury is rising past twenty-eight degrees centigrade outside our air conditioned and life-saving room. Most of yesterday afternoon, it … Continue reading →

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#writephoto Gold – Sarah at fmme

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The kids were squabbling over something – some filter Jess was using – and Sukey could feel her blood pressure rising. Literally feel it, as if her blood was going to explode out through her skin, coating the inside of … Continue reading →

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