Daily Archives: February 28, 2017

Not perhaps the best location

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on Tallis Steelyard:
It was Sneal, a friend of mine, who told me this story. Sneal is a peddler, or wandering merchant if you wish to flatter him. Not that flattery will get you anywhere; there are few…

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Good For Something…a Jack Lockwood story by Geoffrey West

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from the Jack Lockwood Diaries: “I’ve got you!” We were touching, chest-to-chest. I could smell his sweat. The whites of his eyes and the ebony black of his skin were an inch away from my face. And I was … Continue reading →

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Bridge #writephoto

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on Myths of the Mirror:
I wasn’t supposed to talk to strangers, which is why I never told my mum about the man below the bridge. She wouldn’t have tolerated him with his frayed coat and dirty fingers.…

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Bridge by Willow #writephoto

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

She had been running all day thoughts of Mathew her beautiful Vampire filling her head. Today was the first day she had really had the strength to run properly. It had taken three dangerous days of cleaning and resting to … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt | Tagged adventure, serial, story, vampire, Werewolf | 1 Comment

The first slug of spring

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

They are getting earlier…I checked, it was April last year. Granted, last year they had a step to navigate, while the new place allows free ingress over the threshold, but this year, the first slug of spring slithered in through … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, Slugs | Tagged hibernation, seasons, Spring | 34 Comments

Silence (Tanka) by Sangbad #writephoto

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Wind slur, darkness clasp in poor weak light as the silence reigned boasting itself Continue reading: Silence (Tanka)

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A laughing heart

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sent to me by Obi, a friend and Companion of the Silent Eye: “Let me Sue, tell you a traditional story on happiness from my people the Igbo of South east Nigeria as an example of how happiness can make … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged forgiveness, happiness, hearthfire, joy, marriage, sharing, togetherness | Leave a comment

Bridge #writephoto… Stuart France

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* From the light place To the dark place A span… of I am. * Of maybe’s and supposes Littered like the discarded debris Of an I was That the Shadow-Net failed to trawl. * Continue reading here