Monthly Archives: April 2017

Direction #midnighthaiku

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The Night has a Thousand Eyes – a Jamie Dark story from Geoffrey West

“She wouldn’t just go—she isn’t like that!” “But you said you had a row and told you she was leaving you.” “I know that, but. . .” The trouble with being a senior police officer is that while you have … Continue reading

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Guest author – Traci Kenworth: Doing it Afraid

  I’ve been afraid my whole life. When I was in school, from elementary to high school, I was bullied. I came from a poor family and didn’t have the right clothes, looks, or weight. I’ve always written. I used … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt – Shore #writephoto

Use the image below to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 26th April and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Enigma #writephoto

The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at within the great stone circle of Avebury. It is a place we have visited very many times…and one of which we could never tire. We have walked the circle in the … Continue reading

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The Feathered Seer – Theory and practice

In theory, what ought to be happening today is relaxation, time out for a deep breath before plunging into the adventure of the weekend. In reality, the day will be filled with final preparations, last minute tweaks and packing and … Continue reading

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Field of Sheaves VI… Stuart France

* ‘Riders of the Sidhe to me from every place still free… * That’s how Lug, the Lord of Light, summoned the Otherworldly Hosts… He met his father Cian and Cian’s two brothers and together they set off for the … Continue reading

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Dreaming #midnighthaiku

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Guest author – Robbie Cheadle: Two nursery rhymes with an interesting history

 Aiken Drum When my son Gregory was a small lad, we had a CD for the car which included a folk song/nursery rhyme called Aiken Drum. I had never heard this nursery rhyme before but we both enjoyed it a … Continue reading

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#writephoto enigma: Culleen and the Standing Stones

Synopsis: Culleen Callawe’en left north where all but she possessed personal magic, to quest for her own. With companions Vesta, wolf-dog, and Kuth, raven, she traversed the abandoned lands of the middle. Eastern gate, guised as escarpment, provided passable through … Continue reading

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