Daily Archives: August 8, 2017

Family Tree #WritePhoto by Sarah Brentyn

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

He built it, brick by brick. Carved from boulders in the valley or stones found weathered by time… He stacked them. Each one a testament to his regrets. He spent his life there, in those mountains, building walls to shut … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

#Haiku Life Watchers #Writephoto – Balroop Singh

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

Hanging from the cliff I could watch the antithesis  Life is powerful. Source: #Haiku Life Watchers #Writephoto – Emotional Shadows

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Channel 19 by Don Massenzio

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

Reblogged from Don Massenzio: I am having a blast writing these short stories. This one is a bit different. I’d love to give the background for the idea, but it would give away the story’s ending. Needless to say, the … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, mystery | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Fairy child…

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

“…when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” J.M. Barrie. Imogen Lucie, which means means ‘maiden of light’, is my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love | Tagged , | 73 Comments

What value the human? – Steve Tanham

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

Reblogged from Sun in Gemini: The Open University (OU) is a wonderful institution. I have watched its progress for decades, and it’s a fine example of the power of education and broadcasting, combined. Last night we happened to watch a … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Thursday Photo Prompt, The Watchers by Willow

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

Question Why do they sit and guard at the gates. What are the horrors that they await? * They watch the portal,they never sleep What are the secrets that they keep. For millennia have they stood by their post. To … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

A game of peaks and troughs

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

I have spent a long time, over the years, watching lives drawn on screens by a moving point of light. Watching those monitor, I couldn’t help comparing them to the video games my sons used to play where their on-screen … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Eyes for an Eye… Stuart France

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

* “You know of what I speak, Gandalf. A great eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.” * I recall struggling to formulate this image when first reading Tolkien’s masterpiece. Even with the help of the cover illustrations it seemed to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Heralds #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 8, 2017 by
Image | Posted on August 8, 2017 by | Tagged , , | 16 Comments