Monthly Archives: September 2017

Vertical disintegration – Sun in Gemini

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from stevetanham I hope I hide it well…but that can be a dangerous and naive presumption. I’m at my best when convergent; and yet the divergent part is essential to the inclusiveness of the creative process. I’m rambling on … Continue reading →

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Hopeful romantic

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Confident by day Unearthly cries in the night Keening loneliness A thousand eyes seek for love Beauty watches unfulfilled For Colleen’s poetry challenge

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A night of clenched teeth…

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

From the archive… Evening… and it is cold outside. The prospect of a long wallow in a hot bath is irresistible… My daily ablutions are generally rapid and efficient rather than luxuriant, but the bathtub and the little scented luxuries … Continue reading →

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Predator #midnighthaiku

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent
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Magical Man at the Dawn of Science – The Silent Eye

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The Elizabethan age considered itself scientific, indeed the word ‘science’ was used to mean ‘knowledge’. The so called Age of Reason was a much later term applied by historians of science to broad-brush the slow ascent of experimental-based knowledge. What … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Alethea Kehas – The Hair Puller

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Alethea is a friend and a Companion of the Silent Eye. Here, she recounts her experiences ghost-hunting in college… and in particular, the story of when she encountered a silent presence she had not expected… I started talking to ghost … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Scattered #writephoto

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt. Throughout the week I will feature a number of the responses here on the Daily Echo as space allows. Every week, a full round-up of … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up – Fading #writephoto

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria, on a trip with my son a few years ago. It was an important journey for Nick as he had taken himself north on his own, a first … Continue reading →

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Kudos

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

From the archive… I came across a link to a book on Amazon… suggesting readers check out the reviews.  The title, I admit, was not especially appealing… Microwave for One by Sonia Allison published in 1987. The reviews, however, are. … Continue reading →

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Triads VIII… Stuart France

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …  For obvious reasons, three of anything, is traditionally depicted as a triangle… Not withstanding our preoccupation with purely symbolic notions of dimension the triangle of number appears to have a base of points one and two and a … Continue reading →

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