Daily Archives: November 27, 2017

His Bleak Outpost – #writephoto

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on Strange Goings On In The Shed:
Image: Sue Vincent Sue Vincent’s photo challenge Bleak – #writephoto turns out to be another cracking photo prompt, and here is my offering this week. A tale of a presence on…

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Bleak – Joelle LeGendre #writephoto

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Bleak is a winter chill upon a desert granite plain, an ocean washing by. Unable to quench a barren land with salt and grinds of errant sand, I stand upon what now remains of a long-dead generation. Reblogged from Two … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Victoria Zigler – Kero’s World

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Regular readers of Sue’s blog will be familiar with her “Notes From A Small Dog” posts, where Ani has her say. Personally, I’m a big fan of those posts. As it turns out, I have a similar thing on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books | Tagged audio books, children's books, Dogs, kidt lit, offer, west highland terrier | 11 Comments

Bleak – Hayley R. Hardman – #writephoto

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The winter had stripped the land bare. The only place to go which the snow didn’t cover were the rocks jutting out of the sea. It was there that I stood that day and wondered what we would do if … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged autumn, drama, fantasy, Image Writing Prompts, magic, mystery, sea, snow storm, teen, temple, writephoto | 1 Comment

Seekers…

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

To remain within Looking out on winter walls Hidden horizons Fleeing the safety blanket Seeking the freely given

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged adventure, choices, tanka | 18 Comments

Bleak – Michael at Morpeth Road #writephoto

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Hannon was the last man to die on the last day of the battle. It was most unfortunate for he stuck his head out just as the last shell arrived and there only remained a small red stain on the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged bleak, death, ghost, summer, war, writephoto | 8 Comments

Garnering gold…

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We followed a golden path through a wood steeped in history and mystery. Mesolithic folk once walked here, whose flints are found eroding from the soft earth. Mines have been dug to gather minerals from deep below a surface where … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Books, Crucible of the Sun, Don and Wen, History, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged Alan Garner, Aldserley edge, gold, Mabinogion, sleeping knights, stone circle, svart alfar, treasure, Weirdstone of Brisingamen. | 50 Comments

Alder-Ley… Stuart France

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* A rift in the bed-rock Makes us wonder Just what is destined to emerge… A poisonous fume Or the trailing plumes Of a Sun-Bird? * Source: Stuart France