Daily Archives: December 8, 2017

Drugged – Sandi at Flip Flops Every Day #writephoto

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Everything is blurry, come on, focus. Blink. Blink again. Why can’t I see clearly? Wait. This room and contents are unfamiliar. Where am I? Think. Why can’t I recall last night or any night? It’s like the memories are there, … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged confusion, fiction, writing challenge | 1 Comment

Inappropriately didactic? – Another tale from Tallis Steelyard

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I have mentioned Madam Jeen Snellflort previously. Those who heard her story seemed to divide into two groups. The first group appeared to feel that the lady had made her successful escape from the nightmare that was the Misenbart academy … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, fiction, Humour, Poetry, reblog | Tagged accountancy, ‘circus skills’, Madam Jeen Snellflort, Port Naain, rhetoric, the joys of teaching | 8 Comments

#writephoto: At the end of the corridor – Jane Dougherty

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

First there had been the lift, then the stairs, old, rough-hewn stone, now the corridor flagged in stone, leading even further down into the earth. There would be a new world at the end, he told himself, perhaps even an … Continue reading →

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Spring will return, a poem by Charles Robert Lindholm

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

SPRING WILL RETURN By Charles Robert Lindholm Denuded Flowers Remain A Stark Witness Of A Summer Season Past As Autumn Slips Under Winter’s Blanket Of Snow That Mother Nature Covers Us With And We Dream Of Seasons Past That Were … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged cycles, future, seasons, Spring | 8 Comments

Portal – Hayley .R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The end of the passage way glowed a warm light colour. I trailed my hand over the smooth wall as I walked along the flagstones. I could hear muttering voices, soft music and I smelt pine and fire. Ahead, the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged Christmas, december, drama, Image Writing Prompts, Life, mystery, party, technology, winter, writephoto | 4 Comments

Ani’s Advent Invitation: What is magic? A holiday story (and a new book!) from Allie Potts

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

So, the question is a bit of an odd one around here, what with my two-legs being a bit weirdly inclined and all… What is magic? For me, magic is finding the fridge door, or the back gate left open… … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Dogs | Tagged ballet, Book launch, Christmas, festive magic, humour, new book, Nutcracker, science Fiction | 44 Comments

Stones of the Night III… Stuart France

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …After a longer than expected climb up the steeper than anticipated side of the plateaux, you are finally within appraisal distance of the pointed stone. Its presence, which now looms towards you, defining the false horizon, seems to demand … Continue reading →