Daily Archives: December 25, 2017

Dog Lovers and Book Lovers: “The Poet’s Dog” – Jennie Fitzkee

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I know my dog can speak… she is seldom quiet, though she makes little sound. Her voice is graphic but silent, her words are shared with every expression, every movement of an ear, every line of her body (and through … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Dogs | Tagged children, dogs speaking, Poetry, storybook | 5 Comments

Snowy Day – jagahdilmein #writephoto

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Alex had gone to bed happy last night, very happy. It had been snowing so hard since morning yesterday that not just their cottage, but the road to the village, and the village itself had been covered with a blanket … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged children, Crazy, creative writing, fantasy, fiction, flash fiction, friendship, Frost Giants, fun, funny, Humor, humour, kids, Madcap, nonsense, Quirky, School, short story, snow, story, Winters, writing, writing challenge | Leave a comment

Give a little whistle…

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Every morning, one of my first jobs when I go to my son’s home is to feed the four cats… none of which he owns, but all of whom come for breakfast every day… feed the fish in the pond … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Photography | Tagged communication, garden birds, robin, talking to birds, wild birds | 17 Comments

The Thaw – James #writephoto

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It wasn’t the ravenous hunger that awoke her for that had been with her since the accident. There was a sound, a new sound. Water. She could hear tiny trickles of water around her. Aleera didn’t know how long she … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged 1910, horror, Sue Vincent, Thaw, vampire, writephoto | 2 Comments

Stars and fairy lights…

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Walking home in the dark last night, my village was aglow with fairy lights…thousands of tiny, shining stars, blue, white and all the colours of the rainbow, twinkling in the darkness and lighting the way. The everyday ordinariness of living … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas | Tagged diversity, kinship, Life, space, universe | 20 Comments

Thaw – Ritu Bhathal #writephoto

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

She stood at the bar window, looking out over the snow dusted landscape, wishing it wasn’t melting so fast. “Babe, it’s a shame you couldn’t sort the snow out… I really wanted a white Christmas this year!” Barbie turned to … Continue reading →