Monthly Archives: January 2018

Windows of Promise – Penny Wilson #writephoto

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Tangled vines Climb the wall Roses cling tight Windows clouded With yesterday’s Memories Continue reading at Penny Wilson Writes

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Chris Graham at TRSA hosts storyteller Gregg Savage

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Story Reading Ape: I have ended up here, because I managed to earn myself a bonus year of life. Somewhere between October 13, 2016, and October 13, 2017, I convinced myself that I was 37, and not … Continue reading →

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#Writephoto: The Rose Room – Jane Dougherty

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

She peered through the cloudy glass. “They didn’t look out of the windows much, did they?” Light entered the room, transformed by the thick glass and hatched by the leading. It was light that entered, pale and wintry, not sunshine, … Continue reading →

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Scribes… Stuart France

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* With the advent of cuneiform, the Oral Tradition continued to develop alongside ‘written literature’, but the primary purpose of recording stories in writing was not necessarily to supply individual readers with a coherent or connected account of ‘historical’ events. … Continue reading →

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Illusory #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent
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True love – Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It had taken him a long time, he had journeyed across three continents over 10 years in his quest, but now, finally, his search had come to an end. He had found her, and he would never let her go. … Continue reading →

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Shakespearean Window – stoneronarollercoaster #writephoto

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

She was returning from school. Her pace a cocktail of walking briskly, tip toeing, jogging and kicking random rocks, depending on her mood and magnitude of exhaustion. Her back hunched under the weight of abnormally heavy bag. She sometimes would … Continue reading →

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Apprenticed to my Mother: the book – Geoff Le Pard

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tangental: Regular readers will recognise the heading. Last year I decided to pull together a memoir of my time with my mother, post dad. I’ve now finished it and it’s in for editing. This post, like so many, comes with a … Continue reading →

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The Winter Rose – James #writephoto

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Nancy clung to the base of a gas street lamp just across the street from St. Andrews shivering as she listened to the beautiful hymns and organ music late on Christmas Eve. The tiny child’s clothes were too thin to … Continue reading →

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Unexpected neighbours…

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

My eyesight may not be all it once was, but even from a distance, the sheep in the field looked a bit odd. We have found many strange and wonderful things in and around the village of Birchover, but they … Continue reading →

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