Monthly Archives: May 2018

“A gift of laughter…”

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

As I’m on a research mission this weekend, and having spent much of the week in hospital waiting rooms, I have dredged up a couple of old ones to share.This one was written two years ago… Rafael Sabatini is not … Continue reading →

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Stratford-Strange III… Stuart France

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “I suppose, Carbrook Hall ‘took the biscuit’ in that respect.” “Yes, it’s one thing to be ignored by a bar-tender at a bar but not to be seen at all!” “And all the while I was snapping away, … Continue reading →

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Growing #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

  The season of growth Wearing its colours with pride Joy in beginnings

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Ascent – ‘C. M. Smile’ #writephoto

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I did not want to ascend these stairs. For who waited for me was unawares. The ball is for those who are making matches. They needed me to be chosen to take over the classes. Ascending the stairs, roses came … Continue reading →

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Ascent – Rosemary Carlson #writephoto

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The trip to Scotland had been wonderful. My roots were there, in the Highlands, and I’d always wanted to visit. Now, it was time to go home. We were driving along the curvy roads toward the south of Scotland when … Continue reading →

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The Boy From Po Toi – Randall Collis

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Global Sojourns Photography: Echoes of a ghost?  Of the future?  Of the past? There is a feeling of perplexity.  I’m no longer standing in the conference room on the top floor of a skyscraper.  There are no floor-to-ceiling windows with … Continue reading →

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The Forest – James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The Beginning of the Saga of the Davidson Children Five children abruptly found themselves at night in a dark forest being drenched during a thunderstorm. “Mandy! What happened? Where’s Mom and Dad?” Thirteen-year-old Amanda Davidson felt panic rise her chest. … Continue reading →

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A Magic all of its own – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I remember chatting to old Varsung Baldwig. Given he was, in some way, a mage; I asked why there were so few mages. He was puffing away at that old pipe of his at the time, … Continue reading →

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The ascent of a man – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The room spun around him as he lurched to the bottom of the staircase. He swore it had been straight the last time he had been here, now it spiraled upwards, a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. With one hand he gripped … Continue reading →

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More than survival

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

  One of my all-time favourite fantasy cycles is the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson. They were the first fantasy books I ever read other than the classics such as Tolkien, Lewis and Carroll. My grandfather … Continue reading →

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