Monthly Archives: August 2019

Vexed by the Tribe 2 – the fabrication of complexity ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We’re visiting relatives. It’s friendly. We have a light meal and some cake to follow. But then someone mentions Brexit and a cold frost descends on the room… My wife and I bite our tongues, knowing our hosts are firm … Continue reading →

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Ground Hog Day?

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on Backyard Knowledge:
The day’s meditation began like any other. Sitting has a pattern. Bare feet patter across cold floor and then even colder ground to the same quiet space in the woods. Consistency is key to a…

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A Jar of Coins ~ River Dixon

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Stories In Between : A jar of coins Set aside for another day Corner of a dresser Where once sat A woman’s brush In its place, now A layer of dust Continue reading at The Stories In … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Mirror #writephoto

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Welcome to this week’s writephoto prompt. Use the image below as inspiration to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 28th August and link back to this post with … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Journey #writephoto

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Tread the endless path Perpetual pilgrimage Following the heart Each breath a silent prayer Walk the green and sacred earth * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at Strata Florida, the Valley of the Flowers, in Wales. … Continue reading →

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Cusp #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Summer’s dance falters First glimpse of scarlet passion Sunrise veiled in mist *  

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Umbrollia Revisited ~ Geoff Le Pard #writephoto

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Umbrollia was unique in nature having developed a wormhole between it and its neighbouring parallel universe, through which lonely and lost brollies and umbrellas and other misplaced weather protectors passed in the hope of finding a more caring environment where … Continue reading →

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Man on the hill ~ Sadje #writephoto

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

They had built the statue on the top of the hill so that everyone who came could see it from a distance. The villagers were so familiar with it that they hardly glanced at it during their daily life. It … Continue reading →

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Above the Lion and the Lamb (part three – final) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was past four in the afternoon. We had been walking for over five hours. Despite our best smiles – and Jon’s chocolate – we were tired, very tired. We were approaching Calf Crag (see above) and desperately looking for … Continue reading →

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The Wanderer Returns ~ Kyt Wright #writephoto

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The noise was like that of an old steam press, clanking and wheezing as the figure crested the hill. Is that the wanderer returned? The lion shielded his eyes against the sun to see it, the metal longer shiny and … Continue reading →

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