Monthly Archives: January 2020

No Dead Man’s Land ~ Chris Hewitt #writephoto

This writing prompt is courtesy of Sue Vincent’s fun #writephoto challenge is and entitled “keep”. It’s a great photo, I look forward to knowing where it was taken. I’ve gone with a bit of a medieval dark comedy (~650 words). Owen threw … Continue reading

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A New Beginning…

Since the birth of the Silent Eye, we have held regular workshops, including, for the past seven years, an annual residential weekend of ritual drama in Derbyshire. We have had a huge amount of fun with these weekends over the … Continue reading

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Home ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Finished the rewrite. It’s in the lap of the gods now. Sue’s photo prompt is as apposite as ever. All has changed since Richard ordered the castle built on the promontory, but is that not always the way? Nothing except … Continue reading

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Cusp #midnighthaiku

Cold and starry skies Heralding a frosty dawn Waking to wonder Morning’s chill melting Caressed by winter’s pale sun Golden hearts open

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Allegiance ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

They called her Allegiance. Contract and insurance, she was. Revered and guarded, both. So well revered and so well guarded, in fact, that with time she became almost forgotten and had turned more a symbol than a soul. She sometimes … Continue reading

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Fantasy Maps for Books ~ a new service from Jo Robinson

Reblogged from Jo Robinson: Happy New Decade! Hopefully this one will be rather more fabulous than the previous one. It’s been a busy start to 2020 for me, but I like busy so that’s not a bad thing. Mostly I’ve … Continue reading

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My Beloved ~ Pamela #writephoto

It is time Beloved. One thousand years ago we angered the gods with our love. Our punishment was to be imprisoned in the rock cliffs overlooking our home. We were crude caricatures. I could no longer touch your gentle skin … Continue reading

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‘The Consciousness Hour’: Neil Rushton talks about the Faeries with Anthony Peake

Reblogged from deadbutdreaming: The great Anthony Peake was kind enough to invite me on to the January 2020 edition of his Consciousness Hour podcast to talk about the faeries and how they might interact with human consciousness. For those unfamiliar … Continue reading

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Keep ~ Cheryl #writephoto

Ancient tired limbs Still viewed as standing proudly Defenders of it Continue reading at The Bag Lady

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Keep ~ Di #writephoto

He looked across at the Keep of his Beloved. Her father had him imprisoned such that he could gaze on what might have been for the rest of his life. As it had turned out, this stretched to eternity as … Continue reading

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