Monthly Archives: July 2020

Guest Author: Susanne Leist ~ Why am I an author? (and news of a new release!)

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Why am I an author? The answer lies with my brother, Neil Leist. Neil was a person who lit up a room when he entered. He was 6 feet 2 inches, but it wasn’t his height that drew peoples’ eyes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Steps ~ Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

My granny use to say, ‘if these steps could talk what stories they’d tell!’ I’d laugh and say ‘tell me a story then.’ She would whilst we sat on those steps outside her house with the summer sun on our … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Callanish Calling: ‘Off Road Inn’…

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* “All things considered… It’s not such a bad view for a beer garden.” * “Yet there’s nobody else here!” * “And those that are here, are inside, rather than at the Inn side.” * “If this were England…” * … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Leave a comment

Worn ~ Kim Blades #writephoto

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Haggard with tiredness and pain slow and stooping in his gait the old vagrant moves on   Continue reading at Kim Blades

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

An Unseen Presence ~ Stuart France

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* There are other sections in the Book of Genesis which may be pertinent to our survey of St Michael… * … ‘Left alone at night, Jacob was attacked by an unseen presence which wrestled with him until day-break, whereupon … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Mythology | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Worn ~ Willow Willers #writephoto

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Before Cissey died she stood in the ginnel looking up at doors. Nothing had changed. The steps they used to climb up and down to school, to work to home. Still there worn and full of stories. When babies the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Up and Down

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

This week has been a difficult one, with so many masked faces raising the ghosts of memories that I could wish had stayed well buried… memories of moments that I will not forget, no matter how much wishing I might … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , | 40 Comments

Eight Simple Steps ~ KL Caley #writephoto

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight. It was a habit, like a nervous tick or a form of OCD. She counted the steps. Leaving… just eight simple steps to a new day, a new hope, a new … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Still #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

In contemplation Wonder at Nature’s design Embrace the stillness *

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

A Literary Ape ~ Cynthia Reyes

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Cynthia Reyes: Be warned: today I’m writing about a great ape. One who does a lot for authors around the world, and accepts payment only in virtual bananas.   ~~~ If you love books – reading them or writing … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments