Monthly Archives: August 2020

Under the sun…

“Thirteen thousand miles… How is that even possible???” We were talking about distances, my son and I, and having established that the Great Wall of China seems impossible, we then discussed the relative distance of the moon from the earth, … Continue reading

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One For The Mists ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Her people came from the place where the mist rests on the turf and the ladder to and from the heavens can unfurl. It was where they all still lived. It breathes, mist does. The fog kisses the lungs in … Continue reading

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Storm #midnighthaiku

Clouds heavy with rain Welcome after the heatwave Summer storms begin I watched the heavy drops make lace as they fell on the blade of water. Watched their dance in the grooves of the decking. Saw them weigh down the … Continue reading

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Glimpses of Paranormal Warwickshire Part 1: Shakespeare’s Ghosts and Spirits ~ SC Skillman

Reblogged from SC Skillman Author: This is the first of a series giving you a few tasters from my book Paranormal Warwickshire which will be released by Amberley Publishing on 15th November 2020. Paranormal Warwickshire by SC Skillman cover design. … Continue reading

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Clouded ~ Jez Farmer #writephoto

Background: Every Thursday Sue Vincent hosts the #writephoto prompt. This week’s prompt can be found here. My form is the acrostic This one went a bit dark on me but I like it Covering peaks in mystery Lingering, waiting, time … Continue reading

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Calanais: Silhouettes…

* It is not normally advisable to shoot ‘into the sun’, but in this eventually it felt permissable… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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DONUTS – PART 3

Originally posted on USUAL MUTTWITS:
Corss, getting to Tesco Extra demands plenty of marker-squirting along the way. Lampposts, council trash bins, the traffic lights at the corner of High Street and Nelson Avenue, and that suspicious cardboard box left outside…

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Clouded ~ Honoré Dupuis #writephoto

“It was written: now they are coming…” Her voice was calm, and her friend understood she was merely stating a fact. She too had thought of the omen in the last nights, as they both laid, enlaced, on the soft … Continue reading

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The House that Fish Built: Carle…

* …Twice the height of any of the men of Albion was the horrible mantle about him and his hair was like a great spreading bush the size of a winter shed, under which thirty bullocks could easily find shelter. … Continue reading

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Clouded ~ Willow Willers #writephoto

The hills rolled on forever, dark foreboding. Clouds rolling in from the west carried rain or worse, snow, she could smell it. The whole of the land was shrouded in fear. It had been days since she had seen another … Continue reading

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