Monthly Archives: August 2020

Calanais: Busy…

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …’Busy’ would, perhaps be a better word? * We do not mind busy stones at all, and this lot look like they are dancing! * However, when the stones are busy with people, things can get a bit disconcerting. … Continue reading →

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Fantasy ~ Honoré Dupuis #writephoto

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

As they prepared to leave and go home – a long way away – they started fantasising… There would be an island, a secret garden, a view over the old church, new colours and space for dreaming and loving. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Olivia Comes Home ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Olivia tiredly trudged down the steep, rocky walk toward the village. It had been a disappointing journey for the most part. She hoped this wouldn’t be another town that enforced masks. She always kept one handy, but it frequently smudged … Continue reading →

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Automatic

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The pen moves slowly across the page, as if resisting the words that spill forth in ink. There is a hesitancy, a reluctance, as if the writer herself does not want to see the story that is unfolding. An expression … Continue reading →

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Fantasy ~ Joelle LeGendre #writephoto

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Left in the comments… Once, I dreamed of living in castle with servants dressing in fine silks each day while my prince smiled sweetly. . Once, I dreamed of being compellingly beautiful, kings at my feet begging for an eternity … Continue reading →

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Damsel #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Worn on summer’s breast As ephemeral as youth Jewels rest lightly *    

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A love story, part two: Getting the numbers to add up ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jim Webster, aka Tallis Steelyard: When contemplating telling the story of Hindle Walbarrow It occurred to me that I must first tell the salutary tale of the House of Bumblewin. The Bumblewins are usurers and will indeed lend … Continue reading →

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Fantasy ~ Willow Willers #writephoto

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Vlad was as usual showing off, knowing that all the staff would be on the look out for his arrival he decided to give them a show. Circling the castle twice getting lower each time Vlad went into a fast … Continue reading →

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The Entered Dragon ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Like waking within a dream – or, at least, the point where the lucidity begins… I turn my head in the small theatre, expecting others to be smiling, if not laughing. But no-one is, because no one else is here… … Continue reading →

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The House That Fish Built: Long-Horn O’Leary…

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …From the south came Long-Horn O’Leary and his host. “Hail, the flame-hot hammerer: wielder of the red mallet,” said Father Fish as he lolloped alongside O’Leary’s company on foot, “When the men of Albion return from foreign lands you … Continue reading →

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