Category Archives: Books

Painted

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Incongruous in Yorkshire stone and sleepy market town Where unexpected masterwork still wears His thorny crown Where history, both false and true, unfolds upon the walls And legend, faith and memory adorn its hallowed halls. Continue reading at France … Continue reading →

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Dreaming

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* With spine to earth, She watches as eternities pass by Marked by the dreams of seekers sleeping ‘neath a starry sky Held deep within the womb of She whose body forms the ring, Warm flesh melds with cold stone … Continue reading →

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Time Frame…

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

‘The concept of ‘darkness’ was revealing. It is where light ends. But I also realised that darkness is not the absence of light but the antithesis of light. In other words, they are aspects of each other. Light and dark … Continue reading →

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The Initiate…

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* I dream of light-flowers erupting from hilltops and wake up feeling refreshed and looking forward to our planned trip to the Uffington hill carving and Wayland’s Smithy despite the gloomy weather. I cannot really blame Wen for this one … Continue reading →

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Running on Empty?…

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Yva followed on Abadam’s heels, “O Abadam,” she cried, “you have walked in the garden in the east, where every precious stone was your covering. * You were a sealer of the sum, whose works and trappings were prepared, … Continue reading →

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Noir Nights… Stuart France

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Happiness is a suspect word… An unsound concept… A dodgy character… I know because I subjected him to surveillance… …Sneaky? Perhaps, but now I know. * Happiness is actually a freak: a chance occurrence… …A beneficial whim of the … Continue reading →

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An Imperious Impulse: Shadow Lands…

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* … “You must guard against your propensity to act foolishly, Coyote,” said Death Spirit. “Yes,yes,” said Coyote, “I will do just as you say, as always.” “Very well,” said Death Spirit, “you will travel for five days and cross … Continue reading →

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An Imperious Impulse: Lodge of the Dead…

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …It happened that Coyote’s wife was sitting near the entrance to the Lodge of the Dead. “Sit here, next to your wife,” said Death Spirit. Coyote could not see anything. It looked to him like he was standing in … Continue reading →

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Images and imagination

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The first thought that sprang to mind when I saw work created recently by a young lady who is a friend of my son was that were I to write the children’s book that is wandering round my mind, I … Continue reading →

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Feeding the imagination…

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“We were not Gods, but were of God, the strands of our existence not yet teased apart by Becoming, our function not yet defined.” So much for a Saturday evening… the night of the week most folk sit relaxing by … Continue reading →

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