Category Archives: Books

Inner Sanctum … Stuart France

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Further vindication of our unscheduled return was granted upon re-entering the chamber. The free standing stone and the facing stone, which were separated by space and shadow, were both now holding the light. The light that some say would … Continue reading →

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Verily, Verily… Stuart France

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The thing is… It is impossible to ‘do’ such sites in one visit. In fact, it is not possible to ‘do’ such sites at all. If anything, they ‘do’ you, if you allow them. As we were about to … Continue reading →

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Never Look Back… Stuart France

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The first thing to remark, apart from the increased Avian Activity Quotient… Was, the difference an hour makes. * * Was it simply the movement of the sun? The progress of the day… Or had the site responded to … Continue reading →

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Verbeia… #writephoto

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The air was warm and still under the trees and Rhea, feeling like a teenager and glad she was old enough to appreciate it, slipped off her shoes and dipped her feet into the tranquil waters of the river. The … Continue reading →

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The Legend…

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Deep in the heart of Derbyshire… * * A single, eerie light shines out from Langsett Towers… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Ribbons of light

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“There was a rainbow waiting for them above the barrow. Its head was lost in the halo of cloud which mirrored the encircling hills.If the landscape itself is the grail of legend, then the hill is the jewel at its … Continue reading →

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Brain Fog… Stuart France

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Months it has taken. Months of meticulous research… Meetings in the darkest of disreputable corners where conspiracies are born and take fevered flight across stormy nights. All roads lead to the lair of the Black Beast. That fell apparition … Continue reading →

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The first butterfly…

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There was a loud buzzing coming from behind the willow screen, echoing in the narrow passage beside the house. I stood still and waited, watching with a smile as the first bumblebee of spring emerged from its winter quarters. The … Continue reading →

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Space Time…

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* ‘…You may as well know now you are far more likely to see the spiritual than you are to read it. The spirit came first and we learned to see before we learned to read. It is nigh on … Continue reading →