Category Archives: fantasy

Return ~ Michele Jones #writephoto

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Sue Vincent

This story is prompted by Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo Thursday photo prompt:  #writephoto. Jadis yanked Emme’s arm forward. “We’ve got to get to the next escape passage.” Emme bent over and put her hands on her knees breathing in fast and … Continue reading →

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Mine-Sweeper…

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* I entered the ruin to a low hum… The snug fit of my arms in the portal vectors was no accident. Once inserted an irreversible chain reaction commenced. The stone and wood around me shifted into old form: sleek… … Continue reading →

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Flash…

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …Quicker than Jumpin’ Jack… the long, green, hairy foot left the Blue Sphere of nowhere and re-assembled before our eyes. We tried to turn. We tried to flee. But we could not. We could not move. We were held … Continue reading →

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A song in the darkness…

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“… It was like waking into a nightmare within a dream. I could feel sticky limbs attaching themselves to me all over, leeching the life from me. When I dared to open my eyes all I could see were these … Continue reading →

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Mister Fox and The Green Man…

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

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…And the Green Man

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …If Tee’s study was the hub of intelligence, then Miss Hunnyfludd’s office, which comprised no more than a hastily compromised ante-chamber to its plush superior, was the heart… Thomas Welch was currently making himself at home in the heart … Continue reading →

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Mister Fox…

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* The Grand-Father Clock, tock…tock…tocked reassuringly in the corner of the oak-panelled study. Through the window to one side the ancient time piece’s Big Brother could be discerned dominating the metropolitan sky-line… Tee was willfully oblivious of the time. He … Continue reading →

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Swords redrawn… #bookextract #fantasy

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Some years ago, I published a fantasy novel, set in the magical landscape of Yorkshire. It was initially written to preserve some of the stories and folklore I had learned as a child, wandering the moors with my grandfather. From … Continue reading →

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Songs of a bard….

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I love the old stories, the legends and lays of ancient times when the world, from our vantage point, seemed both a more innocent and more magical place, where the impossible walked hand in hand with the improbable and where … Continue reading →

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The Giant’s Song

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“…Will you forge the straight track for us, old friend?” Merlin asked the giant. Ogmios’ eyes gleamed in the starlight. “Come, it is long since we walked such a path together. Stay close and have your children gather their courage.” … Continue reading →

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