Category Archives: fantasy

The gallant stand of an aging terpsichorean – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I believe I have introduced you to Pardo Fuen. When I last mentioned him, he had decided to pass a quiet retirement selling cut flowers, a little top fruit, and bulls. The cut flowers were a … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, fiction, Humour, reblog | Tagged blasting wax, bulls, convolvulus, cut flowers, Jim Webster, Port Naain, sea air, Tagged bellowing | 4 Comments

The Dancing Master – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: People do make a habit of surprising you. They cheerfully climb out of the neat little boxes you put them in and persist in doing things you’d never expect. Take, for example, the great mercenary captain, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fantasy, fiction, Humour | Tagged bad debts, cut flowers, dancing, gallantry, Jim Webster, Port Naain, short story, spectacle | 4 Comments

Be my guest…an invitation

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It’s five o’clock, the page looks bare… There’s not a guest post anywhere… Though I invite and beg and plead There’s only my words here to read. So, authors with a brand new book, If you’d like folks to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, Books, fantasy, fiction, Folk Tale, Photography, Poetry, writing | Tagged alternative realities, birth, Book launch, book promotion, death, family, free author promotion, ghosts, loved ones, paranormal, psychism, supernatural, telepathy | 42 Comments

Stinking Fish – another tale from Tallis Steelyard.

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

People have commented to me that I rarely mention fish or fishermen. I suppose it’s true but it’s by pure chance. You get to the fish market from the far end of the Old Esplanade, at the opposite end from … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, fiction | Tagged fish, humour, Jim Webster, Poetry, Port Naain | 2 Comments

Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age – Charles E. Yallowitz

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Thank you to Sue for letting me write a post for her blog and helping to promote, Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age. This is the final book of my fantasy adventure series, which means after 15 volumes … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fantasy, fiction, reblog | Tagged Amazon, Book launch, epic fantasy, fantasy series, Legends of Windemere | 3 Comments

Inappropriately didactic? – Another tale from Tallis Steelyard

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I have mentioned Madam Jeen Snellflort previously. Those who heard her story seemed to divide into two groups. The first group appeared to feel that the lady had made her successful escape from the nightmare that was the Misenbart academy … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, fiction, Humour, Poetry, reblog | Tagged accountancy, ‘circus skills’, Madam Jeen Snellflort, Port Naain, rhetoric, the joys of teaching | 8 Comments

The prime of Madam Jeen Snellflort – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Some people seem to not so much live their lives as to be passengers in them, carried along at the convenience of somebody else. One such person was Madam Jeen Snellflort. Orphaned at a tender age she was made the … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, fiction, reblog | Tagged fiction, inheritance, Jim Webster, Poetry, Port Naain, schoolmistress, underpinnings | Leave a comment

Heated debate – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It was Harl Bronnen who solved the problem. You see Port Naain can occasionally have a trouble with house fires. How they are tackled depends on the area. If you are in Dilbrook then your household staff rally round, and … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, fantasy, fiction, Humour | Tagged house fires, Jim Webster, Port Naain | 2 Comments

A fine vintage – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Normally it’s Shena that gets me caught up in other peoples’ problems. Or, to be more precise, it’s her friends who bring me trouble. In this case however, I lay the entire blame at Mutt’s door. Thinking about it, Mutt’s … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, Humour | Tagged an investment, fine wine, other peoples' problems, Poets | 3 Comments

Keeping it understated – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I realise that in the past I may have been a little scathing about musicians. Indeed I might even have hinted that you can spend more time keeping them sober than it’s worth. To be fair … Continue reading →