Category Archives: fiction

Guest author: Olga Núñez Miret – Apropos of nothing

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Thanks to Sue Vincent for asking me to be a guest and write something for her blog. Oh, Sue, you don’t know what you’ve done. Since you asked me, several weeks ago, and I told you I was taking a … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Connie Jasperson – Oregon Sunset

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We sat on the beach near the fire, Two old people bundled against the cold Oregon sunset. Friends we’d never met fished the surf, Children and dogs ran at waves’ edge. Red sky, red mist, red sunset. Fire, water, wind, … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Lyn Horner -Anthologies Are All the Rage

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

. . . especially among indie authors. Here is an excerpt from Nicholas Rossis’ post 9 Hot Trends in publishing in 2017. #9. Authors Will Band Together “There has been an increasing trend of authors supporting other authors through collaboration … Continue reading →

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Sticks and Stones by Geoffrey West

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Jack Lockwood Diaries: I pushed my friend from the first floor window ledge. His screams rang in my ears as I ran back home, crying my eyes out. It had all happened sixty-five years ago, and now, … Continue reading →

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Too nice? Another tale from Tallis Steelyard

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Talopian Hearsan was one of those people I just somehow never took too. I’m not sure why to be honest; he was always polite and respectful to a poet of my status. The problem was perhaps that he was too … Continue reading →

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writephoto# low tide: Cullen and the arrow by Lorraine

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Recovering from the shock of the wraith-woman’s attack,* Culleen examined the bow she knocked away from her attacker. It was well-crafted, attuned to the archer. The gut string was new, but grip well-worn. Though not an archer, she appreciated the … Continue reading →

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If it had been a snake…by the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge: Once again they stomped out of the room knowing without looking that their superior was glaring at her through the one way glass. She sat quite still. Except there was that … Continue reading →

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Fairy tales: Faces Glimpsed in the Forest by Jan Malique

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Strange Goings On in the Shed: Many of us have grown up with the older versions of fairy tales, visceral stories that were handed down from generation to generation. I certainly recall the earlier folk tales, devouring each … Continue reading →

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Guest Photographer and Storyteller: Cybele Moon – aka the Dune Mouse

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I stumbled across a site with an intriguing title, strange and magical stories, illustrated with the most fabulous photographs. Loving the atmospheric artistry, I invited the photographer over to be my guest… An excerpt from the Dune Mouse Chronicles Many … Continue reading →

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Troll Island by Pamela Morse #WritePhoto

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

low-tide #writephoto The dark clouds linger over the sprawling river delta as the sun sets over the water. During the night a fleet of smugglers will carry stolen treasures across the straights to land on the shores of the island … Continue reading →

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