Category Archives: fiction

Self portrait of the artist – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard… the story begins (and will continue here tomorrow…): Andeal Willnoton Quillabin is an artist; a painter admittedly but still an artist. Purely between ourselves, he’s rather a good one. If you look at one of his … Continue reading →

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Wildfire

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Thirty years. He had counted the days on the wall of his cell. Thirty years since he had seen the dawn break on the hills of home. A lifetime since he had last breathed the night air.  Only his mind … Continue reading →

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Childhood fantasy

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

He’s right… by the time you reach an age with double figures, fairy stories are for babies… and you are no longer a babe. In just the same way that we cease admitting to the guilty affection for the music … Continue reading →

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Wishes #flashfiction

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The red balloon danced in the apple tree, caught by a ribbon that fluttered in the breeze. She had loved balloons, when she and the world had been much younger. Every balloon had carried a wish… a wish of the … Continue reading →

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Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – Author Update – Lyn Horner, Mae Clair, Colleen Chesebro, Annika Perry, Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes.

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Smorgasbord: Welcome to Friday’s author update with new releases and recent reviews from authors in the Cafe and Bookstore. If you have news and are on the shelves then please let me know by emailing me sally.cronin@moyhill.com Visit … Continue reading →

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Fine fresh apples – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: It has to be said that I’m rather partial to a nice crisp apple. The area around Port Naain is quite good from them, northerly but not too northerly, and the weather is quite bracing which … Continue reading →

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The Estuary Road – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I can remember my first sight of the estuary road. It’s a short length of cobbled road, the cobbles laid between timbers and the timbers held in place by great piles driven into the mud. There’s … Continue reading →

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Book Launch! Tallis Steelyard and the sedan chair caper – Jim Webster #Kindle

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Port Naain has a long and convoluted history with the noble sport of sedan chair racing. Doubtless there are more tales to be told than are suitable in mixed company… but if anyone can tell them, it is Tallis Steelyard. … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Marjorie Hembroff – Ghost in the Attic #short story

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was a warm summer afternoon, and Bess sat cross-legged on the wooden bench in the back yard of the red brick apartment building while her mother hosted a tea party. Bess had just finished her new novel when she … Continue reading →

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Solitary…

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was cold in the cell. Cold, dark and  dank, with the kind of damp that gets right into your bones. There was no way of telling how long he’d been there. It had been a very long time since … Continue reading →

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