Category Archives: Grief

Gone Forever – from ‘Jamie Dark’

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sue Vincent

When my wife died I was lost. We’d been married for thirty years, and when I retired we spent most of our time together. Over the past few years we hadn’t bothered with friends much, just did our own thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief | Tagged bereavement, depression, fiction, Geoffrey West, ghost story, loss, survival after death | Leave a comment

A spiritual wet kipper

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Sue Vincent

You know those life-lessons that come out of the blue and slap you round the face with a wet kipper? I had one of those today… and it was right that I should do so. I firmly believe that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Grief, Life, Love, The Silent Eye | Tagged emotion, fear, grief, loss, PTSD | 38 Comments

Photo prompt round-up – Glimpsed #writephoto

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken from inside one of the cells at Buckingham Gaol, now a museum. The tiny castle-like building dominates the centre of the town and has a very strange atmosphere. The cell doors were … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, fiction, Grief, Humour, imagination, Love, Memory, mystery, photo prompt, Photography, Poetry, terror, writing, writing prompt | Tagged flash fiction, microfiction, short story, writng challenge | 9 Comments

Luxury

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Valleys are blasted; Earth raped by greed, Sees unfulfilled need. Childhoodless children Tread softly in mines. Diamonds on fingers; Within each stone lingers The spectre of hunger Exploited for show. The high cost of vanity, Lacking humanity, Devours itself. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief, Poetry | Tagged child labour, child slavery, children, diamond, gold, mercury retrograde | 10 Comments

Unchanging

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Ronovan’s weekly haiku prompt

Posted in Grief, Photography, Poetry | Tagged #Haiku #Poetry Prompt, falling leaves, grief and pine, haiku | 15 Comments

Bringing it home

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Sue Vincent

This is my granddaughter on Wednesday, face down on the floor, sleeping peacefully… safe, loved, exhausted by giggling. Another photograph of a small child, face down on the floor, made the news on Wednesday. Face down in the sand, washed … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief, mankind | Tagged children, death, loss, terror, war | 36 Comments

When a smile breaks your heart

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I frequently write about my son… as I see him every day, it is natural that he is very much part of my everyday life, even without the story of his incredible journey to tell. But I have two sons, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain injury, Grief, Love, Motherhood, Nick Verron, Surviving brain injury | Tagged brotherhood, charity fundraising, courage, eyes, smile, tenderness, triathlon | 66 Comments

Eyes of a fish

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sue Vincent

After five hours of being stood upon, my feet ache and my back is not in the slightest bit happy. On the other hand, I did manage to catch a fish. This was not, I hasten to add, a mere … Continue reading →

Posted in fish, Grief, Life, Love and Laughter, Love, Relationships, Responsibility, Spirituality | Tagged change, dropsy, ghost koi, isolation, koi carp, necessity, pond | 35 Comments

Normal rules don’t apply

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“I’d kill the bastard, if it was one of my kids.” I’ve heard that so many times over the past few years since my son was stabbed through the brain. I can understand it; that is precisely what I would … Continue reading →