Category Archives: Life

Driving forward

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Sue Vincent

A busy day. The internet appears to be behaving again finally, though how long it will last is anyone’s guess… and that means I can attempt to catch up. Of course, a thumb that isn’t screaming at me to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged accident, control, driving, events | 9 Comments

Fallout

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I read an article a friend had posted this morning, taken from The Independent. I read it with tears for many reasons and a certain amount of empathy. The piece run by the paper tells the extended story of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged fear, hate crime, hatred, prejudice, society, violence | 11 Comments

Morning…

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Six a.m. Small dog stands by my feet at the open door assessing the situation, her head on one side. You can feel the wheels of reason turning as she looks up and meets my eyes before reversing carefully away … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged dog, frustration, mercury retrograde, Monday morning, PC problems, slow internet connection | 16 Comments

Going down…

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I’m watching the weather rather closely today. There are blue skies, a few big, fat clouds and a gentle breeze but it looks like it could rain again at any time. The forecast is not cut and dried and yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged charity, facing fear, phobia, skydive, sons | 19 Comments

Only human

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Yo, missus!” I turned… a tattooed yob in shredded denim with more piercings in his face than you would have thought possible held out my phone. “Your bag’s open… you dropped this.” My handbag falls open with alarming regularity. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged architecture, character, dog, home, house, personality, piercing, poverty, relative poverty, social inequality | 28 Comments

Red beast

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I lost the plot completely, unleashing a vituperative stream of incandescent profanity that took even me by surprise. I had been doing so well too. The metaphorical cat had only been kicked in silent solitude, but there are occasions when … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged anger, cat, ferrari, profanity, purpose, transformation | 6 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 →

Posted in depression, Grief, Life | Tagged compassion, emotion, family, friendship, judgement, reaction, surviving brain injury, tragedy | 21 Comments

Gloop and purple porridge

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Can we just stand by the door a bit longer?” His voice is pained, almost desperate. My son is obviously in some discomfort. I burst out laughing. “At least when I belch it isn’t going ‘gloop’ now.” This is progress, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged beard, breakfast, charity skydive, family, food, healthy eating, humour, jetsons, smoothie, vegetables | 16 Comments

On being a dinosaur

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I scribbled a note on the crumpled envelope beside the keyboard, revelling in the feel of the pen on the paper. It is a nice pen. Cheap, nothing special to look at, but the ink glides over the virgin white … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Life | Tagged change, children's books, continuity, ebook, handwriting, kindle, Script, writing | 22 Comments

Outside in

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The bathroom this morning was like a scene from Mission Impossible, the space between the door and the shower criss-crossed with a network of spider lines. Not webs as such, you understand… they were the travelling lines of invaders. I … Continue reading →