Category Archives: reblog

Gone fishing ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jim Webster, aka Tallis Steelyard: Let it be admitted that Maljie has her informal side. There are times when she unbends slightly. Mind you this unbending is reserved for a select group, sometimes known as the lesser mendicants. … Continue reading →

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Locked-down and Armed: one man’s struggle with entropy ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I am not a tidy person. My wife, Bernie, is much better than I am but even she admits that, as a couple, we have to work at it. At the bottom of our garden is a large stone building … Continue reading →

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Orkney’s Neolithic village, Skara Brae ~ Deborah Jay

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Deborah Jay: Orkney’s most famous Neolithic site (and if you’ve been following my posts, you must by now realise there are a LOT of them), is the extremely well preserved stone age village SKARA BRAE From Wikipedia: “Consisting … Continue reading →

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Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Author Updates – #Reviews – #GraphicNovel Sue Vincent and Stuart France, #Historical #1950s Bette A. Stevens, #Poetry Balroop Singh

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Sally Cronin at Smorgasbord: Welcome to the first of the Cafe updates of the week, where I will share recent reviews for authors on the shelves. The first authors are Sue Vincent and Stuart France for Mr. Fox: … Continue reading →

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A Fine State of Affairs – Guest Post by Author, Iain Kelly at TRSA

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Story Reading Ape: A couple of years ago I wrote a book. I was quite happy with it. I sent it to a couple of literary agents, and unsurprisingly given the odds, heard nothing back. Without a … Continue reading →

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Afghan Adventrues#37 One more sleep before Lal ~ Mary Smith

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmithsPlace: Autumn 1989 somewhere between Yakolang and Lal Juma Khan, the truck owner joined Khudadad and me for tea in the guest room. He was accompanied by his elderly wife whose eyes were filmed by cataracts. Pointing to … Continue reading →

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Could You Be a Salonnière? ~ Iva Polansky

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Victorian Paris: Giuseppe de Nittis: The Salon of Princess Mathilde, 1883 One of the largest differences between the Brits and the French was their attitude toward women. The British gentleman suffered women where he could not avoid them … Continue reading →

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I Want Your Stories! ~ Esther Chilton

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Esther Chilton: A few months ago, I ran a writing competition to win a copy of my latest book of short stories, A Walk in the Woods. I had some super entries and so, as it’s coming up … Continue reading →

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May book reviews from Diana Wallace Peach

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Myths of the Mirror: This is an upsetting time in the US with virus deaths reaching 100k, and the 9-minute public murder of an African American man by police. My heart is broken. Reading continues to be a … Continue reading →

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A Review of Morgan Daimler’s ‘A New Dictionary of Fairies’ ~ Neil Rushton

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from deadbutdreaming: A New Dictionary of Fairies: A 21st-Century Exploration of Celtic and Related Western European Fairies by Morgan Daimler (Moon Books, 2020). ISBN 978 1 78904 036 4 The upsurge of interest in faerie traditions over the last … Continue reading →

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