Category Archives: reblog

13/15 February 1945 ~ Jeff Grant

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from besonian: The other day, I listened to an interview, recorded very recently, with a British man, now over 100 years old – a prisoner of war I suspect – who was caught up in the bombing of the … Continue reading →

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Beneath our feet… – Guest Post at TRSA by Felicity Sidnell Reid…

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Story Reading Ape: Is a fascination with what lies underground a universal preoccupation? A positive answer to this question is the underlying message from Will Hunt’s recent book, Underground (Simon and Schuster, 2019) which argues that our relationship … Continue reading →

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Cobwebs and superglue ~ Jim Webster

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jim Webster: I remember, many years ago, watching the vet treat a cow which was tied in a stall in the building next to the milking parlour. Because it was easy to separate a cow from her mates … Continue reading →

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Afghan adventures #22 with fighting and kidnappings ~ Mary Smith

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmith’sPlace: Now we were living on the building site work on the new clinic was speeding up and patients seemed unconcerned about the makeshift consulting room. I still spent part of the day writing out case notes and … Continue reading →

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What she wants ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jim Webster, aka Tallis Steelyard: It has to be said that Milda Whorl has been described to me, with feeling, as ‘a determined young lady.’ She certainly was decisive, knew what she wanted, and made determined efforts to … Continue reading →

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Walking around Oxford ~ Mike Biles at A Bit About Britain

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from A Bit About Britain: I’m not easily given to hyperbole; I’ve told you that a million times. But it is genuinely hard to think of a British town that can be quite so achingly beautiful as Oxford. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Ernesto San Giacomo Reviews “Something Wicker This Way Comes” by Colin Garrow

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from San Giacomo’s Corner: Check all your previous Sherlock Holmes assumptions at the door –  or book cover, in this case. The story within these pages does not simply consist of “fanfic” new cases added to the canon of … Continue reading →

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Why produce a ‘Selected Poems’ – Guest post by Kevin Morris at TRSA

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Story Reading Ape: I am grateful to Chris Graham for the opportunity to write about my experience of compiling and publishing my “Selected Poems”. Firstly, one might ask, why produce a ‘Selected Poems’? In the case of … Continue reading →

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An Invitation To Join The U.L.S. — The Underground Library Society ~ Charles French

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Words, Reading and Writing: I am again asking for those who would like to join the U.L.S.,the Underground Library Society, to join and write a guest post. I put this request out several times over the course of … Continue reading →

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#ShareAReviewDay at The Write Stuff ~ Simple by Anita Dawes

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Write Stuff: Please help me welcome Anita Dawes back to The Write Stuff this afternoon. Anita is sharing a lovely review of her novel Simple. I’m sure you’ll enjoy checking it out and will also be happy … Continue reading →

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