Tag Archives: choice

Behind the times…

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Louis XIV, by Bernini. Image: Louis le Grand   “Verily, verily, do I say unto thee, Be wary of those who write your history.” ….so wrote Stuart a little while ago. Reading it, you might be forgiven for thinking of … Continue reading →

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Reality #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent
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Imploding reality

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

My son, who is now thirty-three, celebrates his eighth re-birthday today. On July 4th, 2009, normality imploded. ‘We have your son’… four words changed the world for me. It had changed for my son some hours earlier. I had been … Continue reading →

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#writephoto–gold & Three Line Tales #49: the tao of the cards – Lorraine

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Crushed by the ordinary, she needed to flee, so she arranged the cards – each with an image: a touchstone; a tao; a hope. She shuffled, holding her breath, exhaled, then chose two to be her mantras. Continue reading here: … Continue reading →

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Gold – Lady Lee Manila #writephoto

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There’s a barely controlled abandon, and more than a hint of anxiety that once the act of inscription has begun, it can’t be undone. The scars were there, along with the stench of betrayal. In the silence of the road, … Continue reading →

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#writephoto – Gold – The Third Time We Choose – Helen Jones

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent has chosen yet another gorgeous photo for her #writephoto prompt this week, and here is my response: The Third Time We Choose She was scared. Terrified, if she was being honest. But she’d known she couldn’t take another … Continue reading →

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Passage #midnighthaiku

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Sue Vincent
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Inclusion #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Sit on the sidelines Or be part of the beauty The choice is your own Photograph by my son, Nick Verron. He saw this shot when out alone in his wheelchair. He stopped and, unable to cross the grass in … Continue reading →

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Remembered

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I was not there. I did not see the blood and gore Or know the terror Of a war. * I did not grieve When friends were lost Or mourn the maimed Or human cost. * I did not fight … Continue reading →

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Mine from cheryl162blog #writephoto

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Sue Vincent

  Reblogged from cheryl162blog: My response to Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo Thursday Photo prompt – Mine – #writephoto   Plunged in Pulled in No choice But acquiesce Faster faster Flying off at Angles Angels Fear to tread   Continue reading … Continue reading →

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