Tag Archives: creative writing

Allegiance ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

They called her Allegiance. Contract and insurance, she was. Revered and guarded, both. So well revered and so well guarded, in fact, that with time she became almost forgotten and had turned more a symbol than a soul. She sometimes … Continue reading →

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The Heretic ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The following writings were discovered during renovation work on the keep of Castle Uamhas in the far Western Isles, off the coast of Scotland. It was written on parchment that had been preserved hidden within the stonework of the walls, … Continue reading →

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The Lore Of Old Stone ~ Geoff Le Pard #writephoto

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There is a theory that there are an infinite number of parallel worlds of which we are one. There are many such theories: our universe is constantly expanding; marmite is delicious; intelligent propelling pencils inhabit one of the other worlds; … Continue reading →

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Embers Hot as Coals~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

She could feel them. That’s why she came. Why she took every opportunity she could to escape the drudgery of sewing and hoeing and weeding and feeding and washing and threshing and mending and tending and all the multitudes of … Continue reading →

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Presence ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

She held up the old photograph in front of her. ‘This is definitely the place,’ Xavier said. He was right. The same trees on the crest of the hill. The wild grass meadow, the hedgerow dividing the fields. This was … Continue reading →

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Backdrop ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Sue Vincent

They were cold to the bone, but it did not matter once the light broke out to illuminate the edge of clouds. “We’ll be home soon,” he breathed into her neck. “I know,” she whispered, her teeth no longer chattering. … Continue reading →

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A Sudden Chill ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The polling station was about to close. The queue stretched round the corner, at least five hundred people. Some had been there all day. ‘Technical difficulties’ the returning officer for the district had said on the radio. They weren’t the … Continue reading →

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One Thousand Steps ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The snow fell softly in the early hours, blanketing a brittle frost with a bridal veil. She undid the entrance flap and shivered in the chill. Her thin underclothing was not sufficient for the cold. She retreated back into the … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Spot ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was her perfect spot. She had to be patient, let the sun come round to the right place so that it shined right through the branches. Then ‘click’, she would snap the picture. The light was always just right, … Continue reading →

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A Tangled Web ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practise to deceive!’ The quote from Walter Scott ran around his head. He was trapped in a web of his own making. He had lied, deceived, obfuscated. All in an … Continue reading →

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