Tag Archives: death

Faraway, so close ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Now so calm, so peaceful. Even beautiful. Pink sky and blue clouds reflected in the deep blue water. But she could no longer see beauty in the world. Not here, looking out where the Makassar Strait met the Celebes Sea. … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged aftermath, circumstance, city, close, creative writing, death, devastation, disaster, earthquake, fact, faraway, fiction, flash fiction, god, heart, indonesia, Life, literature, loss, natural, ocean, orphan, palu, sea, short story, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, tragedy, tsunami, writephoto, writing, writing prompt | 4 Comments

Pillars of the Temple ~ Jan Malique #writephoto

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Here’s my offering for Sue’s Thursday Photo Prompt. A return to familiar haunts you might say, and a reunion with old friends. All hail mighty Anubis! All hail mighty Anubis! Walker in the shadowed lands, Hear this petition from one who … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged Anubis, Book of Life, Cosmos, death, Heka, illumination, magic, mysteries, Priestess, Regeneration, Thursday Photo Prompt | Leave a comment

Waiting… #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged death, freedom, haiku, soul | 4 Comments

An act of mercy ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

His face was as stony as the rocky outcrop at the top of the hill. I wondered if his heart was made of similar granite. Since Mum had passed he hadn’t shed a tear. My sisters and I had gathered … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged ashes, assisted, creative writing, death, dementia, dying, euthanasia, family, father, fiction, flash fiction, Life, literature, memories, mercy, mother, murder, old age, outcrop, rock, scattering, selfish, selfless, short story, sister, stone, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, writephoto, writing, writing prompt | Leave a comment

Elusive Realities reblog: A very personal ghost story ~ Pete Johnson

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Beetley Pete: I have never really believed in the supernatural. Ghosts, apparitions, reincarnation, life after death, and all things associated with these. Not that I wouldn’t have liked to, it just didn’t seem plausible. Psychics can often appear … Continue reading →

Posted in Elusive realities | Tagged death, dreams, family, ghosts, grandmother, memories | Leave a comment

One Wish ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The tree had become a massive shrine of wishes, colourful material decorated every branch, weighing them down and causing them to bow towards the ground. It had been a place of offered prayers and wishes before, but since the boys … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged boys, cave, creative writing, death, effort, faith, fiction, flash fiction, heroes, Life, literature, men, mother, prayer, rescue, short story, son, story, team, Thailand, thanks, Thursday Photo Prompt, wish, wishing tree, writephoto, writing, writing prompt | 1 Comment

Folk tales, local legends and fairy stories? – Guest posts wanted!

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is five o’clock here in England and my daily featured spot is empty again. I feel unwanted, abandoned, bereft… Here I am, all ready to welcome guests, and not a guest in sight! I could just sigh and reblog … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged alternative realities, Book launch, book promotion, Books, death, fantasy, fiction, folk magic, Folk Tale, folklore, free author promotion, legends, loved ones, paranormal, Photography, Poetry, psychism, supernatural, writing | 60 Comments

The Day I Killed Mom #humor from Barb Taub

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: When she turned fifty, my mother took up a new career: dying. It was a family tradition, she explained. “People in my family don’t make it out of their fifties. So we have to be ready … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged death, dying, Humor, mother | 1 Comment

The last veteran ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Ebb and flow, waving goodbye, waving hello. So the sea goes, ceaselessly. Old feet on fresh sand. The water no longer running red. Memories crashing inside his head like waves on the shore. Creaking knees bend, arthritic hands dig into … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged abstract, beach, ceaselessly, creative writing, D-Day, death, fiction, flash fiction, imagery, landing, Life, literature, normandy, prose poem, sea, short story, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, veteran, war, writephoto, writing, writing prompt | 4 Comments

All That Remains – Helen Jones #Writephoto

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

He came to me after dark, as night lay like soft velvet in the hollows of the hills. The fire burned low, his feathered cape laid over the chair shimmering iridescent blue as the birds stirred and gave their first … Continue reading →