Tag Archives: Derbyshire

Something round…by Stuart France

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* “How old is it?” “How old is what?” “The Turnip Lantern Tradition?” * * “It is truly ancient.” “That is good.” “There appear to be others who agree with you.” * * “A heartening sight.” * Continue reading here

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Something bidden… by Stuart France

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* “Who said their ‘Gods’ had to be exotic anyway?” “?” “I mean, the anthropologists have written tome after tome evidencing our ‘own High God’s’ development from the ‘lowly’ corn spirit.” * * “‘Good’ originally, meant ‘good to eat’.” “From … Continue reading →

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Something found… by Stuart France

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* Platforms of such a height… * * Continue reading here

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Something hidden…by Stuart France

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* Between outer form… * * Continue reading here

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Earth’s Ore… by Stuart France

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* “Oh, and Bilbo, if you should, in fact, find a live Dragon down there, don’t waken it.” The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. * * Some are called… The Dragon speaks. Some are taken… The Dragon sleeps. * * … Continue reading →

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Lair of the Black Shade… by Stuart France

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* …A flutter of recognition flicked across his gaze. “What is it?” Asked Wen, her icy tone slicing through the summer haze like a frosty stare. “There’s an old lay, I can’t quite remember how it goes…” “Try!” * * … Continue reading →

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Stairways to heaven…by Stuart France

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* “It’s just a landscape, Don.” * * “Well, it is undoubtedly a landscape…” * * “…And a sky-scape too…” * * “…Although, I’m not too sure what justice has to do with it…” Continue reading here

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Words beyond the tongue…by Stuart France

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* Faces Beyond Form… * * It is beyond question that what would, today, be regarded as three separate sites are in fact one. * * Though distinct, with individual identities, each facet works together with the other as one … Continue reading →

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Not a stone… by Stuart France

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Sue Vincent

It is a familiar conundrum. Whenever we come across sites like this, and we seem to come across more than a few, there is an inevitable question. How much of it is natural? Without question much of it is, but … Continue reading →