Tag Archives: Derbyshire

Seeking the Hermit…by Stuart France

* “Should be over by the crags.” * * “Look more like Hags to me.” * * “But Hags are usually at barrows.” Continue reading here

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Close encounters of the furred kind

Well, okay, that is stretching things a little. It was more wool and feathers than fur, but it is definitely an odd enough tale for the days before Halloween… It was the Saturday that we had met up with author … Continue reading

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An Unexpected Pursuit…by Stuart France

* Follow the ‘Grey Hobbit’… * * Through… ** Strange… * * Landscapes… Continue reading here

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Overkill hill by Stuart France

* Never look back! It is good advice, unfortunately in literature, this advice, when given, is never adhered to. Gilgamesh…Orpheus…Lot…Dr Faustus… They are all concerned with Soul. The Soul that turns to look back is caught in time. It is … Continue reading

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Ground Zero from Stuart France

* Deep in the heart of Derbyshire… * * A single, eerie light shines out from Langsett Towers… * * And something primal stirs. * * As night descends, a flare flames… Continue reading here.

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The Druid’s cure

The bug had well and truly taken me by the throat; if speaking was bad, swallowing was well-nigh impossible. Still, sitting around wasn’t going to help. “What about the Druid?” As good an idea as any under the circumstances. We … Continue reading

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Of Trolls and Sustenance…by Stuart France

* Tomf, the Troll, rises from the river bed after a long, long, sleep. He is feeling grumpy but only because he is hungry. Off in search of chocolate, cake, liqourice, orange juice, tobacco and cough sweets he goes… Continue … Continue reading

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Circles Beyond Time III… by Stuart France

* ‘Let Sleeping Goddesses Lie’… * * ‘A Mound Upon a Barrow’… * * ‘A  Safety Plug’… * * ‘Chronic Landscapes’… * * ‘Celebration of the Lizard’… * * ‘High Atlantis has raised her shores’… * * ‘Nesting of Stones’… … Continue reading

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Circles Beyond Time II by Stuart France

* ‘Earth’s-Pyre’… * * ‘Hearth’s-Fire’… * Continue reading here

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La Chapelle Verte by Stuart France #writephoto

Reblogged from Stuart France: La Chapelle Verte All stands hidden Out-of-sight At the heart of the cavernous world. * All lies sequestered Black but comely In the cavernous heart of man. * The unseen green within grey rock Wielder of … Continue reading

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