Tag Archives: dying

Waylands with Alethea Kehas

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Sue & Ani Thursdays were days when Sue Vincent would post a photograph writing prompt challenge. In honor of this ritual, I have posted one of my favorite photographs of Sue, which I took two years ago during a shared … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Photography, Spirituality | Tagged cancer, cancer treatment, death, dying, passing | 17 Comments

Looking both ways

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

It is a very strange situation to be in, really. Over a week ago, I was given ‘days to weeks’ to live, with no one knowing upon which side of that particular marker the Reaper would come calling. It isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure | Tagged Books, dying, Life, Live, living, perception | 129 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

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

Death and the Elephant – Leah Bracknell

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

According to statistics from Cancer Research UK, there are almost a thousand new cases diagnosed each day and half of us will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during our lifetimes. Medical and surgical advances now ensure that, of … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged cancer, death, dying, health, Leah Bracknell, lung cancer, meditation, shamanism, spirituality, wellbeing | 8 Comments

#writephoto – Swansong by Helen Jones

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent’s weekly #writephoto challenge is one of my favourite writing prompts. Her photos are always evocative and inspire a wide range of responses, as though she’s captured a little piece of storytelling magic in each image. Perhaps she has… … Continue reading →