Tag Archives: encouragement

We Will Stand Firm ~ Anita #writephoto

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I stand and stare at the silvery pool that was left by the outgoing tide. The beauty of its simplicity is in stark contrast to the darkness surrounding it and the menacing sky above as the storm moves on to … Continue reading →

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Poke Practice ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“I’ll flunk.” Malinda sighed. Her brother needed an inordinate amount of putting up with. “You’ll be fine,” she forced calmness into her voice. In part because she felt bad for him — Jerrod had always been too sensitive and too-tightly … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged courage, creative writing, encouragement, fantasy, fire, flash fiction, folklore, photo prompt, Right of passage, siblings, writephoto | Leave a comment

Guest author: Sarah Brentyn ~ Be the Grain You Were Meant to Be

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

In one day, I saw three negative opinions about indie “authors”. (I use quotes here as these opinions implied indies are not actually authors.) One was a blog post and the other two were strings of tweets on Twitter. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged encouragement, Indie authors, inspiration, opinion, quality, rant, Sarcasm, writing | 97 Comments

Charlie’s Legacy…. a short story by Jamie Dedes

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

As he settled near me on the park bench, I caught his scent: whisky, unbrushed teeth and unwashed clothes. Dirty nails poked through the frayed fingers of his wool gloves. At first he just sat there, happy for the company, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, family, fiction, reblog | Tagged dreas, encouragement, family, friendship, inspiration, youth | 5 Comments

Love has the power to break all chains! #writephoto by Raymond Roy

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Shackled to a 4×4 beam. Shoulders ached. 12 hours earlier, The Pharisees had returned a verdict of guilty. Guilty of not following doctrine. For daring to question ritualistic antiquited practices. Immediately, they strapped the timber behind my neck and across my … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt | Tagged abuse, breaking chains, discipline, encouragement, goboy, god, goroyboy, humilty, Jesus, love, Love thy neighbor, optimisim, peace, tolerance, trust | 2 Comments

A bit of encouragement

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Judy, over at Edwina’s Episodes, has just posted that it is National Encouragement Day… which, I have to say, is a new one on me. Never heard of that one before, so a quick google was in order. Nothing much … Continue reading →