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Current #midnighthaiku

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Escape from Montségur: The Parfaite’s Tale by Jan Malique #writephoto

Reblogged from Strange Goings On in the Shed: My response Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt – cave – #writephoto. The offering here is mere speculation and the weaving together of various strands (fictional of course) of the story of one survivor … Continue reading

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The gate of the year

In  the little church at Nevern, a poem on a card caught my eye. It was one I’d never seen before and, when I got home, I looked it up and found it has its own place in British history. … Continue reading

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Spreading your sails

For Colleen’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday Teillhard de Chardin was an unusual man… a palaeontologist and geologist who was also a Jesuit priest. A man of great, if unorthodox faith whose views caused something of a stir in the Vatican. He … Continue reading

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A family affair

The 12th century church looked awfully quiet considering around eighty people were supposed to be there. Sort of … shut, in fact. “You sure this is the right place?” “Long Crendon church, they said. This is Long Crendon.” “Didn’t you … Continue reading

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