Tag Archives: fear

Traffic…

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The morning is silent. Even the usual distant traffic noise of the rush-hour mayhem is hushed. The busy road that runs through the village no longer channels the speeding cars and lorries that habitually thunder through this small village. My … Continue reading →

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Stan Green’s Secret – a short story by Judith Barrow

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Judith Barrow… a story that opens a window on the human cost of war: ‘How old are you, son?’ Stan straightened his spine and stretched his shoulders back, looking beyond the man to the recruitment poster of Lord … Continue reading →

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Remember…

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Paper poppies bloom, as fragile as the lives they represent. Every year it is the same, I try to find some way of saying what is in my heart and the words will not come.  I was not there, I … Continue reading →

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Chill…

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Eerie Sepulchral gloom Beckoning us inwards Its dark invitation denied Chilling Cinquain for Colleen’s poetry prompt

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Raven’s Dawn – by Charles Yallowitz #horror #thriller #Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Charles E. Yallowitz at Legends of Windemere… Raven’s Dawn is the third in Charles’ Raven series, a serialised story he has been continuing for the past three years each October for Halloween… (Here we go!  The third installment … Continue reading →

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Elusive realities: Deanna Kahler – My Overnight Visitor

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The rain poured down on our rooftop that night, and our previously dark and quiet house became filled with bright flashes of light and deep rumbles of thunder. My young daughter, who is afraid of thunderstorms, raced into our bedroom. … Continue reading →

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Harbinger

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

For Colleen’s poetry challenge

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Self-destruct

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I was born into an era when fear and relief played equal roles in the minds of many. Fourteen years of wartime rationing had only ended a few years before and the memories of that bloody conflict were still fresh … Continue reading →

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Life Without You by Peter Wells

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I never met you, knew you, or had your love but then I did. The image of the girl who would walk up to me in life, as if it were some railway station and laugh, smile and warm your … Continue reading →

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Walk in their shoes

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“.. before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird “Is everything okay over there?” said my … Continue reading →

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