Tag Archives: Folk Tale

Folk tales, local legends and fairy stories? – Guest posts wanted!

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is five o’clock here in England and my daily featured spot is empty again. I feel unwanted, abandoned, bereft… Here I am, all ready to welcome guests, and not a guest in sight! I could just sigh and reblog … Continue reading →

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Be my guest…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Have a story to share? A book to promote? Need more exposure? Why not be my guest? Would you like to write a guest post and be featured on this blog?If you are a writer, artist or photographer…If you have … Continue reading →

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A Voice Called Can’t III… Stuart France

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “The Matter of Britain!” “I know,” muses Wen, pensively, “People think it’s just Arthur and all that.” “But before Arthur was a king or a British War Hero, ‘he’ was a constellation.” “I know,” says Wen, again. “The … Continue reading →

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Albion… Stuart France

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …And then we come across the church. Cue mass excitement as we take in all the Giants, which appear to sprout from every orifice… The body of the church you see is an education in itself. You probably already … Continue reading →

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Of Truth and Legend… Stuart France

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘The Silver Well: Legend says that St Augustine once visited Dorset. While there he met some shepherds grazing their flocks and asked them whether they would prefer beer or water to drink. The temperate shepherds replied ‘water’ whereupon St. … Continue reading →

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Others like us… Stuart France

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … ‘Remind me again, why we are going to Cadbury?’ Part of my reluctance for these, what might be called, impromptu assignations are the inevitable ruptures they make in the overall scheme of things. Once a pattern has started … Continue reading →

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Heart ‘n’ Soul… Stuart France

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* “The woodcutter hasn’t the heart to abandon his kids in the wood. His wife has a heart of stone and resolves to do it herself. The kids are left in the heart of the wood when they follow the … Continue reading →

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Beginnings… Stuart France

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* The glories above were unamed. The word for that world beneath, unuttered. Source and time, unfettered, merged… From the mingling waves-of-water came mud and slime. Enshar and Kishar, twin halves of the globe, shone out of them. Reblogged from … Continue reading →

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White-Skunk and Bald-Eagle VI… Stuart France

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … As Skunk neared the ledge of the cliff-face, buttock first, Eagle picked up the round stone out of the fire and threw it at him. The hot stone tore through Skunks body, and out through his mouth, carrying … Continue reading →

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White-Skunk and Bald-Eagle V… Stuart France

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … So, Skunk squirted musk into the water. The place where the water was immediately went dry and Eagle and his wives disappeared. Soon the water surged back in again and when Skunk looked he could still see Eagle … Continue reading →

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