Tag Archives: folklore

Mermaid up a Mountain ~ Antonia Sara Zenkevitch #writephoto

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Dysfunctional polymath, renaissance woman, Mermaid walking up the great mountain, The things I was told I can’t but found I can, We learn to drink from our own fountain, I have faith and I have faith in science But don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged alchemy, creative, folklore, peace, sea, sharing, strange | Leave a comment

Time travelling: St Wystan’s

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We finally made it through the outer door of St Wystan’s church in Repton…and stopped. Two huge columns flank the inner door and, scattered around the porch are fragments of ancient masonry. carved medieval grave slabs and Saxon crosses. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Churches, france and vincent, Photography | Tagged archaeology, churches, Derbyshire, folklore, ghosts, local legnds, Repton, Saxon | 9 Comments

Time travelling: Ivar the Boneless and the Bone-yard…

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Repton today is no more than a small Derbyshire village, but once it was the capital of Mercia, one of the most powerful realms of its era. For three hundred years, Mercia encompassed most of what would eventually become the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Churches, france and vincent, historic sites, Photography | Tagged archaeology, churches, Derbyshire, folklore, ghosts, local legnds, mercia, Repton, Saxon, Viking | 19 Comments

Time travelling: The ghosts of Repton…

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

After our visit to the wonderful church at Breedon, with its wealth of carved Saxon stonework, it seemed only right to call at Repton, less than ten miles away… and probably much closer in the days when horse and foot … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Churches, Folk Tale, france and vincent, historic sites, Photography | Tagged archaeology, churches, Derbyshire, folklore, ghosts, local legnds, Repton, Saxon | 13 Comments

An exciting new project: a book about Britain’s trees ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree: A post with a difference this time! I’d like to tell you about a new project I”m working on, which is a book about trees. The title is ‘Britain’s Trees: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged folklore, natural historu, nature, new book, project, superstitions, traditions, trees | 8 Comments

Home Invasion ~ Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I came out of the tiny cottage and finally yawned with abandon. The vista unfolding before me was a sight for sore eyes. Reaching here when we did had turned out to be an excellent decision. The fresh snow had … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged absurd, amwriting, Crazy, creative, creative writing, fairy tales, Fan Fiction, fantasy, fiction, flash fiction, folklore, fun, Humor, humour, literary fiction, mad, nonsense, retelling, short story, story, writing, writing challenge | Leave a comment

Guest author: Neil Rushton ~ Articulating the Faeries

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

What are the faeries? This question is surprisingly difficult to answer. Since May 2016 I’ve been attempting to get under the skin of the question on my blog-site deadbutdreaming, where I post articles that engage with the phenomenon of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged Alan Lee, Ann Jeffries, Brian Fround, David Luke, Fae, faeries, folklore, Mythology, otherworld, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun | 9 Comments

Living Lore: Teagan Geneviene ~ Superstitions You Might Find in Atonement Tennessee

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Sue, thank you so very much for hosting me today. I’m delighted that you wanted to talk about old superstitions. The first writing advice I heard was something I took to heart ― Write what you know. When I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged Books, folk wisdom, folklore, southern US, superstions, Teagan Geneviene, traditional | 36 Comments

The Strange Afterlife of the Reverend Robert Kirk ~ James Elkington

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mountains, Myths and Moorlands: The Reverend Robert Kirk was a strange fellow. He was a native of Aberfoyle, born in the manse in 1644, the seventh son of Reverend James Kirk. Despite having an extremely poor upbringing, against … Continue reading →