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The man without a face

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I wrote this several years ago now. In some ways, it feels wrong to repost it… as if by doing so I am not giving enough for what has been given. And yet, this man has stayed with me for … 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 →