Tag Archives: historical fiction

Indie Book Reviews: Part I ~ Diana Wallace Peach

Reblogged from Myths of the Mirror: The best thing about spending the last 2 months driving between Oregon and Washington, living out of a suitcase, and ignoring my bossy muse has been catching up on reading. Indie books were gifts … Continue reading

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Ambush ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

For Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt. Another bit inspired by the WIP I’m afraid. The leader, sergeant or whatever of the Welsh bowmen peers through the leaves at the sky then looks at Art. He yawns theatrically. “When did you … Continue reading

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Redbreast ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Another bit of WIP in response to Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt The pool shows her nothing; her robin-child has disappeared. Nor can she find Richard in any of the places where she has left a part of herself curled in … Continue reading

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Waiting ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Richard’s gaze sweeps the horizon. No sail breaks the monotony of blue sea and sky. The morning is calm after the squally winds of the night, a good day for a sea crossing. Yet fear squirms deep in his gut, … Continue reading

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Judgement ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Sue’s #writephoto prompt fits exactly what I’m writing at the moment. It might not make perfect sense, but it’s uncanny how well the image fits the story. The garth is quiet even though the walls are crumbling and cannot keep … Continue reading

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Roots ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Sue Vincent has provided another image with her Thursday Photo Prompt to fit my WIP. Aoife had the pool drained and filled in, but the mound of earth never settled. It quaked and shivered, and she wondered if she had … Continue reading

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Epilogue ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

This is for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt. Another part of the story, a sort of epilogue. I really must get on with writing it and stop paddling around the edges! The house is a fine one, fitting for the rich … Continue reading

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Warp and Heft ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

“All houses bow with time,” Agnes fanned herself. The heat lay on the garden like a leaded blanket. Even the shade of the great oak offered only small respite, though their stifling rooms would be far worse. “Yet not all … Continue reading

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White ships ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

And Sue has decided that I’ve been away from my WIP quite long enough. Back to it. For her Thursday photo prompt. Unease settles on the shoulders of the white lady. Sedge bristles about the lake island, but Evienne wonders … Continue reading

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The Devil’s Day ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Everybody calls me the Devil, and right now I wish I really was, because the only way I’m gonna save little 10-year-old Gracie Budd’s life is to stop a real Devil. Hard to believe, it being so quiet, green, and … Continue reading

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