Tag Archives: horror

Carnage #writeinspiration

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Coming home from school at tea-time was an adventure.  You never knew, you could find anything from rabbit stew to sheep’s heads, swimming in greasy juices for the dogs, or a game pie, stacked with mushrooms and pastry. Perhaps an … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Hugh Roberts – Where Do Your Ideas Come From?

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It’s a simple enough question I’ve been asked many times yet, many times, I do have to stop myself from answering the question to have a good think about it first. When I wrote my first short story, shortly after … Continue reading →

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#writephoto -Bonfire of madness – Neel Anil Panicker

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The last thing that one would ever want to hear at my age and especially so if it is the middle of December when the weather is a damp cold and the fickle bones on your body refuse to persist … Continue reading →

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Creature from pensitivity101 #writephoto

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I’ve really had to think of something a little different to Halloween for my contribution! Gone in a flash, literally, of the camera. A black ‘being’, not clear, undefined. Were those eyes, or reflected brilliance from the light? A tail … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Violet Sky #writephoto

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken one rainy morning at dawn on my way to work. It is for moments like these that I carry the camera. Violent Sky Dark conflagration Aerial Armageddon The earth held in thrall … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Violet sky #writephoto

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Use the image to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 26th October and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that the … Continue reading →

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#writephoto microfiction: Trapped by Jane Dougherty

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jane Dougherty Writes: Snow had fallen gently all day, but at nightfall it stopped. Inside the house, they listened to the silence and shivered. Not one of them had dared set foot outside since the whispering began. Nothing … Continue reading →

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#writephoto microfiction: The hole in the wall from Jane Dougherty

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jane Dougherty Writes: “Hey! Look! A hole in the wall!” Above their heads, half-hidden among the ferns growing in the trickling damp, a half-moon-shaped opening yawned blackly. Without waiting for Jason, Danny jumped for a handhold, his feet … Continue reading →

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All but his heart… from Jane Paterson Basil

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From Jane Paterson Basil at Making it Write in response to the photo prompt… When they first began to appear we thought they were ordinary animal dens. But soon people noticed there were knots of them in all the affected … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” 888,246 ceramic poppies, created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins surround the Tower of London. A river of blood. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the First World … Continue reading →

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