Tag Archives: humour

Thursday photo prompt – Between #writephoto

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed. I usually share something about the place … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round up – Sanctuary #writephoto

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Sanctuary * Willing sacrifice Standing open to the winds Stripped of artifice Naked before the altar The soul finds sanctuary * The photo for this week’s prompt is the Temple of Ancient Virtue. It was taken in the gardens of … Continue reading →

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Book Launch! Tallis Steelyard and the sedan chair caper – Jim Webster #Kindle

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Port Naain has a long and convoluted history with the noble sport of sedan chair racing. Doubtless there are more tales to be told than are suitable in mixed company… but if anyone can tell them, it is Tallis Steelyard. … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog – a peaceful Sunday…

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The air is cold and clear, there is frost on my outside water bowl. There is no more than a sliver of a moon in a field of stars. It wasn’t my fault she fell over on the ice watching … Continue reading →

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The Attack – Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The temple had been the only home my family had known for generations. Having been hunted like animals, my family was the only one to survive from our once noble and powerful House. But we were safe now, in our … Continue reading →

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The Saga of the Abandoned Leg – Lynn Otty

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Lynn Otty at Buffalo Pound: A couple of nights ago I was waiting to meet some friends at a cosy pub after a writing workshop. It’s thirsty business, this writing. I spied a bone-white leg projecting at a … Continue reading →

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Solitary…

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was cold in the cell. Cold, dark and  dank, with the kind of damp that gets right into your bones. There was no way of telling how long he’d been there. It had been a very long time since … Continue reading →

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The small dog on the warpath…

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Outside it is cold As the winter draws in, There’s ice in the bird bath And frost on the bin. The birds are all hungry, So tending their needs, I put out some fat balls With peanuts and seeds. The … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

He cowered in the shadows. Outside he could hear the screams and the howling. The others had left him. They promised to return by nightfall. Until then he was on his own. Footsteps pounded past the opening. He held his … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Sanctuary #writephoto

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed. I usually share something about the place … Continue reading →

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