Tag Archives: imagination

Photo prompt round-up: Shadows #writephoto

* Silence holds secrets Whispered only to the wind Ghosts carry rumours Only speculation lives The dead will carry no tales * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at the Dashwood Mausoleum, perched high above the little village … Continue reading

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Paradise lost: fabric artist, Barbara Williamson loses her home

A few months ago, I featured the work of American fabric artist, Barbara Williamson, whose use of joy and colour in her art quilts delighted me and whose inspiring story is one of incredible determination. At the time, Barbara wrote: … Continue reading

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Waiting #midnighthaiku

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Thursday photo prompt: Shadows #writephoto

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 and I usually share something about the … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up: Calm #writephoto

A moment of peace A perfect draught of beauty Calm amid the storms Stepping out of time to breathe Insubstantial as the wind The photo for this week’s prompt was taken a couple of years ago, near Nether Winchendon, from … Continue reading

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Calm Before the Storm ~ Yinglan #writephoto

Her nervousness fades and heartbeat slows as the small row boat travels downstream. “Just relax,” she tells herself as she lies in the boat. Hugging her journal ever closer to her chest, she shifts her attention to the cloudless blue … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Calm #writephoto

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 and I usually share something about the … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up: Stark #writephoto

* Landscape of despair Bare branches bleached and blighted Reaching out for love Lost, lonely and forsaken A stark, joyless existence * A glimmer of hope Painting possibility Holding life and light Shadowed depths the birthing ground Multicoloured beauty grows … Continue reading

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Disappear ~ Yinglan #writephoto

With six-pack of beer on his passenger seat, Eddy pulled over to the shoulder. There, he parked the car, shut off the ignition with a turn of the key, and leaned back in his seat. He sighed and grabbed one … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Stark #writephoto

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 and I usually share something about the … Continue reading

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