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Photo prompt round-up: Avenue #writephoto

* Love growing in peace Healing the horrors of war A fitting tribute Evergreen memories stand Eternal tranquility * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at Whipsnade. While the little Bedfordshire village is better known for its zoo, … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Avenue #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. I usually share something about the place … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round up – Fallen #writephoto

* Eyes closed in slumber The long slow life of stone waits The awakening Eye to eye, eyes opening My soul is bared before them.  * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken beneath Robin Hood’s Stride in Derbyshire, … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Fallen #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. I usually share something about the place … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round up – Ascent #writephoto

* The way leads onwards Eternal spiral of life Ever ascending The perfection of motion Leads only deeper within  * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken in my village, at Waddesdon Manor, a magnificent French chateau, nestled in … Continue reading

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“A gift of laughter…”

As I’m on a research mission this weekend, and having spent much of the week in hospital waiting rooms, I have dredged up a couple of old ones to share.This one was written two years ago… Rafael Sabatini is not … Continue reading

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More than survival

  One of my all-time favourite fantasy cycles is the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson. They were the first fantasy books I ever read other than the classics such as Tolkien, Lewis and Carroll. My grandfather … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt: Ascent #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. I usually share something about the place … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round up – Splash #writephoto

* Disturbed reflections Exploding reality The mirror shatters  * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken beside one of the streams on the moors above Ilkley, where…bah’t ‘at… three adults played like children, damming the stream one solstice afternoon. … Continue reading

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Seeds of Change

Time does strange things. It is just a week since our workshop and already it feels as if it is receding into the mists, and yet, it is also as clear and sharp as if we were about to enter … Continue reading

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