Tag Archives: Jim Webster

We all were young once – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: That at least was my excuse. I was a poet, but a very young poet. I had few patrons and those I had I tended to cherish because they were all that stood between me and … Continue reading →

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Has he no shame? – another tale from Tallis Steelyard

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I am sure I’ve never mentioned Alatan Zore. He is, of all things, an essayist! If you find poets self absorbed and insufferable, trust me in this, essayists are worse. It is also entirely impossible to … Continue reading →

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The gallant stand of an aging terpsichorean – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I believe I have introduced you to Pardo Fuen. When I last mentioned him, he had decided to pass a quiet retirement selling cut flowers, a little top fruit, and bulls. The cut flowers were a … Continue reading →

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The Dancing Master – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: People do make a habit of surprising you. They cheerfully climb out of the neat little boxes you put them in and persist in doing things you’d never expect. Take, for example, the great mercenary captain, … Continue reading →

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Stinking Fish – another tale from Tallis Steelyard.

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

People have commented to me that I rarely mention fish or fishermen. I suppose it’s true but it’s by pure chance. You get to the fish market from the far end of the Old Esplanade, at the opposite end from … Continue reading →

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The prime of Madam Jeen Snellflort – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Some people seem to not so much live their lives as to be passengers in them, carried along at the convenience of somebody else. One such person was Madam Jeen Snellflort. Orphaned at a tender age she was made the … Continue reading →

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Heated debate – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It was Harl Bronnen who solved the problem. You see Port Naain can occasionally have a trouble with house fires. How they are tackled depends on the area. If you are in Dilbrook then your household staff rally round, and … Continue reading →

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Keeping it understated – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: I realise that in the past I may have been a little scathing about musicians. Indeed I might even have hinted that you can spend more time keeping them sober than it’s worth. To be fair … Continue reading →

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Merely selling flowers – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: It is all too easy for an honest man to get into trouble, in spite of his best endeavours. Indeed I have noticed that merely trying to make your way through life quietly and without fuss … Continue reading →

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All is in order for the Tallis Steelyard Blog Tour…

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The inimitable poet and inadvertent adventurer, Tallis Steelyard, recently went on a tour of the blogosphere, sharing a rather longer tale than usual. His first stop was here, but his wanderings took him to many strange and wonderful places and, … Continue reading →

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