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Why Myth? II ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘…So, what is the significant act?’ ‘All the acts in the story are significant.’ ‘What is the story about?’ ‘It is about a Dust-Devil.’ ‘For the human body there are really only five significant acts: the first is breathing. … Continue reading →

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Father Bear… Stuart France

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Pentre Ifan * Which translates, ‘Ivan’s Village’ but was also formerly known as, ‘Arthur’s Quoit’. Another ‘quoit’, and only a few miles away from the last one. This seems, if anything, a little unimaginative. Or, alternatively, it could signal a … Continue reading →

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Baby Bear… Stuart France

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Carreg Coetan Arthur * Otherwise, ‘Arthur’s Quoit.’ Of which there are a goodly number dotted about our Blessed Isles. Which makes me wonder… It is hard not to regard this Arthur as a giant too. And indeed the folk record … Continue reading →

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Mother Bear… Stuart France

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Carreg Samson * With a total disregard for tradition we tackled our ‘just right bowl of porridge’ first . It is strange to say, perhaps, but this particular conglomeration of, once covered but now exposed, structured stone did not, initially, … Continue reading →

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Why Myth? ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘…history became legend, legend became myth…’ What a pleasant conceit, to suppose that this process produces myth. Whilst undoubtedly true for many legends the process can also work the other way. Many legends for example have produced history. Pre-eminently … Continue reading →

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Roads #midnighthaiku

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The longest way home Autumn’s vales and misty moors Well worth the journey

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Green grow the rushes O’ III…

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

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Stanton Drew ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Names matter. For practical purposes they are like elephants and flowing water. They follow the shortest, flatest path to wherever they are going, and en route the jagged edges first get smoothed and then get worn away. In this … Continue reading →