Tag Archives: Life

Infinite regress…Stuart France

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

THE INFINITE HIGHWAY If one always returns to where one came from, then one’s destination is halfway between where one came from and where one is going to. HALFWAY TO INFINITY Every step along the infinite highway is simultaneously an … Continue reading →

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Living dead

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“I might as well be dead.” As the opening gambit to a conversation between mother and son, it was, I admit, guaranteed to get my attention. He didn’t sound particularly cheerless. In fact, if anything, he sounded quite excited by … Continue reading →

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Double-take

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

So it’s eight o’clock on a morning and you’re perched on the end of the eldest son’s bed while the lazy toad has you wait on him hand and foot, discussing the merits of beard oil, the latest blog post … Continue reading →

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The Empty by Ellen Best #writephoto

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Remnants of yesterdays bonfire smolder on the bank, barbed wire posts too damp to burn are propped at angles like skeletons legs. The wind whips my hair across pinkend cheeks, wipes drops from moist eyes as I trudge aimlessly across … Continue reading →

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Passion and Pathos: Spirit of the Dance by Jan Malique

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The dancers moved intuitively to the sound of their hearts as the music swelled and sobbed. It finally paused, waiting for the lovers to catch their breath. This was more than an interlude in a cafe that had seen glory and laughter … Continue reading →

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#writephoto – Darcy’s Shack from Morpeth Road.

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There wasn’t much left of Darcy’s old fishing shack after the storm. The shack had sat on the edge of the beachhead for as long as I could remember and Darcy was just a name my father told me about. … Continue reading →

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Mystery

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Footprints in smoke trace an echo of longing, Ghosts on a Temple floor paved black and white Waltzing in silence through deep drifting Roses; Memories dance in the Garden tonight. The Tower looks on with its ever-blind windows Whispering fantasies … Continue reading →

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Original tales

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I was writing late last night and, on re-reading what I had written became aware of an odd juxtaposition of certain words. They took me straight back to a book where a particular passage had left its mark. There was … Continue reading →

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Under the weather

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It is spring and here, that can mean anything. For many it means being ‘under the weather’ with colds, viruses and the other miseries that attend the change of season. Yesterday was as warm as a summer’s day… the day … Continue reading →

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Guest writer: Alethea Kehas – A girl named Truth

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Truth open the room of my mind search for me within faded doubt listen to words sing My birth There was once a girl named Alethea her heart sparked with truth My mother always told me she found my name, … Continue reading →

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