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Moving Finger… Stuart France

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The moving finger, tells, the time… * “The moving finger tells the time, what?” * Continue reading at Stuart France

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The Sword in the Wall ~ Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

He looked around carefully to see that he was alone. Then cast a few spells to check again. In their world, walls didn’t just have ears, but eyes too. Satisfied that he was well-cloaked from any magical surveillance, he walked … Continue reading →

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Into the Deep…

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* …Shiduri, the tavern keeper, sat, at the edge of the Great Ocean, her golden brewing-vat resting by her side. * Gilgamesh, whose heart was still full of anguish, strode toward her… * ‘This desperate man must be a murderer,’ … Continue reading →

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Tom Banjo… Stuart France

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Down the dark stairwell,  a silent progress plotted. ‘Twas death in that  house were Tom but spotted. …He reached the door, a tree clad Owl hooted. Three seconds more and Tom was Seven League Booted. One stride it took … Continue reading →

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A magical morning ~ the song of the forest

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Navigating the ice and snow across the car park, we managed to get back out onto the road, and, although we were now facing away from home,the view that greeted us swept any thought of home from our minds. It … Continue reading →

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Threshold… Stuart France

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* We live with hidden presences. The village street, its air heavy under the hot sun, its surface baked hard beneath our feet, is lined with dwellings. Vessels of the, as yet, unknown… Before we enter any one of these … Continue reading →

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The Round Ark?

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The story of Noah’s Ark is one of the first Biblical Tales that people in the western world hear. Yet the story far pre-dates the compilation of that venerable book. A tablet recently came to light dating back to … Continue reading →

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‘Cloud City Central!’… Stuart France

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The phrase was uttered as a prognosis as much as a question and so we smiled an affirmative, in relief, that we were not the only one’s to have been thus transported… * * It is not by happy … Continue reading →

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Getting there…

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

January…and the clocking is ticking down to spring. Work that has been going on all year now changes gear. It began in earnest last year, with a research trip to the British Museum to see the art and artefacts of … Continue reading →

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Chanteater… Stuart France

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* It was probably foolish, I know… * * But I took a liking to this ‘little lady’. * * Who, if the board is correct, could have been supporting the capstone’s weight  for over six thousand years. * Continue … Continue reading →

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