Tag Archives: mystery

#writephoto: Unexpected difficulties – Jane Dougherty

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Ellie blanked out the voice of the guide as he droned on, and gazed down the empty nave. Rows of columns strode up and down, and disappeared into the shadows of the transept. Where the altar and the choir stalls … Continue reading →

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Arch – Pamela Morse #writephoto

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

We walked slowly and quietly around the long corridors of the old cloister. The long deserted places of worship and daily devotion were kept in order by the town council. Tourists and visitors climbed the winding drive from the village … Continue reading →

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Time Lines II… Stuart France

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “In later Assyrian Mythology, Anzu becomes Pazuzu.” “Am I missing something, here?” “Pazuzu is a ‘wind demon’ responsible for bringing plague and pestilence, and whatever else we may think about the notions of a demon, in that region … Continue reading →

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Time Lines… Stuart France

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* “And what have we here?” says Wen in that provocative way of hers which means she is up to something. “Anzu and Ninurta.” “Nope, not doing it for me.” “Anzu, Guardian of the Threshold, who stole the Tablets of … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Arch #writephoto

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

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: Dark #writephoto

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* In silent shadows Perfect serenity waits Open to the light Earth reflects heaven’s canvas Beyond it we see our selves * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken a few years ago in Cumbria, in the Lake District, when … Continue reading →

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Game of Bones… Stuart France

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* With what gusto the horizons of our world expand. Our enthusiasm grasps at each new enigma like a child its toy. Perhaps one day the most solemn problems of the past will appear as mere playthings to us… Continue … Continue reading →

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Distance….Stuart France

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* If we want a yardstick, for how far we have travelled from our Gods… We need only consider the once widespread custom of sacrificing a first-born child… It hardly seems credible from this vantage, irrespective of its counter productivity … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Amy M. Reade – We’ll Laugh About This…Years From Now

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Last year I wrote a blog post for Sue that detailed some of my family’s experiences on vacation. And though my husband and I are tempted to stop going on vacation because of said experiences, we keep doing it. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Dark #writephoto

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

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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