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‘A Forest’… Stuart France

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …The drink has stirred up my emotions and memories of the trip flick through my mind in no particular order but return, time and again, to Cardwell… * Its waterfall and rock-pool. The water, black as death. The surrounding … Continue reading →

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Legacy #writephoto

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The phone rang, dragging his attention from the columns of numbers. James glanced automatically at the display as his hand reached for the receiver…and stopped. He’d had enough for one day. He watched the vibrating phone as it rang insistently, … Continue reading →

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The Unforetold Threshold… Stuart France

Posted on January 14, 2017 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. Before we enter any one of these home-steads we are confronted by a … Continue reading →

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The Sharp End – a Jack Lockwood story from Geoffrey West

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I met Barry one evning in the Dog and Duck.  Here’s his story: I stood in the queue with all the other down-and-outs, wondering whether the food tasted as awful as it looked. It was a pretty dispiriting scene: a … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Swan #writephoto

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Use the image below to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 18th January and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that … Continue reading →

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Norman’s Dilemma – Geoff Le Pard #writephoto

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sue’s latest prompt for #writephoto is this Burning Bright  PC Norman Pottinger parked his Panda car by the bridge over Jefferson’s Piddle and climbed out. How did that happen? One minute he’s humming a piano piece by Dvořák, the next … Continue reading →

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Tee-Pee Tales II… Stuart France

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* BUFFALO, FIELD-MOUSE AND RED-FOX cont. …Buffalo trampled the grass and tore up the earth with his front hoofs but when he looked for Field-Mouse he was nowhere to be found. ‘That’s put an end to him,’ thought Buffalo. Just … Continue reading →

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#writephoto Gold – Sarah at fmme

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The kids were squabbling over something – some filter Jess was using – and Sukey could feel her blood pressure rising. Literally feel it, as if her blood was going to explode out through her skin, coating the inside of … Continue reading →

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Tee-Pee Tales… Stuart France

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* BUFFALO, FIELD-MOUSE AND RED-FOX. Field-Mouse was out gathering wild-beans for winter when Buffalo came down to the meadow to graze. ‘He will mow down the long-grass with his prickly tongue and there will be no where left to hide,’ … Continue reading →

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Gold-en-Brow- Stuart France #writephoto

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Ish-na-e-cha-ge, First-Born-Being, roamed among the Animal-Nations. He understood their ways and their languages. They beheld him in wonder and awe and could do nothing without his knowledge. He pitched his tent in the centre of the land and no … Continue reading →

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