Tag Archives: mystery

Armoury Show…

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* The prosperous town of Armore was built next to a forest. Late one night Old-Man-Log came out of the forest and sat down in the middle of the town’s market square. He opened up the palm of his right … Continue reading →

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Black and White…

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* …Mother said, “The spiral patterns on the gate don’t mean anything, dear, they’re just decoration.” If life is a search for meaning then it would be as well to point out from the start that there is none to … Continue reading →

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Sweet Terror…

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* …I first noticed the spirals on the gate of number eight Teesgrove Road when I was turning the soil and tidying the litter from the strip of earth which separated its grounds from those of number ten Teesgrove Road. … Continue reading →

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Eggses!…

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* The egg… of Conception. The egg… of Birth. The egg… of Life. The egg… of Death. * Reblogged from France & Vincent

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Flight…

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* As the narrow-boat’s snout tickled the under-bridge, Black-Jack cut the engine and peered through the white gloom… A landing-official waved his stray arm in greeting, the lights beyond him intimated warmth and festivity. An Owl screeched! Black-Jack turned to … Continue reading →

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Tom Banjo…

Posted on January 10, 2021 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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Bardic Study – Waltz of the New Moon…

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Another one of Robin’s early efforts. When invoking the  Bardic Spirit there are not too many candidates around, unfortunately… For a spell, this was my all-time favourite song ever, if only for its helter-skelter whirl of minor-key madness… * … Continue reading →

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Bardic Study – The Iron Stone…

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Another early song from Robin Williamson. Not too much to interpret, perhaps, in this offering. Just a straight forward description of the finding of a stone, which we are bound to assume is the account of a true story. … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: Seal…

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* ‘For God created man immortal, and made him in the image of his own eternity.’ – The ‘Twentieth’ Leaf The preceding image we had to own did not seem to us particularly god-like. We turned the leaf: The Twenty-First … Continue reading →

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Wayland: The White Horse… Stuart France

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* But according to some, Wayland has far more onerous responsibilities than shoeing the horses of passing way farers… * A group of local lads were enjoying a drink one evening at the White Horse Inn, Woolstone, when an unknown … Continue reading →

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