Tag Archives: rebellion

Acts of rebellion…

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Yesterday, I was looking through my photo files in search of a particular shot amongst the tens of thousands of files stored on my various drives. Most of those photographs document our journeys through the landscape, visits to sacred places … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged contagion, rebellion, self help, smiling, weekend workshops | 2 Comments

Changing tides

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

He tripped, catching the pointed toe of the winklepickers on the kerb. Righting himself he looked around, his eyes darting self-consciously to seek out any possible observer, even while he reassumed his pose of studied nonchalance. Do they even call … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, psychology, reblog, Spirituality, symbolism | Tagged assertion, change, reaction, rebellion, red hair, self image, teenagers, tides of life, winklepicker shoes | 5 Comments

Drink the dawn

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Society demands we do our best Striving, trying for the common goal: The home, the car, the holiday. Squeezing ourselves into a mould Shaped by the grey people, The tax collectors, The nine to fivers Caught by fear of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged balloons, convention, rebellion, rules | 23 Comments

Breaking the rules…

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Leading by Nick Verron My son spoke of his intention to portray the imperfections of the apparently perfect. The conversation moved from the technical side of the photograph to the art of it… the vision of the artist as opposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged artist, constructive criticism, Flickr, following rules, Indie publishing, interpretation, Pablo Naruda, rebellion | 39 Comments

Culloden – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Through hard-falling rain a bird, black from beak to tail-tip, swoops and glides, buffeted by wind that swirls around the surrounding mountains. From the elevated height, black beady eyes see across the flat, windswept moor of the valley. In amongst … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged 1745, aftermath, army, battle, bird, black, bonnie prince charlie, britain, catholic, creative writing, crow, Culloden, dead, duke of cumberland, fiction, flash fiction, government, hanover, highland clearances, jacobite, literature, monarchy, no quarter, pitched battle, protestant, rebellion, short story, story, stuart, Thursday Photo Prompt, war, wounded, writing, writing prompt | 8 Comments

Hairy story

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I liked my hair orange, it suited me well, Suggestive of something ‘twixt pixie and Hell. I grew it all out, hoping it had gone grey But nope, it had left me with just the odd stray. * So now … Continue reading →