Tag Archives: science

When the Earth Rang like a bell – Suzanne #writephoto

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

When the Earth rang like a bell* as the solar winds swept past Amelia Whitewitch felt dizzy on her feet. “Dusk already,” she mused. “The twilight hour, the witching hour. These days are strange indeed.” Her thoughts came all in … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged haiga, science, spirituality, The Shift | 2 Comments

Drink…

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Rain drenches parched earth Action of nature or grace Drought ends in deluge Hearts define perspective Natural revelation * Science seeks to know Fact described and quantified A crusade for truth Souls seek the dawn of knowing Wonder in … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged rain, science, soul, tanka | 16 Comments

Frankenstein, Gollum and the unseen will…

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“I’m re-reading Tolkien,” said my son. “Cool. How far have you got?” “The riddles in the dark bit.” That made me smile, as we’d taken inspiration from that chapter for the December workshop. “What do you reckon… when Gollum says … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged Frankenstein, god, golem, Gollum, Hobbit, identification, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, love, mary Shelley, psychology, science, spirituality, symbolism, Tolkien | 8 Comments

Guesswork

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged #Colleen’s tanka challenge, divination, guesswork, science, tanka | 14 Comments

Guest author: Annabelle Franklin – Do we really need to leave Earth?

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Recently, BBC2 showed a programme called The Search for a New Earth. It featured physicist Stephen Hawking, who claimed we will have to leave Earth within the next 100 years as it will have become uninhabitable. He listed various possible … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, earth, Guest post | Tagged ecology, leaving earth, mankind, nature, Proxima B, science, space colonisation, space travel, Stephen Hawking, terraforming | 24 Comments

Magical Man at the Dawn of Science – The Silent Eye

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The Elizabethan age considered itself scientific, indeed the word ‘science’ was used to mean ‘knowledge’. The so called Age of Reason was a much later term applied by historians of science to broad-brush the slow ascent of experimental-based knowledge. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Responsibility, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged Elizabethan, magic, philosophy, science, workshop weekend | 5 Comments

If it had been a snake…by the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge: Once again they stomped out of the room knowing without looking that their superior was glaring at her through the one way glass. She sat quite still. Except there was that … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction | Tagged environment, fiction, nature, Photography, politics, resist, Sacred grove, satire, science, short story, sociology, trees, writing | 8 Comments

Clepsydra Elegy – champagnewhisky

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Paula Read at champagnewhisky: It should come as no surprise that one of the earliest tools humans used to tell time was water. After all, it’s what we are, what we need to live. A clepsydra is an … Continue reading →

Posted in earth | Tagged #Arctic, #clepsydra, #elegy, #glacier, #Ludovico Einaudi, #timekeeping, #water clock, climate, conservation, environment, Greenpeace, science, water | 1 Comment

A Conversation with a Friend – Anonymous

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I was sent this piece by a fellow writer who asked if I would publish it here and do so anonymously, because, “the message is more important than selling a few books.” I’m inclined to agree. A Conversation with a … Continue reading →