Tag Archives: stories

Guardian ~ Willow Willers #writephoto

Posted on May 30, 2020 by

They had always been there or so everyone thought. Their faces weather beaten and sun dried over millennia. They guarded the shores, they kept us safe, even now when foolish people dismissed them as “just rock formations”. They stayed steadfast … Continue reading →

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Storytelling

Posted on May 24, 2020 by

Our earliest ancestors looked out upon this world and framed what they saw in stories that reached the heart through the imagination. As man and his questions became ever more sophisticated, the stories evolved, couching abstract concepts and ideas within … Continue reading →

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A silver cord

Posted on March 10, 2020 by

As soon as I was considered old enough to wander alone… a ridiculously young age by today’s standards… I would knock on the doors of the various elderly relatives that lived within a stone’s throw of home or school. Their … Continue reading →

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Storm ~ The Indishe #writephoto

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

As I step inside the stony monolith atop the green hill, I am entranced. The dark grey clouds above seemed to echo its sombre appearance. Each stone has a story to tell. They are worn out for they have stood … Continue reading →

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The writer’s rollercoaster

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

Following on from yesterday’s post, that seemed to get people talking, a post from the archives… I recently came into contact with a writer. Nothing unusual about that around here, but this wasn’t through blogging or any of the usual … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2019! Doing what comes naturally … with Annabelle Franklin’s Pearl

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

Hi Santa, I got into a bit of bother for talking to the birds today. She knows I have to, because I’m a bird-dog… it’s in my blood, you see. But she says that while she doesn’t mind me having … Continue reading →

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Light ~ Willow Willers #writephoto

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Many miles away from where Thraun had taken Rachel, Lisa and Alicia where traveling through the wilds. Gathering as many men, dwarves and elves as they could find to join with them in the fight against the vampires. Lisa turned … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: The magic of memory

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

It was with horror that I read an article, a few years back, that highlighted that fewer Yorkshire-folk now know the words to our ‘national anthem’… On Ilkey Moor Bah’t ‘at.  To me,  that was incredibly sad. Not only is … Continue reading →

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#writephoto regulars: Meet Kevin Parish

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

I asked the writephoto challenge cntributors if they would like to come over and introduce themselves. Without those of you who write and read the pieces inspired by the weekly photos, the writephoto prompt would not exist. So, if you … Continue reading →

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Slimegrobbels and custard…

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

“Tell me a story…” My granddaughters and I were sitting on the floor of their pink-painted cabin at the bottom of the garden. I had evicted yet another invading spider and, while the youngest sat on my knee, her almost-five … Continue reading →

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