Tag Archives: story

Knock by Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

  My great-grandfather, Bill, told me this story and tonight I want to tell you it. In his time, the mines were all over Cornwall and almost all the men worked in one. They did long hard shifts, digging underground … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale Signs III… Stuart France

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Brown, Black, Grey and Red, All men and women end up dead.’ It seems to me that this rather macabre Fionn tale, adapted from a collection made by Jeremiah Curtin and first published under the title, ‘Myths and Folk-Lore … Continue reading →

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Black … Stuart France

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …As the lot had fallen to Black to go on the second watch, he set a flame to his brand and went off into the night upon Brown’s return, with Fin’s dog, Bran, padding softly behind him. Black wandered … Continue reading →

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#WritePhoto Derelict by Rose English

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

  Derelict Skeletal limbs reach out and lovingly stroke the derelict cottage that sleeps on the very edge of the forest. In bygone days it sat in tranquil beauty surrounded by the herb garden of the midwife. She offered her … Continue reading →

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Dereliction of Duty… Stuart France #writephoto

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* It was a day of surprises. For the matter beneath his feet to commence shaking was a surprise because it had shown no prior predilection so to do and hence had come to be regarded as stable. Given the … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale Signs II… Stuart France

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* … A very different Fionn tale (to give him his correct nomenclature), adapted from one of Ella Young’s re-tellings. The full cycle of tales from which this one is drawn are available in, The Tangle Coated Horse, and although … Continue reading →

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s’not fair by Geoff Le Pard #writephoto #flashfiction

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Paul and Pauline, twins and competitors in life looked at the fields across from their new home on Ithaca and sighed. ‘Dull.’ ‘Dreary.’ ‘Nothing to do.’ ‘Boring…’ A voice from the kitchen called, ‘If you don’t want me to find … Continue reading →

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Green by Willow #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Mathew knew that Rachel was in torment and needed him. He did not know where she was or even why she was desperately​ calling for him. He looked and the moon, it was full, that boded nothing but danger. The … Continue reading →

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A murderer by Sree #writephoto

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reshma peeped inside her daughter’s room; she watched her sleep for a while and turned around to leave when she found Avilash standing in front of her. “Why don’t you go inside?” He asked. “She doesn’t want to see me.” “Let me … Continue reading →

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Amazonia by Craig Towsley #writephoto

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Owl and Raccoon took off their pith helmets and used them as cups, scooping water from the shallow river. They’d been exploring the jungle for weeks. Four days ago, a rock fall swept their guide, and most of their supplies, … Continue reading →

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