Tag Archives: symbolism

Mantle of Time… Stuart France

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …”All those keepsakes: photographs, trinkets, letters, cards, little knick-knacks which tug at the heart-strings in quiet moments,” said Bill as he paced my room with his meticulously measured tread. “When girls die they get to take these things with … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Turning #writephoto

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed and I usually share something about the … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Watcher #writephoto

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Reaching through the mists Stone and sea melding with sky A presence half-glimpsed The breeze carries a whisper Only the watchers will hear * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at Carn Lês Boel in Cornwall during … Continue reading →

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Time Wise… Stuart France

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

…I turn the gwid-byll over in my fingers. It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. It is a sphere of worked and lined stone which shadows forth in raised nodules indicative of the triad. It is heavy … Continue reading →

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In-and-Out of Time… Stuart France

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Joseph of Arimathea a wealthy Metal Merchant first traded here for lead and copper from Priddy and Greenore in the Mendips, and for tin from Cornwall. The two former would ship from Pilton’s Harbour which was situated just below … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Watcher #writephoto

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed and I usually share something about the … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Caught #writephoto

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Sinuous dancer Raising her arms to heaven Calling down the sun The dance of light is calling Embracing eternity * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken as we wandered through a Yorkshire wood in search of a dragon. … Continue reading →

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Ego and Essence… Stuart France

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* “Individuality, however we may hug its chains, is a partial and definite modality of being: ‘I’ is defined by what is ‘not-I’, and thus imprisoned.” – A.K. Coomaraswamy. * In philosophy there is a famous dictum relating to thesis, … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Caught #writephoto

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Every Thursday at noon GMT, I publish one of my photos as a writing prompt.  If you know where the photo was taken, please keep it to yourself until the challenge is closed and I usually share something about the … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Circle #writephoto

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Whispering shadows Lingering beneath the trees Ghosts frozen in time The wind remembers old tales Stones guard forgotten secrets * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken at Doll Tor, a rather unusual stone circle, tucked away in … Continue reading →

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