Tag Archives: war

Hope

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Man, woman and child Earth remembers fields of blood Generations lost Flowers echo sacrifice Seeds of hope for tomorrow For Frank J. Tassone’s Haikai Challenge

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged hope, memorial, poppy, remembrance, tanka, war | 9 Comments

Changed – The Dark Netizen #writephoto

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

He surveyed the area from atop his vehicle. Even though he had never seen it from this height before, it still looked as gorgeous as he remembered. The lush greenery that exhibited all the shades of green that one could … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged change, drama, fallen, fiction, flash fiction, photo, prompt, war, writephoto | 3 Comments

The Shelter of the Shepherd – KL Caley #writephoto

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

They had heard the planes before they had seen them. The hum distant at first, then getting louder and louder, a thunderous roar approaching. At first, the villagers did not understand. The village was made up of farmers, market traders … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged #writephoto, cave, inspiring, Malta, prompt, shepherd., war, writing prompt | 6 Comments

Truly Magical – Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

We looked at the setting sun and decided to stop for the day. And now, a few minutes later, we were sitting on a small hillock by the sea, mulled wine in our hands, the sound of the waves crashing … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged #writephoto, amwriting, Battles, creative writing, fiction, flash fiction, nature, short story, story, war, writing, writing challenge | 3 Comments

Dusk at the border – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Dusk, the start of the night shift that no one wants to do. Bálint watches the sun dip down across the river, it’s reflection glinting off the water. A week of this to come before he returns to the lazy … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged child, creative writing, dusk, europe, flash fiction, fleeing, guard, hungary, illegal, immigrants, literature, middle east, mother, movement, night, refugee, river, security, short story, syria, war | 5 Comments

… a thousand words?

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I was reading an article that tells how much a picture can attract our attention. The inclusion of a single image can increase the likelihood of someone stopping to read an article, sharing it or, indeed, making it go viral. … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye, Uncategorized | Tagged art, artists, Film, Hiroshima, history, influential pictures, Photography, propaganda, war, writers, writing | 2 Comments

Guest author: Susan Finlay – Breadcrumbs and Bombs

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Hello, readers! Sue Vincent was kind enough to invite me to write a guest blog post about my brand new historical mystery novel, Breadcrumbs and Bombs. Thank you so much, Sue! Breadcrumbs and Bombs is a novel that deals with … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, writing | Tagged Amazon, Book launch, family, genealogy, murder, mystery, new book, war | 7 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

Bleak – Michael at Morpeth Road #writephoto

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Hannon was the last man to die on the last day of the battle. It was most unfortunate for he stuck his head out just as the last shell arrived and there only remained a small red stain on the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged bleak, death, ghost, summer, war, writephoto | 8 Comments

Prelude to Battle – Iain Kelly – #writephoto

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Titus Valerius looked out over the grey water of the Adriatic Sea. The view was as bleak as his prospects. It had been a year since he had seen Rome and his beloved Domitilla. When he had joined the army … Continue reading →