Tag Archives: wartime

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Rationing, Roberta Eaton and a child’s Christmas in wartime

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Christmas has been around a while. Much longer than me… and even longer than her! I mean, I knew that, ’cause we four-legses have been around for a long time too… and we have the stories from the Long Memory … Continue reading →

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Enigma by Joelle LeGendre #writephoto

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Avebury,” Guinevere sighed, pushing her tinted wire rim spectacles closer to her eyes.  “Why would anyone want to come to this dreadful place?” She examined the Neolithic stone towering above her, thinking about how greatly it resembled her present dress. … Continue reading →

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The Flying Officer, a short story by Sally Cronin

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Smorgasbord: The first time Patrick Walsh saw her, was as he wended his way slowly down the hill between the slow moving trucks on his motorbike. The road was lined with women and old men who were handing … Continue reading →

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#ExcerptWeek – Pattern of Shadows by Judith Barrow

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Write Stuff: Chapter 27 August 1944 The wedding party piled off the bus, a rowdy giggling crowd, leaving it almost empty. ‘That bus driver had a shock seeing us lot,’ Patrick laughed. ‘The conductor sent his best … Continue reading →

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