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Dark Lands of Wisdom – Alienora Browning

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Alienora’s Anthology: Humanity would rather immerse itself in the idealised beauty, and Round Table fairness, of Camelot than risk the dread journey, through ghastly Wasteland, to the Dark Tower of Reckoning (and, if one factors in the Grail, … Continue reading →

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The turrets of home – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Trudging through the cold night, the last remnants of the winter snow on the ground, she finally saw the lights glowing from the windows ahead. Above her the familiar turrets of the castle loomed. Four years since she had been … Continue reading →

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Avenue of Peace – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

And now the light at the end of the avenue calls, the journey almost complete. At one end, back that way, new seeds are growing, young saplings stretching from the earth to which I must return. Once young myself, I … Continue reading →

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Fortuity – Sight #writephoto

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It’s not everyday that one stumbles upon something that changes his/her life. Still as luck would have it (or being unlucky, in this case);I stumbled upon something that was better if avoided. As a way of avoiding the street in … Continue reading →

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The Descent – Varad #Writephoto

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I feel my mobile phone vibrating under me and wake up with a start. I see the caller name and groan in frustration. The clock on the wall opposite to my bed shows the time as 3 AM. Another early … Continue reading →

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Memorial – Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

They told him sorrow would find him if he took his faithful hounds to look for his lost love. They were old and not up to a long hunt. But Fionn had never been one to listen to advice. After … Continue reading →

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Fallen – Neel Anil Panicker #writephoto

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Professor Deep Narayan Mishra turned around and glared at his wife. “I tell you, “No listening any further to this mad man. Let’s get out and continue the search”. Antrima lifted her fingers to her lips and half whispered, “Have … Continue reading →

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Game of Stones – Anurag Bakhshi #writephoto

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

With a spring in my steps, and a song on my lips, I I hoisted my bag on my shoulders and set out towards the home of the love of my life. I was finally going to meet her parents … Continue reading →

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Fallen – Helen Jones #writephoto

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I do enjoy Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt. Her photos are always so evocative, and sometimes the strangest story fragments come to me. This one is probably a bit odd, but then there are legends of standing stones that ‘walk.’ So, … Continue reading →