Tag Archives: youth

Songs for the seasonally challenged… II

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

To the tune of Christmas Alphabet… C is for the chestnuts that you didn’t get to roast H is for the hangover that you regret the most R is for the reindeer that you saw when you got high I … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Humour, Poetry | Tagged hangover, indulgence, mistakes, youth | 34 Comments

Guest author: Sheila Williams ~ St Tropez, a story extract and a NEW book!

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

When I was fifteen my parents considered me sensible enough to go on an exchange holiday to France. Little did they know. I was excited, nervous. I had never been on holiday alone; I had never been in a plane; … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged Amazon, au pair, Book launch, France, mystery, new book, stories, yorkshire, youth | 8 Comments

Unmoved #midnighthaiku

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged age, carving, haiku, statue, winter, youth | Leave a comment

Guest author: Sally Cronin ~ Why I am skipping old age and looking forward to my second childhood instead

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is always a pleasure to have Sally over as a guest, especially when she is writing about an issue so close to my heart: My thanks to Sue for the invitation to write a post for her today… always … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged ageing, attitude, Books, fairies, inner child, stories, tales from an Irish Garden, youth | 113 Comments

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 →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged age, avenue, child, creative writing, death, farewell, fiction, flash fiction, generation, Life, light, literature, memories, metaphor, old age, parent, peace, poem, prose, regret, sapling, seasons, short story, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, tree, tunnel, weathered, writephoto, writing, writing prompt, youth | 6 Comments

Splashing About – Kate #writephoto

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Yeh a day off school and all day to fool race down to the pool rock splashing real cool! Time out with the mates not thinking of girls or dates never contemplating our fates family, mortgage or bank rates Continue … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged change, fun, poem, School, youth | 2 Comments

Blush #midnighthaiku

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Ephemeral glow First blush of fragile beauty Falls by the wayside

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged blossom, haiku, Spring, youth | 8 Comments

Splash – Sisyphus #writephoto

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

We loved the sound of the big stone falling into the clear water, we loved the endless ripples, afterwards, in the little pool. The light reflected on the sharp green ferns, the fresh grass, as the whole nature spelt: Spring! … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged ghosts, pool, Spring, stone, youth | 4 Comments

Guest writer: Andy White – Astronautalis and the death of Muhammad Ali

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Thursday the 2nd to Sunday the 5th of June 2016. Connections and friendship. My first scribbles of reflection. The weekend of the 3rd of June. It saw the death of Muhammad Ali and the championship victory of Michael Bisping. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged connections, friendship, journal, Life, youth | 8 Comments

January thaw – Rosemary Carlson #writephoto

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

When she awakened that morning, she heard water. She laid there in her warm bed, wondering where that sound could be coming from. It had been so cold, frigid really. The sound of water was coming from outside the door. … Continue reading →