Month: March 2016

An OMG moment

The Silent Eye I was driving home; the fog had begun to lift and pale sunshine was dancing on the daffodils… so I have no idea where the thought came from. There was nothing to spark the train of thought. “I wonder if that was really her name?” In modern parlance, it was one of those OMG moments. I don’t even know where their … Read More An OMG moment

The dishwashing debate

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
I loaded up his dishwasher… it isn’t mine, you see, But every Friday morning piles of dishes wait for me. The night before sees lads at play, and men who like to dine The dishes are all theirs, of course, the haute cuisine was mine. * I never had a dishwasher, I never had the space……

Free Day…#6

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 52 – A Descent of Fire

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 52 – A Descent of Fire .Alexandra. When I was younger I did some flying lessons. They began as ‘Try Out Day’ gift for one of my birthdays, and developed into an expensive hobby which I had to give up when I took out a mortgage on my midweek apartment in London. As soon as I experienced the … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 52 – A Descent of Fire

The Road To Haworth

Stunning photo from SmackedPentax.

In the Dark 

Why did the sheep…

Running Elk and Sue conspire…

Free Day #5…

River of the Sun, chapter 17 – The Rule of Three

  River of the Sun, chapter 17 – The Rule of Three Lord Menascare, former mentor to the King-in-Rising, stood in the outer arc of the temple, close to Anzety, the high priest. He watched the care with which Neferaset approached and woke the young priest, Amkhren, whose body was lying, still deeply asleep, where he had left it. The four of them were the only … Read More River of the Sun, chapter 17 – The Rule of Three

Ben’s Bit, part 13 – The White Hot Blade of Separation

“And then there are the moments when the white hot blade of separation comes into your life, and everything changes. In the presence of such instantaneous power, you realise that the human view of transformation is impoverished by a lack of true experience at the edge, while your former life is separated from the now with a cut of such precision that it is … Read More Ben’s Bit, part 13 – The White Hot Blade of Separation

Friendship, Fudge Shop and Foliate Man: The Perfect Day

Originally posted on Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman!:
Sue (Vincent) and I have always got on. We hit it off from Day One – meeting, as I recall, at Savio House for one of the SOL Gatherings (either GOL or RWP) four or five years ago. Very quickly we discovered that we had much in common – not least, a love of writing and…

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 51 – Butterfly Soup

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 51 – Butterfly Soup .Alexandra. I was ready when he arrived, fifteen minutes early to my twenty. My notebook was out on the small table, already open at the furiously scribbled summary. Two other objects were concealed beneath it. My carefully timed pair of coffees were just being delivered by Rose. “Gotta hand it to the girl,” said Rose, … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 51 – Butterfly Soup