by Steve Tanham
“It’s as though… there’s something wrong with the horizon…” Barbara was speaking softly, giving voice to one of the defining thoughts of the day. Something wrong with the horizon, how true. Craster’s harbour was disappearing behind us, but the cut-up horizon was still far away. There is no other way to reach Dunstanburgh Castle than on foot; though, back in history, distinguished visitors could … Read More The Stone and the Pilgrim (4)
by Steve Tanham
Let Autumn Harvest keep you safe, And winter’s teeth remove Till spring sun’s warmth again doth shine On buried seed touched deep in sleep And life renew with tender love ©Barbara Walsh
by Steve Tanham
From Stuart. Also see The Stone and the Pilgrim (2) for the context The Silent Eye * … At this his relations were sore amazed; not for that they believed that what he said to them was true, but because they thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head; therefore, it drawing towards night, and they hoping that sleep might settle his … Read More In the Similitude of a Dream III…
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by Steve Tanham
“It’s all about tea-rooms, with you, isn’t it!” It was said some years ago, and there was anger in it – just a bit – but she was right. We both collapsed in a heap of laughter on each other’s shoulder a second later. There has to be humour in these weekends. They can be very intense – not by imposition, but by personal … Read More The Stone and the Pilgrim (3)
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on The Light Behind the Story:
? Photo Credit: Sue Vincent The structure was created by a more modern hand, but the transport was real. A hallway to the Hypogeum opened within his mind as his feet traveled the corridor. Each pillar marking a lifetime passed or yet to come, covered by shadows broken by light. Not the false light ensconced above. No, they…
by Steve Tanham
Rested, the group of pilgrims gathers on the Saturday morning beneath the vast presence of Bamburgh Castle. The castle was restored to its present glory by the 19th century munitions entrepreneur and inventor William Armstrong. Lord Armstrong bought it from the Crewe trustees in 1894 for the sum of £60,000 – a fortune then. He went on to spend a further one million pounds … Read More The Stone and the Pilgrim (2)
by Steve Tanham
Some of the Silent Eye’s forthcoming weekends… The Silent Eye Full Circle? – Finding the way home…Penrith, CumbriaFriday 7th – Sunday 9th December, 2018 Home. It is an evocative word. The images it conjures are different for each of us, yet few other words touch heart and mind in quite the same way. Birth and death, laughter and love, longing, fear and aspiration… the … Read More Forthcoming events with The Silent Eye…
by Steve Tanham
Late Friday afternoon, 14th September. A group of travellers arrive in Bamburgh, Northumberland. Their intention is to invoke a landscape. The meeting place is one of the hotels in the village of Bamburgh, but the first destination is that liminal place: the beach – and what a beautiful place it is… The beach here sits between two worlds, yet is part of both. The … Read More The Stone and the Pilgrim (1)
by Steve Tanham
Inspector Sunday watched as the angel fell to Earth, directly over him, its form becoming a cloud of vapour hissing around him. He turned, seeing tiny, glittering eyes everywhere. “Mow,” said the eyes. “Are you here to help me,” whispered Sunday. “Mow,” said the cat, regrouping. ©Stephen Tanham
Sun in Gemini 
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