For My Friend

‘When you part from your friend, you grieve not; for that which you love most in him will be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.’ Ah, good old Kahlil Gibran, always trying to find the positive, the lesson, in the sometimes-tangled mess of life. I supposeContinue reading “For My Friend”

#Writephoto – All That Remains

        He came to me after dark, as night lay like soft velvet in the hollows of the hills. The fire burned low, his feathered cape laid over the chair shimmering iridescent blue as the birds stirred and gave their first sleepy chirps, my breath coming fast as he touched me andContinue reading “#Writephoto – All That Remains”

#writephoto – Tryst

This week’s prompt for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge is yet another gorgeous photo. Here is my response: Purple Sky ‘I’ve always loved this time of day’, she said, Her hair shaded purple in the fading light. Her heart distant as the hillside across the water, Unreachable, unclimbable, Indifferent as the rising moon.   ‘I loveContinue reading “#writephoto – Tryst”

Writespiration – 52 Weeks In 52 Words – The ‘Ex’ Factor

It’s Thursday, and I usually do a door post today. However, I’m not feeling any of my door photos this week, so I’ve decided to take on a short writing prompt instead. Sacha Black has a great series running called 52 Words in 52 Weeks. Each week this year, she’ll be setting a writing prompt,Continue reading “Writespiration – 52 Weeks In 52 Words – The ‘Ex’ Factor”

#writephoto – Swansong

Sue Vincent’s weekly #writephoto challenge is one of my favourite writing prompts. Her photos are always evocative and inspire a wide range of responses, as though she’s captured a little piece of storytelling magic in each image. Perhaps she has… Here is my response to this week’s photo: Swansong They call it a swansong OurContinue reading “#writephoto – Swansong”