Today’s #StoryPromptOfTheWeek image I think was taken while at the Scottish Wild Foods Festival some years ago. For some reason my previous post from that event is recorded as being in 2016, which I know isn’t true. Anyway, while on a walk there we came upon a collection of objects strung up in a tree.Continue reading “Trapped”
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The Chase
Breaking with recent traditions, this week’s story prompt image is relatively recent. It was taken in July this year in the walled garden at Culzean castle. Yes, I go there a lot. I know it isn’t the only place worth going. It’s still a favourite, so I don’t see us breaking the habit any timeContinue reading “The Chase”
The Way is Barred
This week’s image was taken a little under a year ago. I think we were on a walk between Cambo House and the Kingsbarn Distillery. To me it has a Cambo sort of vibe, anyway, so I’ll go with that absent any other information. For those of you who haven’t been there, Cambo House isContinue reading “The Way is Barred”
Faltha’s Celebration
Way back when I first wrote Summer Sorcery (in that no-one-else-gets-to-see-ever first draft) I imagined a backstory scene with Faltha and Malachite. There’s a nod to it on p125, but the book didn’t need derailed with the plot-irrelevant personal history between two important but ultimately secondary characters. However what made it into the book plantedContinue reading “Faltha’s Celebration”
Wizard and the Imp Location #2 – The Faerykirk
For as long as I can remember one of my favourite things has been finding out that places in stories are real locations that can be (theoretically at least) visited. Of course, as a dyed-in-the-wool sci-fi fantasy fan you can imagine how often I stumbled upon the places that I’d read about. Annoyingly, the woodsContinue reading “Wizard and the Imp Location #2 – The Faerykirk”
The Kelpie
Apparently I took this photo in September 2013, which seems like a long time ago. Being one of our more famous landmarks, I’m sure the content needs little introduction as being one of the two giant kelpie sculptures. They really are quite something to see in person, so if you’re into mythology at all andContinue reading “The Kelpie”
The Goblin Gate
This week’s image is from a recent walk in the woods from Cambo house in North East Fife through to the Kingsbarn Distillery. If you’re ever in the area I can thoroughly recommend it. The estate has a bit of everything from walled gardens and cafes to woodland trails. Staying in the house is entirelyContinue reading “The Goblin Gate”
The Witch
Another walk in the woods this week. Since visiting the Wild Food Festival in September we’ve been noticing far more mushrooms when we’re out and about. A clear case of observational bias — it’s not as if fungus populations have exploded in response. So I saw this bracket fungus in the woods and grabbed aContinue reading “The Witch”
The Spell
This photo is dragged from the archives from a trip to Spain a million years ago. As I recall it, having spent a lovely morning in Parc Güell, our objective became to get lost in Barcelona. My thinking has always been that you see more of a place when you’re hopelessly lost. It ‘s aContinue reading “The Spell”
Home Invasion
Naida flitted past the boundary rock that marked the edge of her garden. She breathed a sigh of relief to be within the safety of her glamours once more where no human eye could see things for what they really were. Not that it would make much difference. Those great lumps wouldn’t recognise truth ifContinue reading “Home Invasion”
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