It is absurd. She can’t be gone.
She wouldn’t want you to be angry, but there is anger.
She wouldn’t want sadness, but how can you stop the tears?
How do you fill the hole that has been left behind?
But we will always have her words, her joy and her inspiration.
And gratitude, for her smile we got to share.
Many of you will have been followers of fellow blogger Sue Vincent, who sadly passed away last week after a brave and typically pragmatic battle with cancer. She continued to write until the very end, sharing her favourite memories and charting her ups and downs. Personally, she was so supportive of my own blog and of my books, always willing to share guest posts and always inspiring with her writing prompts. I am relatively new to the blogging community, having ‘met’ Sue about 5 years ago, but she was one of the leading lights, who was there at the very start when this new thing called ‘blogging’ started, and her presence will be greatly missed, it will leave a huge hole in the blogging world. Others have written far better than I, but this is my little tribute to her. Wherever she is now, I hope she’s still smiling.
Sue Vincent
14th September 1958 – 29th March 2021
R.I.P
https://scvincent.com/2021/03/30/into-spirit/
Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Absurd. Click on the link to read more stories by other writers.
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Iain Kelly 
A lovely Tribute and a very beautiful use of the prompt lain. Sue’s loss topped off an incredibly absurd year. “she was one of the leading lights” a perfect description. 💜🦋
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Thanks Jen, without Sue the writer’s blogs seem that bit quieter. So very sad.
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I’ve noticed that too, lain.
Some of my best stories were a result of her photos.
I look harder now for an inspiring photo prompt = less posts.
Luckily they do exist, but I miss Sue’s.
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Iain, you’ve written a beautiful tribute to Sue. She was all you’ve said and more. Thanks
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Thank you Sadje. I miss those #writephoto prompts.
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You’re welcome. We all will miss Sue for a long time
KL Caley has taken over the prompt with Sue’s permission. You can check it
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This is her link.
https://new2writing.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/writephoto-rabbit/
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Thanks for the link Sadje.
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You’re welcome 😉
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A heart-felt tribute. Sounds like she was a powerful voice of positivity. As I thought about it, your question “How do you fill the hole that has been left behind?” is answered with the next line. Memories of the person, what they’ve said and written.
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Very true Dave, I certainly will always remember her encouragement in my early blogging and writing days.
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Sue touched so many of us and by that gentle touch improved us. She will be missed but not forgotten.
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She certainly won’t be, but will be missed greatly. Thank you.
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Beautifully done, Iain. Sue was a huge part of so many bloggers’ lives.
Her passing has left a huge gap in the blogosphere.
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It certainly has Dale, Sue’s prompts were always among the best, and the busiest.
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I actually never did her prompts! Weird, I know…
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The #writephoto prompt on a Thursday was the only thing I’ve found that comes close to Friday Fics.
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I know quite a few people who participated in her #writephoto prompt. I never got around to it because… only so many challenges one can do!
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What a lovely tribute, Iain. It makes me wish I had known Sue. Thank you.
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She was such an encouragement to so many, always with kind words and interesting prompts to keep us writing. She will be missed. Thanks Jenne
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A lovely tribute, Iain. I recently discovered her blog. She will be missed.
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Her blog was always so busy and inspiring, it seems a lot quieter without it. Thank you.
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Amazing and beautiful how many lives she touched in positive ways. A lovely remembrance, Iain.🌷
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Thank you, Sue was certainly the glue that held a little community of writers together and will be sadly missed.
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Dear Iain,
I only “knew” Sue as an occasional Friday Fictioneer. I’m sorry to hear of her passing. You wrote a lovely tribute to her.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle. Her #writephoto prompts every Thursday were the only thing on a par with Friday Fictioneers for a regular prompt with a dedicated following.
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I did not know her, but all deaths in the blogging community diminish us. I read some of the tributes on her blog. May her family and friends find peace in the coming days.
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Thanks Alana, you will have seen from the volume of tributes how much Sue meant to so many different bloggers.
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A beautiful tribute to Sue, Iain. I started blogging in October 2016 and Sue and Sally were the first two bloggers I met. Sue was amazing and inspirational and we had a lot in common with our love of British history and poetry. I also see and feel the hole.
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Thanks Robbie, such a sad thing to happen, especially to someone so generous and welcoming.
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A beautiful tribute to Sue, Iain!
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Thank you Jennie
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You’re welcome, Iain.
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A lovely tribute Iain. She is so deeply missed by so many of us, but her legacy is in her words and our memories. A very special lady, one I called a dear friend.
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Thanks Di. Such a sad time, and even though I wasn’t especially close to her apart from through our blogs, it was obvious that Sue was special indeed.
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Ani is so like our Maggie, and we both commented that often we had to do a double take.
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This is a marvelous, exquisitely beautiful tribute, Iain. I’m always struck when we lose a blogger we’ve “known”, though may have not met in person. It’s amazing the connections we make with people here…almost scary good, because it hurts our hearts when they pass.
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It certainly does. Thank you Zelda
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You’re most welcome.
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I didn’t know her, but this is a beautiful tribute. It’s always so sad to have to say goodbye to someone.
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Thank you so much.
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🙏Thank you for writing this tribute. Sue Vincent’s #writephoto got so many of us together. She was loved and she is missed.
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Thanks so much, she is certainly missed, and I hope the group of writers manage to continue the good work she started.
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Condolences on your loss. I did not know Sue personally but there are definitely people I have met on here like that, and I get it. Thoughts and prayers with you and all of her loved ones.
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Thanks Anne.
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A beautiful tribute, Iain. I will always remember Sue and her write promo prompts of which I was blessed to be a part of. May she rest in peace.
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome.
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