With its oak beams and postcard perfect views, the cottage seemed idyllic. The couple woke to waves lapping […]
Short stories
The impossible good fortune of being eighteen. In love. In love. Unrequited. Sunshine. Possible pub. Me, him, and […]
Dear Xandra, Thank you so much for the wonderful dinner on Thursday. Great food, great company, great ambience […]
So, in November I find myself running a stall at the Winter Warmer Festival. To be specific, I’m […]
It made a nice change, looking down on the neighbours who had always looked down on us. The […]
Maggie was sautéing organic beets when she saw the commotion from her kitchen window. Figures running to the […]
Dear Miss Finch-Barton, Following the parent-teacher meeting on February 2nd and your subsequent correspondence, I am writing in […]
This is the house where Mary and Bill live. Look! There is Mary. She is waving goodbye to […]
‘You think because I wasn’t at football practice, I killed my girlfriend?’ The strain in his voice was […]
15 February, 00.10 ‘Seeing a younger version of yourself in the mirror is not a sign of Alzheimer’s,’ […]
Joyce had asked me to be her matron of honour and I couldn’t very well say no, now, […]
Dear Hugh, By the time you receive this letter, you and Diane will be back from a hopefully […]
Knocked up and naffed off? Eating for two and feeling blue? Don’t worry, dear reader, you’re not alone! […]
4.01 This is the third consecutive night that I’ve woken up at 4.01. If it wasn’t so annoying […]