Tights (or Any Five Minutes)
Where have all the tights gone? I just brought her five new pairs, and expensive ones too, Marks & Spencer. More than I’d spend on tights...
Christmas Eve: A Short Story
A girl kneels on a stool so she can see her whole face in the mirror. She’s trying something new with her hair, a lot of spray and...
Here Comes the Sun: A Short Story
The rabbit wakes, warren-deep in tunnels of earth. One ear raised, a nose twitching. He can smell fur, damp grass, worm and root. He...
Your Wild and Precious Life
I am going to start by mentioning a funeral, but this is not in sadness. I may cry as I write though. Bear with me. As the celebrant...
Versions of Herself: A Piece of Flash Fiction
This is what she believes. That she can only be loved in small parts. In draft versions of herself. Sunday morning, car-boot-sale her....
5 Poems That Changed My Life
In a little diversion from my monthly '5 Books...' feature where my esteemed contributors share their life-changing reads, I'd like to...