3. From about 3pm onward recently I have found tiredness getting in the way of my smile and upbeat enthusiasm. I’m done. It’s as if…
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Dalliance (Part 3)
He was the first person to decide things for her. He was the first to control when she got up, what she did in a…
Dalliance (Part 2)
Tonight’s spot was a darkening skyline, an empty field and spiky grass on their bottoms. They had forgotten a blanket, or rather they intentionally didn’t…
Dalliance (Part 1)
‘I’m tired. Shall we go to bed now?’ ‘You’re always tired, love.’ ‘I know, but the worrying makes me so tired I get sick.’ ‘You…
The Friend
“So, that’s all we have time for on the programme this week.” There’s a soothing aspect to having the radio on as a constant background…
The Divide
Jamie stood shivering as he awaited her arrival. “The train from Manchester Piccadilly is delayed. It is expected to arrive in twenty three minutes on…
Flight (part 3)
One more visit to the hospice before my flight and I know this will be the hardest visit yet. I am borrowing our neighbour’s car…
Flight (part 2)
That was the great thing about this happening to a person like my Mam. She is such a strong lady that she made her cancer…
Flight (part 1)
It is the big day I have been looking forward to for so many years. For so long have I wanted to spread my horizons…
Missing (Part 3)
I walk around the side through the conifer trees so that I can hide behind a trunk if anybody should step outside. This route also…