Ross lives in Stirling, Scotland with his wife, three children (two boomerangs) and a cat. He loves to discover and write stories about people mostly. He writes for pleasure but would love to be discovered and feted as a new Alexander McCall Smith.
Bernard smiled as the helicopter swooped low over the chimney pots. He could see the whole town in his monitor; he paused to enjoy the view of the sun setting behind the gasworks for a few moments then remembered his mission. He checked the map in the top corner of the screen and guided the…
Gerry thought the mid November was a ridiculously early time for Santa to arrive, but he kept his own counsel. This was his second year as the Maryhill Shopping Centre Santa and he was glad of the work. He’d had a couple of days to supervise the construction of the grotto, sort out the presents…
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