Shauna lives in Northumberland and her fiction is published at animalliterarymagazine.com, Tallow Eider Quarterly and The Cossack Review. She is the short story category winner of the Hysteria competition 2015.

Her, Next Door

Rita’s wondering why her key won’t turn. She thinks it’s because she’s all fumble fingers in her hurry to get inside and turn the fire on.  She wants to put her feet up and tuck into those naughty pastries she’s brought…