Vivien Jones

Vivien writes short stories, poetry and theatre pieces, many of which have been published or performed. She is one of three editors of ‘Southlight’ literary magazine for the south of Scotland and beyond. When not writing she is a performing early musician on viols and recorders and other wind instruments.

  • Second in Line

    It was Saturday Dance Club at The Ballroom, two bob to dance all morning to records played back to back by a novice DJ. Serena and I, we danced every dance unless a pair of boys split us up, but we liked dancing together better. We’d worked out moves in her bedroom on homework nights….

  • Getting Ready

    Lock the doors, close the curtains. Check next door is at work. Nip upstairs.  Make-up, hair and clothes. Apply a little tangerine lipstick, mascara from the spiral brush, backcomb the top, spray the lacquer from the thick plastic bottle, poke with the tail of the steel comb. Open the walnut wardrobe, flick through the hangers,…