Head bent, Emily stitched in the wavering candlelight, bone-weary, eyes dazzled by the glitter from thousands of sequins, creating mini starbursts in her peripheral vision. They shimmered from the piles of handmade lacy shawls, stacks of velvet evening purses, and…
The Client List
Lena sat on the edge of the bed clutching the phone. She felt fine, a bit run down, but that was nothing unusual, she kept strange hours. She stood up and took a pen and paper from the top drawer…
Lucy Reborn
I do not remember dying, yet I must have. I remember kissing Arthur and bidding our friend, the Doctor, to guard him and then all was darkness. I baulk at the memory now. Arthur was a pathetic human. I recall…
A Bigger Tree Each Year
6th December My Dear Caitlin, Here’s hoping you are enjoying the big city. Granny says how was the chicken she sent? It’s the usual frost and storms here. The ballroom flooded, what a mess. But we are cosy in the…
A Single Shining Dot
The eye-shaped tree knot on the coffee table looks at me with unblinking intensity. The graffiti of sun rays coming out of the window frame extends onto the floor, ceiling and the adjacent wall. It says: ‘No limits’. I’d love…
The Pool Man
It’s not easy being the youngest. Izzy was always being left out or left behind. It wasn’t fair. She so wanted to be in. Especially with them. So when Jake and Joss had laughingly challenged everyone to the “hugest dare…
