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The Kindness of a Tiny Stranger
As he walked up to his regular bus stop on his commute to work, Will was struck by how busy it was that Tuesday morning. There were commuters, school children and mothers with…
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The Biscuit Lady
Every week, Hazel did the food shopping on a Wednesday evening and every week, the food shopping was rather unremarkable. This week, the regular shopping schedule was thrown out of sync. Like…
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Mr Sniffles’ Adventures: How long is a piece of string?
Mr Sniffles was dozing off on the pile of laundry in the sunshine when Lucy picked him up and took him into the living room with her. She put him on the sofa…
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Peter’s Predicament – Part 6 – Finale
Lisa was still going on in an almost uncontrollable manner about how she found out all the things she knew about Peter’s life. Peter was trying to think carefully about how on earth he was going…
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Peter’s Predicament – Part 5
“Your wife, Diane has got rather thick around the waist over the past few years hasn’t she, Peter?” Lisa continued, as if she were drunk. “She used to be alright-looking though, back in…
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Peter’s Predicament – Part 4
“Lisa, that sounds great. It really does. But I’m sorry, I can’t. I need to get to my wife and to my son,” Peter said looking down at his hands. To begin with,…
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Peter’s Predicament – Part 3
So he decided to be honest. “Yes, I am married,” he said, his defeat nearly sounding through his tone. “And we have one son,” he added, looking out for Lisa’s reaction. Lisa didn’t…
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Peter’s Predicament – Part 2
After buying the drinks, Peter carried them over to the corner sofas that Lisa had settled in. On his way over, he looked at her, wondering how he could have missed her back…
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Peter’s Predicament – Part 1
Peter was not sure how to react to the news that he had just received. He was sitting in his car in the car park at the office, clutching his mobile phone. He…
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The Afternoon That Changed Everything and Nothing: Part 2 of 2
Part 2: Liz’s heart was beating so hard and fast that she could nearly hear it herself as Luke turned the door handle and stepped inside. “You staying out there?” he said as…
