A Glimmer of Hope Jill knelt in front of Norman and he shifted his eyes slightly. He would not look directly at his mother. If she tried to hug him, he would scream like hell’s tormented souls. Even now, it was an icicle piercing her heart. The box next to her rocked gently. Talking […]
Grandma Loves Cooking I love visiting Grandma. We must fly to get there and that’s fun. She has goats, chickens, and rabbits. I especially love the rabbits. One is my favourite, she is grey and white with brown starbursts. She is my bunny. I couldn’t find her today. Mummy says she has gone on […]
Musical Echoes “Aww, Mum. Do we have to listen to this? I hate classical music.” Yvonne sighed. “You should try listening to it. It’s beautiful.” “But it’s old and boring.” “Just because it’s old doesn’t make it bad. It won’t hurt you to listen to it for a bit.” Ben folded his arms and […]
The Orcusi Doris dropped the necklace into her granddaughter’s hand. Rebecca started to protest but Doris ignored her. “This is yours now. I can’t take it with me. I can hear the Orcusi. It started a few days ago. First the flutes… then violins… and now the whole orchestra. The deathly music plays and I […]
Below is an extract from my first novel – Portraits in Flesh – a paranormal thriller. ***** Annabelle opened her eyes just as the severed hand landed on her windscreen: a gold band around the ring finger, a cheap watch around the wrist, no arm. For a moment, she thought the hand was made of […]
My Rotten Ex She took the familiar path to the far corner of the overgrown field. Her first visit had been to quell her irrational fear that he was alive. Now it had become a monthly ritual. Like an addict, she fumbled with the old planks covering the well. How would he look this time? […]
The Monthly Checker The bell jingled. I didn’t need to look up; it was the first Friday of the month and the number twelve bus had rattled past only moments ago. I looked up anyway. “Good morning, just browsing?” The familiar man nodded shyly and turned away to begin his monthly task of scanning the […]
SPECIAL OFFER ‘I could kill her!’ Charlie had been soothing his throbbing hands on a pint, waiting to play on the fruit machine, when he overheard Dave complaining as he thumped himself down at the next table. ‘Let me guess, the darlin’ woman at the shop?’ Charlie glanced over at the group of […]