Heaven’s peg
Can Robert recover from his accident? A long short story - 20 minute read
Why do I love you?
“It’ll all end in tears.” That’s what my mother said. She didn’t like me flirting with older men. You and me have had more than our fair share. We’ve had…
The Partial Transformation of Elton Bank
The first day Edith Sugden sees them first – shadowy figures parading along the central reservation of the dual carriageway. Like Edith the carriageways are substantial – designed by planners…
The last door
‘What happened to the doors?’ asked Lucy. ‘Dad took them off,’ said Emma. ‘But why?’ ‘To stop them slamming.’ ‘But that’s stupid. He could have put something in them to…
The heart of it
* You enter the maze. You have a simple choice. Right or left? * Kristina had a father and a mother. She survived a middle class upbringing and like the…
Golden Cap
The teenagers run up the slope, overtaking the Four-Legged-Woman and the Man-with-a-Hump. They are both excited. The holiday caravan is just down the path at Seatown. The caravan has belonged…
Hope Hill
They walked under the railway tunnel that lost its original purpose long ago, along a path beside the new dual carriageway. “At least the foot bridge is the same. Watch…
Sharing smiles
Frost on my daughters window. © Peter Richardson “Come see.” I’m not awake and already I’m dragged from my bed to look at something only a four year-old will find…
Twitter stories – very very short stories
Stories inspired by photographs. All photographs © Neil Richardson If only the remote control had a button to switch off insomnia. Then I wouldn’t have to watch such rubbish. She…
Roxie
Unaccompanied children will be fed espresso coffee and given a puppy Dad laughs. “Alex,” he says, “can you imagine your Mum’s face if you came home with a puppy?” He…