Judy hadn’t deliberately become locked in the library. She’d told her colleague, Moira, goodbye, and had left an hour earlier.…
The woods were quiet that morning, the way I like them. A dull day with a fine drizzle of rain…
Addie spotted him in the supermarket queue, pretending he wasn’t with the woman who must be his mother going by…
A picture prompt this time. What’s happening here? The scene gave new – and literal – meaning to the phrase…
Trapped in the milky unreality of the fog, Millie’s new love met its first challenge. It had been an adventure…
To explain: On occasion, when the brain isn’t sparking, I put the prompt into ChatGPT and ask for ideas –…
The letter arrived on the hall mat together with a bill Ingrid knew would have a great red overdue stamp…
Jake glanced at his watch again. He pulled at the uncomfortable bow tie at his throat, shrugged his shoulders to…
Sophie had no memory of ordering the book. It arrived through the mailbox that Friday morning, just squeezing through to…
Mara shook her head at the sight. Wellies abandoned on the path, umbrella too. Tears pricked her eyes, pride, sorrow,…