The Dragon

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It was going to be another long day, just the usual slog of getting everyone ready for their day and then finally starting his. The coffee was cold as he hadn’t had time to drink it, again, and the housework was piling up for him – finish tidying the kitchen, get the dinner ready in … Read more

Autumn overture

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James had always loved autumn, it was by far his favourite season.  Not just because his birthday was right in the middle of it, or that bonfire night was another occasion to enjoy the colder evenings, it was much more. He loved waking up to the crisp mornings, with a hint of frost bejewelling the … Read more

The Box

Simon heard the footsteps outside, he had put the gravel down in the path for a reason other than just aesthetics.  He picked up his phone and opened the CCTV app and pressed the screen on the camera at the side of the house. He was creeping up the path as quietly as he could, … Read more

The Pit

“I just had a pee that took so long, I got bored half way through” Seamus announced to the empty kitchen.  It was the consequence of an over 50s version of an ‘all-nighter’, i.e. not having to get up and go to the toilet during the night. He switched the kettle on to start the … Read more

A night out

Matthew had been separated for 8 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, and hated every second…..every, single, one. Matthew couldn’t decide.  Blue shirt, check shirt or plain white?  None of them were lucky shirts, just shirts.  Purple pants and matching purple socks, that decision had been made, and the darker jeans, but the shirt, that … Read more