The House of Light

In the centre of town, behind the primary school – and you probably wouldn’t notice it unless you were observant – there’s a redbrick building. It’s much more attractive than that makes it sound

The Gift

Are you free Sat 9th December? Hmmm – might be. I suspect you’re short of strings for that concert I’ve seen on Facebook. Correct. Can I bribe you with festive afternoon tea and a sofa to sleep on? Tell me what’s on the programme first. Am I going to be able to play any of … Read more

The Dragon

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

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

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