This is the ninth and final short story offering in my series of literary/women's fiction stories. I'm ending on one of my absolute favourites. This story was written in the public library, when I had one baby asleep at the side of me in the pram, and I was killing time, waiting for my then … Continue reading The Reason for Everything
This is the second in my series of literary/women's fiction short stories. "I won't ever eat the fish" appeared in my head one day when I was editing a crime thriller for a client. I'd seen a photo on a giant canvas, rather like the header image, of a foreshortened view of a pier (for … Continue reading I Won’t Ever Eat the Fish
Apparently, I read, people should trust their instincts. They should do this, the article says, because instinct tells us what we desire. And desire takes seven seconds to manifest itself, so it says. I shut my eyes and splay out my fingers on the bed, next to the box—Pandora’s Box, I call it—the one which … Continue reading Seven Seconds (18+ only)
