Category Archives: Published Work

Here, in this hide-away, are the missing pieces of several jigsaws. Letters I’d misplaced, whole bundles of them, and others which have never reached me… all here. My diaries, the illicit gifts furtively unwrapped and hidden away, cherished photographs of … Continue reading →

“So you’re training to be a what…?” “An architect… designing stuff.” Harold thoughtfully rubs his stubble. “You designed that?” Justin grins.  “Won an award for it an’ all.” “So what is it?” “You don’t know?” “Nope” “It’s a symbol of … Continue reading →

There are good years in teaching, just as there are in wine-making. Some years produce a full-bodied vintage of budding physicists, doctors and computer scientists; others satisfy the less discerning palate with a bland array of glib-tongued sales executives, politicians … Continue reading →

“Why would you want to walk on the beach when it’s a challenge for you to even walk on the pavement,” she’d said sharply this morning. He’d bitten his lip, turning to gaze out to sea. As ever, in hearing … Continue reading →

She twangs the elastic mercilessly against her inner wrist, and the compulsion subsides. She can do this… everything will be fine. Within a minute, the feelings resurge.  That gnawing sensation in her gut, a rising flutter of panic in the … Continue reading →

She’s been depleted by it all. The whispers, accusations, police, lawyers, the attention-seeking dewy-eyed young women queuing up for their fifteen minutes of fame. Justice may have ultimately prevailed, but at what cost to his reputation, their social standing, even … Continue reading →