"A sad event reunites them and presents an opportunity to continue a journey"
Fiona's passing had come as no surprise, and her strict instructions that her send-off should be a joyful occasion hadn't either. Many of those in attendance had only previously met in the virtual world, although some knew each other far...
"being on call spoils the party but could make the evening elsewhere"
"I think that's my nomination for hostess of the year in the bin," Fiona said, looking at her guests with a frown.Being on-call was easy money, but once in a while, Fiona was reminded of its perils. She had invited...
"Alerted by the sound of distress, Harry discovers a way to show his true colours behind his shyness"
"I'm sorry to have scared you like that," Nicola said, passing Harry a coffee and sitting beside him on her sofa.Nicola had only moved into her new flat a couple of weeks earlier, and getting to know one of her...
"a mishap reconnects them and it seems too good an opportunity to turn down"
'Smuts!'As Joe looked at the message on his phone, he smiled with a surge of nostalgia that he knew only Katie would understand. Almost two years had passed since Joe and Katie had shared their harmless mischief online, but seeing...
They'd met when in the shopping centre, demons kept at bay,Her task? To introduce herself, no shyness in the way.The story he was writing was the icebreaker she sought.However, when she questioned him, his answer needed thought."My tales are meant...
"Katie and Geoff teach the young crowd how to keep warm in winter"
Demand for taxis snaked a mile, a Saturday downtown,As Geoff saw too much-naked flesh with frost hard on the ground."They'll catch their death," he muttered as his inner thoughts sprang free,And heard a voice behind him whisper, "Well said, I...
"spoken smut and dancing digits bring on line mischief to life"
"Hello, it's Filthy Scribe, but you can call me Joe if you like; you must be Fizzy Bingers," Joe said as he greeted Katy with her screen name after doing so himself."Nice to put a face to the smut at...
"the unconventional tackle matters in the only way they know how"
"Who made the rules?" he asked her. "We should make our own instead."He said as eccentricity drew her into his bed."I take your point," she told him as they talked about their writing.And took a break to ponder matters equally...
"Cursed by spoonerisms, two lost souls come together at Christmas."
Another lonely Christmas loomed. Imprisoned by circumstances, Stella rarely spoke to people, and when she did, it was only a matter of time before she slipped up.Stella couldn't believe her eyes when she saw him walking past with a message...
"an abuse of power threatens the bedrock of civilisation, but there is festive hope"
"So, the vice squad has been disbanded, and you'll all be working for the vibe squad starting tomorrow."The room fell silent, aside from a stray fart that echoed around the room. It seemed to sum up what had been said...