Reprographics

"“That’s fucking epic!” Ruksana said as she pulled the resulting picture from the tray."

It wasn’t the teens Sandeep had inspired that had made her two terms teaching at Central Academy a nightmare; it was the staff. From her lecherous headteacher to her unreasonable head of department, everyone had made her feel unwelcome and...

Sláinte Is Táinte!

"“I think I’m falling in love with the Highlands. I might just stay here forever.”"

Priti had to remind herself why she had chosen Craemuir Cottage for her Christmas writing retreat. The cottage would have been ideal in summer, or at least, what passed for summer in Morayshire. Priti had never visited the Scottish Highlands...

Unforgotten

"Akila returned the note to the box, closed the lid, and lightly stroked it with her fingertips."

“Hey, darling. Did you have a good day?”Akila’s husband, Paddy, always began the conversation the same way whenever she logged on in the evening, usually once she was naked in bed and the kids were asleep. Hearing his voice and...

Daughter Of Wands

"“Fuck, that’s deep!” she exclaimed, her ears between her knees."

Asha had been unenthusiastic when her husband, Joel, first suggested renting a cottage in Wales. But, with overseas travel restrictions still in place, she understood that it was either three weeks in Wales or no summer holiday, and she had...

Screentime

"I want to taste ‘feminine’, not Femfresh."

Serita couldn’t wait to get home. With her A-Levels weeks away and her place at Trinity College dependent on her success, the pressure was mounting, and her daily afternoon session on the laptop with James was a necessary release. She...