"Sarah finds an unique way to help escape her past..."
We were leaving Sarah’s parents' bungalow and heading to the “Bat and Bull” pub for the normal Sunday night disco. Sarah had been chatting with Clare on the phone, and she had been surprisingly reluctant to tell her in person...
"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...
"My Night of Terror"
Summer in Japan can be extremely hot, especially in the Kansai region. I was visiting there in the summer of 2021. This region encompasses Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara. They are the true soul of Japanese culture. From traditional cuisine to...
"A single photograph can save a life and heal hearts"
Chapter Six: The Girl that was not Quite TessaThe snow had begun to fall in earnest long before Tessa reached the first streetside motel she could find, somewhere down Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard. Though not a large dog, the weight of...
"A single photograph can save a life and heal hearts"
Chapter One: The Beauty of Broken ThingsKelso paused for the shot, because it was perfect. It was not the bridge over the river, cloaked in a rolling autumn fog, and it was not the distant, hazy forms of the buildings,...
I sat at the bar uncomfortable, slouching over, my lower back sore. Behind me, the tawdry lights pumped and pulsed, a sea of bodies writhing together, the air hot and smelling of sweat, other human smells such as fake tan,...
