"In the hands of the maestro music is possible"
The maestrois the pulsevibratingwithin her veinsLong absent of rhythma heartbeatof undefined breadthshadowed and blurredShe cannot hearthe aching Symphonyswaying before herHer disjointed melodybreakingIn faltering burstsof anguished dissonanceEvery notea blackened surrenderof abandoned hopeEach chorda heart wrenching pleaBeseeching her loveshe chokedon discordant stringsof...
"The show must go on"
Chapter 5The night after that first performance I was high as the proverbial kite. Mum and Dad were mildly amused and just let me chatter on for I don't know how long, all through the TV program they were trying...
"A girl's first taste of being an object of scrutiny"
Chapter 1My GCSEs were finally over, and the summer holidays were here.Of course, my first thoughts were to do absolutely nothing. After two years of studying, I deserved a break. Time off. Me-time. Except of course I hadn't exactly studied...
"Anything was better than blowing her cover"
In the cut throat world of stage magic, Scarlet was at the sharp end. Huge competition for gigs ensured that magicians guarded their own secrets jealously and envied any competitor whose act was more cutting edge than their own with...
"A fill-in assistant experiences a different kind of magic behind the scenes."
Jenna arrived to the studio about five minutes early, or as she liked to put it, on time. The door slammed behind her from the wind and silenced the cacophony of the street outside leaving nothing in the quiet but...