That night when first I saw your face,Your black-sheathed beauty held my eye;You sought the fire, the winds to chase,You revelled in the storm vexed sky. That night I heard the rolling thunder,I heard the storm Gods call my nameAs lightning...

The Third Daughter – Chapter 5

"Maggie reveals the truth to Eleanor"

I couldn’t tell Eleanor about the dress. I would, I decided, tell her later it didn’t fit.Having re-packed the box, I went, the following morning, straight to the charity shop.“A friend bought this for me, to wear at a party...

The Third Daughter – Chapter 4

"In which Maggie lays the ghost of Clemency"

My eyes had turned blue.I came round on the kitchen floor, cold and cramped. My trousers were back on so perhaps they had never really come off. They were pale blue but with a dark patch at my crotch. I...