"Can a train journey home save their marriage? A retelling of A Christmas Carol"
No one intends to end up in a sexless marriage.It happened so slowly with innumerable, seemingly insignificant choices that it was hard to imagine that now years had passed since they had been intimate.This was what Anne and Michael were...
"Bereaved, a young woman and her father in law rebuild their lives."
1The Sheppard family had, as the words of an old song went, ‘picked themselves up, dusted themselves off, and started all over again’. Well, almost. They had drawn on deep reserves of courage and dogged determination to get through the...
"“A young lady renews my hope for the future.”"
I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, and saw the clock’s red numbers: 5:17 am. Still dark this time of year, but the gleam of a spring sunrise was starting to lighten the bedroom where amazing things happened over the...
"The spark that ignites renewal and restoration is often found in the unlikeliest of places."
The hospital room seems cold to Ella's face and toes. She's not exactly cozy in the bed, but at least she seems to have an extra blanket now that's keeping her core sufficiently warm. She sways her head to the...
"Eamon digs his hole deeper, Melanie is liberated and the boys move on."
“I’m home darling,” said Eamon, walking in through their front door. Getting no reply, he walked through the house to the patio doors and looked down to the garden.“Oh shit!” he said to himself.His wife was walking up the steps...
I'm tired, sad, mad and other thingsI ponder ideas while I twist my ringsRitual, chores, boredom, what reasonI'll be back, I have to leave this seasonRepeated time and again, months go byNeeds, wants, I really do my best and tryPieces...
Those two words, how often have I heard them and felt relief?How often have we all heard them and been brought hope?The pain each time I hear those words, they sear my heart with grief.Thoughts of beginnings and ends, my...
Sing me tuneless comfortCradling my painHelp me bear the sadness Burdening my brain Hold me while I rememberWhat can no longer beThe unthought thoughts I dailyTry so hard not to think And while you act as sentryI can bear to...
"Sometimes a loss isn't really..."
As the sun begins to set Beyond a sea of blue Once again, As always My thoughts turn to you I don’t remember now Why or how we chose to part All I know for certain Is you broke my...
"Dan and Artsy finally renew their love"
As much as Artsy understood deep inside that her marriage had been a mistake from the start it still hurt to let go. Letting go was admission of failure and failure was not part of her makeup. Why did I...
