Kushtaka

"Would you sacrifice reason for the woman of your dreams?"

In my village, there is a place on the beach where my ancient ancestors etched carvings into large boulders. Most of the petroglyphs are only visible at low tide when the ocean recedes far enough to reveal the mysterious markings.My...

Sister Colleen O Donovan – Part 2.

"I was in a place I did not want to be. I had found an English speaking friend."

For several days, the villages toiled from dawn to dusk, building something almost next to my hut. Maria was clearly excited by the development. Joe had only been gone three days, yet it seemed like ages.There was a commotion going on...

The Scarlet Parcel

"Heather is a single mother living in a pretty cottage in a picturesque English village."

A pair of blue-tits was fighting each other for exclusive access to the peanut holder Heather had just attached to the bird table. A female pheasant’s dull brown feathers twitched under a bush as it waited for Heather to return...

Summer showers

"A chance encounter in the rain leads to an unexpected situation"

Summer is fading fast, we are now at that time of year when here in Spain you often get temperatures over thirty with glorious sun at midday and then storms and quite a chilly evening. Last week I went out...