Monthly Archives: June 2017

‘Angie, it is you, isn’t it ?’ With those few words, the bottom dropped instantly out of my secure and untroubled world. I turned in response to the voice and the restraining hand on my arm, prepared to deny all … Continue reading →

This was probably going to be our last holiday together as a family, before we went our own ways in life. My twin brother Will and I were 18, and would both be starting at Universities in a few weeks, … Continue reading →

He was a handsome, smartly dressed young man, with a friendly smile. The giveaway was the clipboard. “Good morning madam” he started. “I’m sorry” I interjected “I don’t have dealings with doorstep callers.”

It was a beautiful cut glass tumbler, not the usual petrol station give-away he was used to drinking from. The ice chinked as he raised the glass to the light, and the sun glinted on the amber coloured liquid. He … Continue reading →

The rucksack I found was very non-descript, you couldn’t tell whether the owner was male or female, but inside was just one large bright pink rubber glove, nothing else at all. How very strange. I couldn’t resist trying it on, … Continue reading →

Santa Claus yawned, stretched and had a good scratch, then climbed into bed, where Mrs Claus was already comfortably settled. “Just about ready for the big day again” he said “It has come round quickly this time. I really wonder … Continue reading →

Edward adjusted a sleeve, then stood back to admire the effect. ‘Perfect’ he said to himself. The four mannequins in the group stared silently back at him. ‘Goodnight girls’ he said, as he stepped from the window back into the … Continue reading →

It sounded like a barking cough. “Must be a fox” thought Fiona “There’s no one around for miles”. The light was beginning to fade, and as she drew the curtains, she noticed it was beginning to snow. “Bad timing” she … Continue reading →

I left the factory in China in a huge consignment of tinsel, and after a long journey by ship and lorry, I next saw daylight when I was hung on a rail in Debenhams. I was eventually purchased along with … Continue reading →

“I always do it, you know I do,” her mother had said. “We can’t let them down, they rely on me. It’s only a Christmas cake, your gran’s recipe is so straightforward even a child could do it, and the … Continue reading →