Cherrypicked stories

don’t die (inside) don’t – be fooled into drinking that flat white

I should have thought about it more. I realised as soon as I saw mum's reaction. It was a mistake. It caught her out. It was all too much. All those...

Her shoulders dipped and she sighed, staring down at the table. ‘I’ve got to listen to most of the girls in here talking non-stop about what they’re...

The pub wasn't too crowded, which was good. Our table was in a quiet corner bay. Karen and Natalie led mum over to it while Rod and I went to the bar...

Just throwing a summary up here because there are maybe what some perceive to be "bad" words near the beginning. :) Also, I got it to indent or tab in just fine on my word processor when moree than one line was required for the dialogue, but it's not doing it so well when moved here.

Patterns on my wall paper drift, seeming to move and slide up and down, yet, somehow, remain static, unmoved. Sometimes it can be calming, tranquil...

A long chapter, this one, so I'll split it over a few days.

Grimur Passer had come to rescue the Littlewoods on now more than one occasion. How could one possibly pay off such a debt? Might the Littlewoods...

There were some early school photos of me. I didn't like having my photograph taken, and it showed even then. The attempts at smiles that mostly...