Category: Fiction

I was nervous going through security, and it showed. “Sorry Ma’am, you can’t bring that bag in. Please return it to your car.” I looked at the guard, young and chisel jawed. “It’s got necessary medical supplies in it,” I said, “You’re welcome to search it.” He didn’t look like he believed me. “In that…

Jenny looked across the fields, the crops brown, dying, drying in the unrelenting sun. “We need rain,” she said, turning to look at her brother. Jim looked back, and nodded, simply. “It might already be too late. Even Bess isn’t providing us with much milk. Unless we get a change, fast, we’re going to have…

Sally burst into tears. She had meant to go to the toilet during break, but it was her turn to hold the skipping rope and Danni and Sarah wouldn’t let her keep playing with them if she didn’t contribute. Now it was painting, her favourite class, and she desperately needed to go. That was bad…

Please, Not That.A short story of strong emotions. “Cabbage!” I think, that’s what I fancy. Turning smartly on my heel I head back towards the front of the shop. Cucumbers, courgettes, cauliflower, strawberries.. wait? Strawberries? In the veg aisle? Eventually I spot the cabbages, reject the wrinkly Savoy options, decline the red cabbage (although if…