By Boxing Day, everyone had noticed something was up with Mark. He’d spent Christmas Day checking his phone then putting it face down on the sofa. He snapped at my son Arlo when he’d asked Mark to play Guess Who, which earned him a hard stare from his wife, Cheryl, before she set up the… Continue reading Boxing Day
Tag: fiction
The Christmas Bed
Last Christmas, Z and K bought Pepe a new cat bed. It was a round, fluffy thing - a padded doughnut with high sides to keep him warm. Pepe was always Z’s favourite, partly because he knew it and partly because he was the sort of cat who sat with his tongue sticking out, chased… Continue reading The Christmas Bed
Step Into Christmas
Falling snow was visible through the windows of the university auditorium as Janice did one last check as the audience filtered into the graduation ceremony. A frisson of excitement ran around the room as the gossip spread that the husband of Sir Leo Johns - global rock star, cultural icon, wearer of glasses visible from… Continue reading Step Into Christmas
Festive Aunties
I absolutely adore the jolly, free-spirited, gorgeous Aunties by Inge Löök, a gardener and illustrator living in Finland. Apparently, her illustrations are mainly inspirations from her own surroundings or life. The Aunties are my motivation for life. They don't care about looks or what others think, they just enjoy every moment to the full. But… Continue reading Festive Aunties
A Cotswold Christmas Caper
So this is the first chapter of the cosy murder mystery I mentioned the other day featuring Muriel Button and her niece Jane. I actually managed to finish this one which was quite an achievement for me! Re-reading it, it could do with some serious editing but this month is just about sharing my writing… Continue reading A Cotswold Christmas Caper
Muriel’s Merry Hangover
Today's post is the beginning of a light-hearted diary form novel I wrote featuring Muriel Button (70, married multiple times, never managed to hold down a job) and her nephew Colin. Muriel also appears in another novel about her niece Jane, who inherits a country house hotel from Muriel when reports of her death are… Continue reading Muriel’s Merry Hangover
The Turkey Who Found a Christmas Miracle
Toby was happily pecking at some seed in the farmyard when he overheard Farmer Potter talking to his wife about a forthcoming trip the turkeys were taking to ‘the abattoir’. Listening intently, Toby learnt the awful truth about what Farmer Potter called the best meal of the year. Toby didn’t intend on being anyone’s Christmas… Continue reading The Turkey Who Found a Christmas Miracle
Cliché Christmas
I opened the front door to be greeted by silence. ‘Mike?’ No answer which was odd because he worked from home and his car was outside. He was planning to make a special anniversary dinner later so maybe he’d walked into town for some last-minute bits? I swapped my trainers for fluffy slippers before making… Continue reading Cliché Christmas
