Arthur’s Dad One of the first couples to arrive at the men’s club is a handsome retired couple. Arthur Bennet surveys the room. He sees the long head table close to the dance floor. The flowers are lovely, the two round tables on each side have a smaller arrangement, mimicking the head table. He … Read more
This story contains themes or mentions of mental health issues. Dear [Boy], You asked recently if the letter before this one was a “Dear John” letter, and I’ve wondered since then if you had wanted it to be. Let’s be honest, there is a very good chance that I will never send this letter, that … Read more
“Oi, I’d been watchin’ him for time, innit. What he’s into, what gets his engine goin’. So I took my sweet time gettin’ dolled up. I knew he’d clock me. Tonight’s the night, babes. He’s gonna be mine, swear down. I went for summat soft on the lips, them cute little hoops, not too cheap, … Read more
This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse. 13th November is Saint Quintian’s Day. It is also Nell’s wedding anniversary, her and Bill Hardwick’s very first. She is still getting used to being called, ‘Mistress Hardwick’, rather than ‘Miss Fuller, although truth be told, it was rarely that and usually ‘Oi! … Read more
The dream always begins the same. Mist curling through the trees, cold and searching. Moonlight hanging low, beautifully haunting, blue-white and pulsing, as if it had breath. And then I see him. Tieg. Etched in moonlight. Impossibly real. The boy I’m forbidden to love. The craving I cannot silence. Always facing away from me, at … Read more