
She sits in the corner booth, watching her friends on the dance floor, but all she can think of is the past. Sipping her drink,…

{image source} He hadn’t realised quite how long he’d been sitting there, twirling the bar mat, until a voice at his elbow pulled him from…

The airport was noisy and full of people rushing to be somewhere else. Occasionally the doors would open and a fresh wave of people would…

The first time I saw him, the next day, he was yet to wake. Eyes closed, his face still. I felt his peace, and lay…

{image source} The lights dimmed, the curtains parted. From somewhere in the back of the hall, a spotlight carved a beam through the murky semi…

Four hours, three minutes. Not that long since he’d held her close, his arms tight around her as if he wished he never had to…

{image source – used under Creative Commons license via Flickr} The boards flickered, the list of flights changing every couple of minutes, as they stood…

He pushed the door open, and dumped his keys on the hall table, his bag hitting the floor next to his feet seconds later….

To set the scene, we are currently three years post-breakup. Lauren has called Paul from Amsterdam, and left a message. Paul has worked up the…

photo source The silence was almost deafening in the church, as Paul sat on the hard pew, his phone cradled in his hand. The email…