This is the traditional time of year to look back and reflect on the past as well as looking forward to the future. Sadly 2016 will be mainly remembered for the number of celebrities who have died, some at a comparatively young age. There are almost too many to mention although David Bowie’s affected me …
Month: December 2016
Alternative Christmas
As much as we love to see family and friends over the holidays, sometimes it's good to escape. This story was inspired by a friend trying to cope with teenagers, their friends, in-laws, colds, work, cooking, shopping, Unicorns and Pixies. (Well, OK, there weren't really any pixies.) I was stressed and exhausted. Christmas was …
A Dragon is for Life
It’s that time of year when everyone has written their Christmas list and is waiting hopefully for Father Christmas to drop down their chimney. (Don’t worry if you have central heating, Santa is an old hand at this and always finds a way to get to the mince pies.) Drago wasn’t sure if he …
Igor the spider
This was originally intended as a silly story after joking with some author friends about the importance of writing over housekeeping. For some reason it turned into something deeper with a message. May your cobwebs always shine brightly with the glow of friendship. Igor was always miserable. He spent his whole life complaining about anything …
Gratitude
A story with a message for Christmas. I hope you all get the important things you need. 😀 Jack: ‘Hello Bill. Haven’t seen you for a while. How’s it going?’ Bill: ‘Hello Jack mate. Not too bad thanks. The Mrs had a bit of a fall the other week and fractured a bone in her …
Aftermath- The end and the beginning
Recent politics have reminded me of the concerns over Nuclear war when I was a kid. From my research I was amazed at the number of dates predicting the end of the world. Everything from 66 AD to 7.59 billion years time so I guess we should be alright for a while yet. 😀 Everyone …