This April I once again be took part in the BLOGGING FROM A TO Z CHALLENGE. Throughout the month the challenge is to blog a post each day based on a theme of your choosing, and each day linking it to the corresponding letter of the alphabet. To get involved, visit the website HERE.

My theme for 2018 was A TOUR OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, visiting some of the places and people that make up the collection of 28 nations for a short story each day.

A list of all the stories in the collection is below. I hope you enjoy reading them.

1. A is for AARHUS, DENMARK, a story of ACCEPTANCE
2. B is for BIRKIRKARA, MALTA, a story of BENEVOLENCE
3. C is for CORK, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, a story of CONFLICT
4. D is for DRESDEN, GERMANY, a story of DÉTENTE
5. E is for ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG, a story of ELATION
6. F is for FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS, a story of FOLLY
7. G is for GLASGOW, GREAT BRITAIN, a story of the GARDEN FESTIVAL
8. H is for DEN HAAG (THE HAGUE), NETHERLANDS, a letter of HOPE
9. I is for IAȘI, ROMANIA, a story of INSURRECTION
10. J is for JYVÄSKYLÄ, FINLAND, a story of JEOPARDY
11. K is for KOMÁRNO, SLOVAKIA and KOMÁROM, HUNGARY, a story of a KLUTZ
12. L is for LISBON, PORTUGAL, a story of LONGING
13. M is for METLIKA on the SLOVENIAN-CROATIAN BORDER, a story of MENDING
14. N is for NESSEBAR, BULGARIA, a story of NIRVANA
15. O is for OGRE, LATVIA, a story of OBLIGATION
16. P is for PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, a story of PERESTROIKA
17. Q is for QUIMPER, FRANCE, a story of QUERULOUSNESS
18. R is for ROME, ITALY, a story of ROUTINE
19. S is for ŠIAULIAI, LITHUANIA, a story of SUBSISTENCE
20. T is for TALINN, ESTONIA, the story of one TEAM in TALINN
21. U is for UPPSALA, SWEDEN, a story of UNDERUTILISATION
22. V is for VIENNA, AUSTRIA, a story of VITUPERATION
23. W is for WARSAW, POLAND, a scene of dialogue in WAR-TORN WARSAW
24. X is for XANTHI, GREECE, a story of a XENOPHILE
25. Y is for YPRES, BELGIUM, a story of YOUTH
26. Z is for ZARAGOZA, SPAIN, a story of a loss of ZEAL