We had our differences. For most couples they would have been irreconcilable, but we always muddled through. It's all about compromise. Sure, his job kept him busy, away from home a lot. Maybe that helped. We weren't living under each other's feet for forty years. Then I found out it wasn't his job that kept … Continue reading IRRECONCILABLE
'What do you think, a cow?' Arthur poked the skull with his stick. 'Possibly, or a large hound.' 'Strange, sitting here in the middle of an empty moor. A deer I could understand. I wonder how it got here.' James puffed on his pipe. 'Well, let's have a closer look. The evidence is all there, … Continue reading THE HOUND ON THE MOOR
She brought the axe down on the bird's neck. The body, until then a squirming, panicked, struggling handful went limp. The last few feathers floated to the ground and all was still. She wiped the sweat from her brow. The sun continued to beat down relentlessly. They all said the weather would break soon, it … Continue reading AMONG THE REMAINS
