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Fiction Sneak Peek: May 15, 2021 Issue
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Seven Short Stories
Can one young woman update an old-fashioned house into the hip, 1960s home of her dreams? It’s “Out With The Old”, in our opening story by Alison Wassell. With a groovy 60s illustration by Andre Leonard.
Single dad, Cal, is doing the best he can in Gabrielle Mullarkey’s “Feathering The Nest”. With a heart-warming illustration by Pat Gregory.
Elly has a rare day off and she’s determined to dress up for it, in Liz Filleul’s fun story, “The Lunch Date”.
Grace has always known that she was adopted, but is she ready to meet her birth mother? Find out in Lyn Franklin’s moving short story, “A Mother’s Love”. Illustrated by Manon Gandiolle.
Fiction Sneak Peek: May 8, 2021 Issue
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Short stories
Our opening story this week is
“Dear Diary”. Both Rosie’s children have flown the nest, and while decluttering, she finds herself in the attic for the first time in years. While she’s up there, she finds her teenage diary, and remembers the boy she’d been besotted with, 40 years ago. Marie Penman’s short story has a beautiful illustration by Kirk Houston.
An onion changes a woman’s life infinitely for the better in Fiona Thomson’s moving short story,
“The Layers Of Life”, illustrated by Kirk Houston.
Sally wonders if she and her husband have anything left in common in Vanda Inman’s
Fiction Preview: Special 208
Let’s take a look inside . . .
The opener “Queen For A Day” welcomes you to our brand new Special. Some people think Susan the wrong choice for Rose Queen’s attendant – can she prove them wrong? This gentle story by our writer of the week has a charming illustration (above) by Mandy Dixon.
Whenever Linzie has a question, she finds the answer in Gran’s mirror. But is it really magic? Find out in
“Mirror, Mirror” by Patsy Collins, with an illustration by Manon Gandiolle.
Len and Betty are allotment buddies, but find to their dismay that their young relatives don’t see eye to eye in