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If You Lived Here You’d Be Home Now

by Nicci Rae There was blood in the gravy boat. That was the first thing that

Jed Baker strode across the landing strip with his usual measured pace.

Continued from Part 1: "We always have choices, we have always *had* choices,

X: Dreamed of telling Y I actually did want some of my mother's stuff - one of the

The mist still hung over the bracken, the Thames meandered peacefully

Bones On The Beach The gentle waves seemed at odds with the macabre

You know that high-pitched squeal you hear when you burn wood? You might think that

Amelia DeVere was dreading her birthday; Brian and the girls were coming round with

This story is dedicated to my husband, Roy Froud, who told me to write a story about

He was there again, outside the station, selling the Big Issue. Giles never bought

Yesterday, I watched my dog, George, chewing on a nut shell. As a result, this is

Today was four years long. Not metaphorically of course. Literally. Each second