Coming of Age
The Carp Pond
The civil war is pretty distant to this child. Then it arrives on her doorstep, and she has to fight to the death to survive.
TWG Fraser
December 4, 2015
The civil war is pretty distant to this child. Then it arrives on her doorstep, and she has to fight to the death to survive.
Elderly Mary is a reluctant witness to an exchange in the playground. She finally determines to make a stand.
Brown Owl tells the girls to remember the lonely in their Christmas celebrations. Gemma thinks of her neighbour, Mr Jackson.
Helen's father is supposed to be watching her while her mother is at bible study, but her Uncle Dolly has a job for her…
The new fellow in the old folks' home catapults Hazel back to an incident in the past she'd rather never think about again.
Thomas Briggs goes back home when he leaves the army. There’s no place like it… but what if you find you don’t belong anymore?
Gary gets a call that his Dad is dead, but that can't be right… Saturday, he unclogged his toilet.
Belfast, 1972. Two girls go into town for a shopping trip, and have tea and scones in the Abercorn.
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