The Book of Job

It was coming down like a second flood when they went out to the pub. Job loved the old place,…

The Eye of the Needle

She was already thinking about moving when she found the hole. Her reason was simple. She liked cats and their…

The Contents of My Pockets

I think we’re defined, in part, by what we keep in our pockets. The objects that reside there create our…

Matilda’s Twenty-fifth

Twenty-five years ago this month, Matilda, by Roald Dahl, was first published. I don’t recall the first time I first picked…

A Symphony of Ship Horns

I was being strange and went down to the water’s edge for New Years and watched the fog roll in…