It’s a Dog’s Life
Lucy lived a mile outside town, in an old two-bedroom cottage, twenty minutes’ drive from work and fifteen minutes’ walk from the town. She moved in with her scruffy terrier…
Lucy lived a mile outside town, in an old two-bedroom cottage, twenty minutes’ drive from work and fifteen minutes’ walk from the town. She moved in with her scruffy terrier…
During the Second World War, an Irish priest saved the lives of 6,500 prisoners. His headquarters was inside the German College next to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Monsignor Hugh…
New Year resolutions last about as long as a wet day Every January 1, we wake up, bleary-eyed and clutching cups of tea strong enough to stand a spoon in,…
As Ella sat in the waiting area of the day ward admissions she wondered if the pending procedure would be her swan song! A procedure which was as undignified lying…
Penned Portraits of a Lonely Heart: The Life of Arthur Flood Arthur Flood was born in the autumn of 1956, in a town that you could not find on Google…
In a quiet village nestled among the lavender hills of Provence, two sisters, Élise and Margot, lived in a small stone cottage surrounded by a forest of the 3 different…
You can hear the twig crack; you hold your breath and listen. Softly you place one foot forward willing yourself into a feather-like creature, so light you can glide over…
Aoife was a quiet and caring person; she glided through every day like a swan gliding through calm waters. That’s what everyone thought. All she wanted was to belong, fit…
Tom, now retired, had a lot of time on his hands. Shirley was a big part of his life and every Friday, she would ask, "Something for the weekend?" He…
You never met Man Murphy, and you probably never will. Man was an airport worker in Lagos, Nigeria, in the 1980s. Lagos was a treacherous place back then—cages filled with…