My Weekly made my day!

I have a story in the current My Weekly Special. Isn’t that a fun illustration?

 

Of course I’m very pleased to have a story published, but it’s actually something in another issue which has really made me happy. A reader has written in to say that a different story of mine, published in My Weekly fairly recently was ‘fantastic’ and ‘brought a lump to my throat and was such a feel good story’. 

It’s wonderful to know that my short stories have had the desired effect!

The story referred to is about the relationships between cousins and the grandmother they share. If you like feel good family stories you might be interested in one of my collections of 24 short stories on this theme. There are 5 books in total, including this one.

Moments of joy

My story, Moments Of Joy, is in the current issue of My Weekly. Isn’t the illustration lovely?

As you’ve probably worked out, the story involves someone blowing bubbles. It was inspired by a visit to York Minster. It was a sunny day and the streets were full of happy tourists enjoying the history and beauty of the city.

As I walked round I saw bubbles drifting down the road at about head height. They were very pretty, but such an odd contrast to all the stone buildings I looked around to make sure other people could

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