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Short stories for download

All the short stories on the website are now free to download as PDFs. Just click on the buttons below for each story to access the files. 
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The Death of Edith Evans

Would you give your life for another? Is the life of a mother worth more than that of an unmarried, childless woman?

These were not the questions Georgina expecting be asking herself after leaving a Titanic exhibition, but one simple card had forever connected her life with the death of Edith Evans. 

Reborn

Is it possible for the loss of one son to be erased by the birth of another? 

What if they were so similar it was like your lost child had been born again?

Valentine's Day

A vibrant bunch of flowers delivered to your office on Valentine's Day. It's every girl's dream, right? 

A Life Not Chosen

Is abortion a woman's source of freedom or a symptom of her oppression? 

Where is the line between one person's opinion and another person's right to choose?

Can you really be a feminist and pro-life?

Widowmaker

Would you marry the man you loved, knowing he would soon die?

Could you make yourself a widow before you even turned twenty?

Beyond the Break

Where do you go when you have given everything you have to another?

What are you left with when that person no longer wants you? 

How do you find the courage to find yourself when you've never existed on your own?

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Unwelcome home

The best part of Edmon's days are when he gets to see Marley. Her very presence in his life has left him with a perpetual smile on his face. Yet when Edmon invites Marley into his home, he finds that Eamon's ghost may haunt her as much as himself.  

Boy meets girl

For more than a year Edmon has been chatting to a girl online. Well, he thinks she's a girl. Either way, EyeLiteTheNite has been his best friend. She's listened and encouraged. Been there for him. But that all changes when Edmon finally garners to courage to ask EyeLiteTheNite to meet him in person. 

Nightmare

Too many nights of his life, Edmon has been woken by dreams of his dead brother Eamon who died a year before Edmon was born. Now he was dreaming of being Eamon - exactly what his mother has always wanted. To live the life that had been cut tragically short eighteen years ago. 

A Dangerous Love

Not all love is safe. Some love can cost you your life. 

What happens when that love is suddenly exposed?

Once was a boy

We all have to grow up eventually, but sometimes it happens too late. Sometimes you're still a boy when you need to be a man. 

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