The cast would certainly need those heaters tonight. I rubbed my hands together, pulled my cardigan tighter around my body and flicked the switches on, turning the dials up to maximum. I hurried out of the freezing room and shut the door behind me. In the distance, the doo...
I will pay you on your return.” Alizon had known the peddler would be on the dirt track that served as the main road to Colne. He could always be found there on a Wednesday, his pins, fancy goods, kitchen tools and all manner of goods in a pack on his back. Not so young now. He had to be forty an...
I had been visiting a schoolfriend on Christmas Eve and didn’t realize the trains were stopping early. There I stood, on the platform, with a couple of other would-be passengers. Waiting. Freezing. A uniformed railway official pottered about. He took no notice of us. Event...