Myriad Editions

Bess comes up the stairs and looks almost startled to see Rachel there.

In this life, games have to be unwinnable or you have to keep thinking of new ones.

Either she is like glass or she wishes to be like glass: seemingly transparent but also solid. And very dangerous when broken

Each is crafted to perfection. These are short stories to die for.’
– Kit de Waal
‘If you enjoy funny, tough, sharp, s

People make day trips to the Isle of May,

use my lighter to light the stove.

As I waiting for the water to boil I sit down and start back reading my book. The table nasty, like the stove. I feel long time it used to be red like the cigarette pack – carmine? A nice word, carmine – but now it just kind of fadey-orangey colour. Tangerine. Right in the centre of the table it had a big circle of bright red – carmine! – as though it

their allotted roles

fight and vanquish

whimsical world in her head

appeasing shop owners,