Stay a while and enjoy some of my short stories...

You've read the extract of Reversing Over Liberace so what else is there?  Well, there's a whole string of these 'appetisers'.  Each one is a short story I've written for a competition, as part of my degree or just for the hell of it.  They'll give you an even better idea of my writing style and won't cost you a penny (or cent).

You'll need Adobe Reader installed to try any from the first collection.  The second lot are links to audio stories recorded during the Radio Ryedale project (2002-2007) and to hear them you'll need RealOne Player as well as speakers and a sound card.  Click one of these links to go straight to the download page.

Short Story Collection

High Security (2006) - Grief can drive some people to do strange things - Psychological

Margins (2006) - At Plymouth Docks, a 'working girl' meets a young boy who's missed his lift... - Ghost Fiction

Dancing the Shadow Line (2006) - How one  out-of-character moment can change a life -Romance/Contemporary

Playing with Matches (2006) - Computer dating, how honest should a girl be? -Contemporary

Wanting a Girl (2006) - Out of the mouths of babes comes the truth about a life - Contemporary

The Gift (2006) - 'Love can mend your life or love can break your heart' - Romance/Literary

The Beach (2006) - A woman revisits the site of an old romance and celebrates her freedom - Romance/Contemporary

The Decision (2006) - A stepmother and her stepdaughter find a moment of understanding -Contemporary

Cocaine Superman (2005) - Sometimes the addicts aren't obvious - Crime

Down Time (2005) - An ex-con prepares to meet up with a soulless cellmate - Crime/Horror

Mind Altering (2005) - A woman on the run - Crime/Contemporary

Dressing Up (2005) - Milly's ordinary life gets a boost from a 'posh frock' party - Romance/Contemporary

Audio Short Story Collection

Progress of Byron (2004) - Radio Ryedale Short Story Competition (1st Prize) - A pig's search for romance leads to inadvertent love - Read by Cal Stockbridge - Romance 

The Village (2003) - A woman's regret in the face of her village's condemnation - Read by Jane Lovering - Contemporary

Talking to Johnny (2002) - Everyone needs someone to talk to and Johnny always listens - Read by Jane Lovering - Romance

Jack (1997) - Stroke victim Esme looks back on a life of frustrations - Read by Anne Bannister - Contemporary