Creeky Old House Part 4 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES For a long time, no one spoke. The crackle of the fireplace was the only sound in the cavernous lodge, and no longer was it a comforting noise. Daryl clutched Aaron’s jacket between ice-cold hands, trying futilely to suppress […]
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Creeky Old House Part 2 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES The next morning was a sombre affair. It seemed no one had slept a wink all night. Avery met Caroline in the hallway – the younger woman had dark circles underneath her lidded eyes, her auburn hair a dishevelled
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Creeky Old House Part 2 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES “Maybe he got turned around in the snow?” Caroline suggested weakly but gently. The crackle of the fire behind her should have been soothing, but with her wobbling voice and the shriek of the wind outside, it did nothing
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Heavy clouds cloaked the sky overhead, dark grey and ominous. The ground was covered in thick white frost, remnants of old snow clumping around the front deck of the old lodge. It was beautiful in a mystical, unreal sort of way; like something plucked straight out of an old, traditional
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One Woman’s Choice Part 12 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES How long had it been since Olivia had been to a bar or pub? She used to go almost every weekend with Connor and Darren, but now they were too busy with the adoption to go out much. Now
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One Woman’s Choice Part 11 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES It was a well-established fact that dates were well out of Olivia’s comfort zone. Stick her in a room with a stranger and she was fine, but as soon as romantic connotations were introduced, she was lost. Which was
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One Woman’s Choice Part 10 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES Go on a date, Lauren had suggested. At the time, Olivia had disregarded the idea. Although Lauren had encouraged her to try something new, it didn’t have to be that. Yet the more Olivia thought about it, the more
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One Woman’s Choice Part 9 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES Connor and Darren weren’t the only couple in Olivia’s life who hadn’t gone the traditional route of having children. Joseph had been a university friend of Olivia’s, and he had never seemed interested in starting a family; until he
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One Woman’s Choice Part 8 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES Despite Olivia’s concerns over what people thought of her, she at least knew she wasn’t entirely alone. Connor and Darren had met at university and were already dating by the time Olivia met them. Even after all these years,
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One Woman’s Choice Part 7 by Hannah Westman ALL SHORT STORIES Olivia went to bed early that night, curling under the covers with Apricot snoozing at her feet. She hoped that an early night would chase away her thoughts, allow her to wake up refreshed – no such luck. When
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