A series of short story collections to download as ebooks or to purchase as paperbacks!
When it’s time to take a break what better way of doing it than by reading a short story. Each collection contains five stories. One story takes about 10 minutes to read making it ideal for your tea break, your bus ride, while waiting for someone to arrive, while sitting in the sun, while hiding from the rain, as a bedtime treat or you could have a whole lazy afternoon and read them all in one sitting.
Available now:
Volume 1: Hummingbirds Don’t Fly
Family, relationships, self awareness and a sprinkling of magic
- The Door: A strange door leads to a whole new life
- Roxie: A puppy joins a broken family in mysterious circumstances
- Hummingbirds Don’t fly: A kite maker builds more than just a kite
- Keeper of the Keys: A man is not ready for what he is offered by the mysterious keeper of the keys
- Mudita: A potter learns about life and relationships through clay that dances
Volume 2: Odd Socks
Forgiveness, achievement, and self-discovery
- Heaven’s Peg: A boy struggles to recover from an accident caused by his best friend
- The Last Day of School: A teacher is given a surprise end of year gift
- Hope Hill: A young man takes a poignant walk following the death of his father
- A Recipe for Success: A woman uses lockdown to learn a new skill
- Odd Socks: A man finds that wearing odd socks is liberating
Volume 3: The Last Door
Family, siblings, rivalry
- The Last Door: A book loving teenager struggles with her chaotic family life
- Elements of Joy: Ill health helps a man rediscover what’s important
- Oh Brother: Brothers meet in the mud and relive their childhood
- Play Time: Time for family is important even for the busiest parents
- Raising the Barn: Sibling rivalry doesn’t stop the work to build a new house
Volume 4: Happy Bloody Birthday
Discovery, opportunity, destiny, birthdays
- Happy Bloody Birthday: A blacksmith gets an unusual commission
- The Butterfly Effect: A boy’s future path is set by one small step
- Time of Life: An unusual gift helps a man reconnect with his past
- A Blank Canvas: A man struggling to paint finds inspiration for art and life
- Marmalade: An aspiring stand-up comedian gets his first chance
Volume 5: Made in Heaven
Struggles, depression, self-harm, comedy, relationships, family
- Wings of an Angel: A man finds help from an unusual source
- Angels Watching Over Me: A woman is devastated when her church is knocked down
- Voice of an Angel: An experienced angel shows a newcomer how to care for a vulnerable girl
- Enough: A man needs to escape his feelings
- Marriage Made in Heaven: Angels try their hand at match-making
Coming soon:
Volume 6: One Good Turn
Migration, influence, neighbours, acceptance, doing good, community, grief, purpose, fulfilment
- The Partial Transformation of Elton Bank:
- The Orator:
- One Good Turn:
- Beyond Acceptance:
- The Difference One Can Make:
Further in the future:
Volume 7: Taken for a Ride
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