Found Family by Jessica Redland

Found Family by Jessica Redland

This blog post contains SPOILERS so is best read after reading A Wedding at Hedgehog Hollow. Seven years ago, when I was seeking a publisher for my debut novel, I was beside myself with excitement when I received an offer of a three-book publishing deal. It was a...

Travellers Tales by Owen Mullen

Anybody who has visited my Author’s Page at Amazon will already know a bit about me. I thought, by way of a change, I’d tell you about a few lesser known episodes. Before we decided to spend time in Greece, we were lucky enough to travel a lot and these stories...
Fostering by Jo Bartlett

Fostering by Jo Bartlett

I think everyone can probably picture the image, even if you’ve never seen it in a heart-rending TV advert, or a poignant movie scene, of a child standing on the doorstep of their new foster carer’s home, with all their worldly possessions in a black bin liner. It’s...

Girl in a Red Shirt – Short story by Owen Mullen

Girl in a Red Shirt by Owen Mullen Christmas Eve O’Hare International Airport Chicago 1989 Across the barren runway, in the glare of a spotlight, the hydraulic arm of a de-icer truck sprayed clouds of fluid from wingtip to wing root on a Finnair jet scheduled to be...

Christmas Behind Bar by Ross Greenwood

On the outside, the festive season is brandy by the log fire, presents under the tree and good times with loved ones. It’s the joy of nostalgia as well as making new memories. On the inside, it’s a day filled mostly with regret. If prison is breaking you, Christmas...