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I was born in the Sacramento, California and eventually moved to Braintree, Mass. My family moved to Ireland and now I am based near London, UK. I have been writing all my life, starting with comic strips (one of which was published for 6 weeks in the Braintree

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The trial: 1 of 12

The courtroom smelled of cedar and wood polish. Exactly what Jack Deacon expected. I bet all courtrooms smell this way, he thought as he straightened his Sean John gold paisley tie which he hoped would make an impression on the judge, daft as he knew that sounded. Jack had never been to court before hadn't even done jury dut...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Time travel: 20 of 32

GREY EYES IN SILVER "Honey, come look at this..." Penny made sure ten-month-old Luke was secure in his baby seat before emerging from the back of the car. Saturday morning was always the day of the Big Shop at the local way-too-big supermarket, and they both had the routine down pat. Get up early, check the shopping list, in...
Travel > Mexico Destinations What you should know about drinking tap water in Mexico: 2 of 2

C H I A P A S The Beating Heart of Mexico We all know what Mexico is all about, don't we? Tacos, cacti, and that little man taking a siesta in an adobe doorway, buried under his big sombrero. Right? Wrong. And most Mexican's will tell you so. In the same way that many foreigners see England as a land of John Cleese clones in...