Challenging Times
/… stepped through the double-doors and into the social club. He was puzzled for a moment by the darkness inside. He had arranged to play a few frames of pool with his brother in law and was due to…
By Chris Platt
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Scar Tissue
/…handed him a cup of water. As he sipped the water, he tried to recall the accident. He had been repairing the guttering at the house he shared with his parents. That sounded vaguely familiar…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreDifferent Circles
/...on as the new member of staff was being shown around the office. Beverley was the new operations manager. As soon as Joy met Beverley, she knew they were going to get along. There was ...
By Chris Platt
Read MoreThe Clean Slate
/... I was released from prison, I was determined that this time things would be different. I had been on the wrong side of the law since my teens, and been what the media would call a gangster, a villain, for most...
By Chris Platt
Read MoreNew Style Parenting
/... beside him, Lauren looked on too. Billy whizzed along. The eight year old peddled frantically, laughing in delight. The grey clouds loomed over-head. It would be raining soon, by the look...
By Chris Platt
Read MoreQuite The Confession
/...knocking at the door was an urgent banging. Carl peaked out the window and saw the police cars parked out front. How should he answer? Thank goodness you are here? About time? I’m glad you...
By Chris Platt
Read MoreThe Better Man
/...followed her friends down the city-centre high street. It was such a laugh going shopping with her friends. While her husband Steve was glued to the football scores at home, she would go out enjoying herself with...
By Chris Platt
Read MoreIn Sickness And In Health
/…rolled over in bed, pain wracking his body. He opened his eyes and looked around. Hurting, aching all over, unsure of where he…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreA Strange Reunion
/…stared at the poster in the shop window with interest. His local mini-market and the chip-shop next door always had their windows full of leaflets and posters. Graham would…
By Chris Platt
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