The cold has officially set in. The usually busy streets of Newtown are almost empty when the afternoon light fades. People dress in big puffy jackets and oversized dark coats with bulky knit scarves draped around their necks, holding hot drinks and warm food that i am sure keep their belly’s full and satisfied.

Fred and I perch ourselves around a dwindling bin fire while blowing warm air into o...

I wake in a terrible fright. There is somone banging on my front door and screaming with a piercing shreak. “Help me, please! Somebody help me!”

I race down the stairs almost twisting my ankle as I hurridly unlock the padlock. As I’m turning the handle a woman barges in, speaking frantically and pulling at her matted black hair.

“Call the police! lock your door! they are coming!” The woman plea...

I’m waiting for him at Al’s Diner. He said he’d only be 10 minutes but it’s been nearly 30. On a sunnier day I would have been mad that he’s waisting my time but today the weather is drizzly and cold so I don’t mind it so much being in here tucked away in the corner reading my favourite book. The red recliner which has been here for atleast a decade still maintains its soft plushness but has been...