Mrs. Dunkley's War Letters

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Six short stories. A mix of past, contemporary and futuristic themes.

Mrs. Dunkley’s War Letters, winner of best story in Scribble short story magazine, is a moving account of a wife’s First World War tenacity to know what is happening to her soldier husband whilst struggling on the homefront to keep things together. Readers comments:‘…compelling … I found myself lingering over this story…’ ‘…I love the last powerful line…’

Escape Pod is a near-future tale set in a space factory-ship, trawling through the asteroid belt for rare minerals. The sole operator’s life is set on a different course when an alien pod is discovered.

The Watch-mender is a poignant story of a widow desperate to see her late husband’s watch work again. Comment from independent reviewer and reader: ‘…subtle and effective characterisation… I immediately empathised…’ ‘…an obvious winner…’

Larrs’ Ghost, written in 1980 and updated with an interestingly relevant postscript in 2018, is a touching account of a scientist living in a virtual reality world before the term VR was commonly used.

Identity Crisis is the short story version of my one-act play*. Pamela seeks a more exciting identity through the contents of another woman’s bag – until she learns more about the life of the other woman. *‘…interesting and compelling’ ‘…its strengths lay in the main character…’

Close To You is a cautionary tale about the imminent dominance of big corporations developing ever more powerful artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Reader comment: ‘…a cleverly told story which forces the reader to confront the perils of the virtual world…’