Contents

From the Editors

Around the Fire • morag macinnes

Kindness of Strangers • amanda theunissen

The Charlock’s Shade • john walsh

A Peal of Perfect Thunder • william palmer

Joining up the Dots • hazel wood

Sweet Revenge • christopher rush

The Flight of an Odd Duck • michael gorman

Two Carps • andrew w. pye

A Mortal Wound • isabel colegate

Batting under the Walls of Troy • robin knight

The Poet and Piccadilly Jim • penelope lively

From Small Beginnings • roger jones

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