“Why can’t I just text you the shopping list?” Benny wheedled, adding a pout for extra measure.   Damon shook his head.             …

Mrs Fremin could remember the long, hot summer of 1976.  Life had been different back then.  She’d been in her twenties and pregnant with Janey.  Just to add to the discomfort! …

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Discover new authors or meet the writer behind your favourite characters at the first annual Dudley Writers' Festival.

“You should be asleep, young man.”  Davey’s mother hovered in the doorway.  Davey was in bed but sitting up, wide awake. “Mum?” he asked.  “When I die, will Bingo be there, waiting f…

Malone wasn’t answering.  Damn it.  Bigsby tried a text.  The road was too bumpy.  He kept making typos, his thumbs bashing all the wrong letters.  He addressed the cabbie. “I say!  Could you …

Malone wasn’t answering.  Damn it.  Bigsby tried a text.  The road was too bumpy.  He kept making typos, his thumbs bashing all the wrong letters.  He addressed the cabbie. “I say!  Could you …

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“Yes?”  Ebenezer Scrunge opened the door to find a trio of scruffy individuals on the steps, carrying bulky bags and arcane equipment.  “I’m sorry but I gave at the office.” He moved to c…

“Ugh.” Wendy, who had been busy tidying discarded wrapping paper into a black bin bag, paused to look at her husband.  He was sitting on the floor, next to the tree, opening his presents with …

“Hello?  You can’t be in here, I’m afraid.”  The curate rolled his eyes.  Perhaps the child hadn’t heard him.  He strode along the aisle.  The last thing he wanted was to b…

The final book in the SPACE PICKLE trilogy is available at last! The first two books came out just one year apart. Now, four years later, the third instalment completes the set. I wanted to make su…

SPACE PICKLE III: The Biggest Pickle (SPACE PICKLE TRILOGY Book 3) eBook : Stafford, William: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Joe opened the front door.  A tall stranger stood on the doorstep.  He grinned. “Joe!” he laughed. “It’s really you!” Joe was confused.  “Hello?  Do I know you?” “Oh, I’ll say!”…

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THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA The Other Place, Stratford upon Avon, Saturday 16th August 2025 Edited down to a slimline 90 minutes, Shakespeare’s early comedy makes for a fast-moving visit to the RSC…

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4/5: Highly readable and engaging account of the friendship between Dean and his sometimes roommate, the author. It charts Dean’s early struggles and his rapid rise to fame and glory. Published a year...