Dolls and Dresses Scene 11

My mother watches over me as I climb into bed. I pull my duvet right up to my neck to hide every bit of my horrendous pink nightie. “Now… bedtime means ‘bed’ time which means you should stay in bed until morning.” she reminded me. “If you flush, I’ll hear it, if you don’t, I’ll […]

Peace, Hope and Joy Scene 12

“Uh-huh,” Patti nodded, raising an eyebrow. “So you just ran off then, huh? Finally snapped out of it and realized how crazy it was?” “Basically,” Jolene shrugged. “That’s quite a story,” Patti said, leaning against her baseball bat. “Oh, and yours isn’t?” Jolene asked. “Spending five years hunting fictional monsters because you can’t accept that […]

Peace, Hope and Joy Scene 11

  “They’re too big – can’t we just leave it at that?” Jolene called through the door. It seemed rather unlikely, looking back, for half of her costume to only be available in a size too small for her, and the other half too baggy, begging the question of whether they could be called tights […]