“The new range has certainly sparked a lot of interest.” Mrs Mason told us, drawing our attention to her new display. There’s plenty of female mannequins clad in a variety of bras and panties in her shop, so the two male mannequins look more than a little out of place. “Some of my customers […]

When I was little, I was convinced the house was haunted. Even in bright sunshine it was an imposing structure. We’d visit several times a year for a few days and I always looked forward to leaving. The joists creaked throughout the night and the nearby trees cast skeletal shadows across the moonlit walls. I […]

The Pageboy   Part1  “Mum?” I asked. “How old should a pageboy be?” “Any age,” Mum said. “But how old are they usually?” “As I say, any age,” Mum replied. “Why?” “Because when I tell people that I’m going to be the pageboy at Natasha’s wedding, they keep saying I’m too old.” I told her, […]

My sister managed to get her hands on four tickets to see AC/DC at the EnormoDome. I was really jealous because they’d sold out in minutes and being almost sixteen, I didn’t have the money to book one… and even if I did, Mum reckoned I was a little too young for such a big […]

Inside the small office is a large window looking into the waiting room where Gavin, Paul and James sit waiting. One wall is filled with a bank of security monitors that cover the vestibule and foyer, bar and restaurant, the corridors, car park, hallways, elevators, stairwells, everywhere but the hotel rooms themselves. The concierge sits […]

Janet sniggered and said “It must be so boring being a boy… it’s nothing but jeans and T shirts and trousers and shirts and jumpers and jeans and trousers and shirts or a jumper and jeans and… if I was guy I’d be campaigning for equality in clothing rights and demanding my right to wear a skirt […]

It’s half term and Charles is busy following his daily rota and pottering around the house. His mother is at work. His big sister Emily stayed over at one of her friends and isn’t expected back until the afternoon, and eleven year old Samantha is playing on her games console. Charles only had to make […]

  Toby kicked his feet out in front of him and straightened his socks, making sure that the pelerine pattern was straight and the tops were level. He completed his homework than changed out of his uniform and hung his skirt up once and for all. Later that evening his mother tells him that she’d […]

My sister’s been walking on clouds all year. She’s going to Glastonbury with a bunch of friends and I’m really quite jealous. I’m almost seventeen and my sister has just turned eighteen, and in spite of the fact that sixteen and seventeen year olds are allowed to attend the festival unaccompanied, I wasn’t even allowed […]

To raise some funds to buy even more clothes, I’ve decided to sell the old, outgrown and out of fashion things I have on FleaBay. Mum said it was OK so long as I ask before I put anything up for auction, so I began sorting through my clothes, deciding what I wanted to keep […]