A collection of eight short speculative fictions with a Lake District flavour.

Moving into your first flat with a lover is a stressful time, but when precious objects become damaged, there'll be tears before bedtime. Thank goodness for the Bronte family band!

London in the eighteenth century is no place to raise a child alone, without money or a place to live. Lili knows that the only hope her son has of living a better life is to take him to the Foundling Hospital where he might, if he's lucky, find a place in Mr Handel's famous choir. ('Mr H's Angels' was shortlisted for the Cinnamon Short Story Prize in 2014)

Young people who find solace in a vintage shop in a town that seems to be developing around them without including them.

A story about Derek, Stockhausen, electronic music, and the ducks in Acton Park.

A gun fires in the dark, but who is it? And what is she aiming at?

A futuristic tale inspired by the story of Pygmalion.