Thanks, often123 .... you picked up flawlessly upon the scenario that I was attempting to depict.

A further re-post of a story initially published several years ago. Dedicated today to juliez. Release A short story by Penman Eleanor sat on the edge of a large four-poster bed, in a spacious room full of warm natural light. She was a distinctive young woman, but not in an extrovert way. To the pas...

Lastly, for the present, a story of a slightly different flavour , posing one or two challenges to a male author seeking to characterise female actors... The Bamboo Suite A short story by Penman The mid-afternoon sunshine cast a dappled light, through the thinning foliage of lines of silver birch tr...

Another previously-posted short story from the collection. Anyone who wants the full set has only to ask... The Gift a short story by Penman Claire closed the door quietly and leaned back against it, her breathing shallow and her fresh, youthful face lightly flushed. She smiled to herself and took a...

Another story that was posted a few years ago.. The Unwinding of Sharon a short story by PENMAN Despite the reverberations from the seismic activity in the loft, Julie heard the knock at the front door and, having put down her mother's make-up bag, she discreetly identified the caller and smiled to ...

This story was posted many years ago on this site... I wondered if a new audience might find something of interest in it... Encounter A short story by Penman Dr. Edward (Dreg) Gresham looked up from his newspaper as the sound of a key in the Yale lock heralded the arrival of one of the friends with ...