Connard Wellingham: Stories

One of the Secret Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1)
In this adventure Holmes is persuaded by a young housemaid to investigate the mysterious illness of her employer.

This is a fairy tale very, very loosely based on another of the Brothers Grimm's little gems entitled 'Jorinda and Jorindel'. When a shepherd boy's love is transformed into a bird by a wicked witch, he vows to save her. The consequences are not what he expected.

At the end of a tiring week Sister Serenity carefully prepares herself for her Friday night. This is a tease and should be labelled: solo, tease

My daughter, Gemma, was running out of control and I didn't know what to do about it. Then a friend introduced me to a very unusual club. It seemed to be the answer I was looking for... but things are never quite what they seem and it wasn't long before I was forced to confront some facts and my whole family were sucked into a dark and murky world.

What would you do if you were offered the chance to live your life again knowing what you do now? Geoff Carver was given just such an offer. Warning. I'm not in a good mood. This story is an antidote to all the feel-good second chance stories that are around just now. It is bitter and cynical and some may find it offensive. DO NOT write and tell me if you find it so. You have been warned! / (Reviews)

A re-telling of Grimm's fairytale 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses'.

On a boat trip with a difference, Amanda discovers something about herself.