Fiction

  • Photograph

    It had been such a long time ago… Emily drove past her childhood home and stopped her car under the magnolia tree. As Ed Sheeran’s “Photograph” came up on the radio, she looked at the two-storey house, with high front gates. The new owners had changed the colour of the front walls and gates, and one…

  • A little chat with God

    This short story by Daniela Pescuma was originally posted in her old website/blog “The Writing Shed” (thewritingshed.org.uk) on 6th April, 2014, under the name Daniela Pesconi-Arthur. ‘Hi, Henry! Are you feeling better this morning?’ a voice said. Henry looked up from his book, peering over his glasses, looked around and saw nobody. ‘Hey, I’m right…

  • Ex-Mrs Prince Charming

    This short story by Daniela Pescuma was originally posted in her old website/blog “The Writing Shed” (thewritingshed.org.uk) on 4th April, 2014, under the name Daniela Pesconi-Arthur. Ex-Mrs Prince Charming Once upon a time, there was this little girl. Her mother had died during her birth and she was brought up by her loving and wealthy…

  • Redhead

    This short story by Daniela Pescuma was originally posted in her old website/blog “The Writing Shed” (thewritingshed.org.uk) on 23rd March, 2014, under the name Daniela Pesconi-Arthur. 16th March 2014 Dear journal, Note to self: I had to read three previous entries to remember what week this is. Memory is definitely getting worse… This is “Thinking…