Fast Fiction

For the last couple of months, Henry Simpson has been an inpatient at a state-run establishment where he has been following a compulsory course of treatment designed to correct certain unacceptable aspects of his behaviour and speech. His progress is assessed every Friday by the resident psychiatrist. However, this Friday, the assessment doesn't go at all as planned…

Sylvia is a lonely widow with little more than her writing to enthuse her, but sadly her books gain little attention or readers. And then she gets a companion, and suddenly her life is full and her literary expectations soar, because......? Well, listen in, and work it out yourself.

1895 was a year of gentility, etiquette and protocol. It was better to be rich than poor, and even better to be VERY rich. Unless you were a woman.

Two women meet under strange circumstances and find that both their lives can be traced back to a common bond. The ending has a message for all of us.

The Reluctant Virgins are an ageing all female rock group. They never were very good, and now they're worse. They've seen it all, done it all, and will do the same tomorrow. We meet up with them in the Green Room of The Gentlemen's Relish Nite Club while they banter through their love/hate relationship with each other between gigs.

Most people have a drawer or a cupboard. Maggie and Joe had a room.

Grandma was loved by everyone who knew her - but did they really know her?

We take a step back to the previous century and follow the trials and tribulations of "poor Mettie Bradford".

Lux Presents Hollywood is the original Radio Adaptation that was to become the classic movie. Take a trip back to 1939 and - Enjoy the magic.

Gangsters just ain't wot they used ter be...

It is 1950 and we are in the drawing room of the home of Olivia Pinckney Sears Boston, Massachusetts. She is entertaining her friends. All ladies are of a 'Certain' age, and from a 'Certain Social Class'. They are reminiscing about a 'Certain' musical evening a long time past. But is it really the music they are discussing?

"When a senior citizen needs a computer, where does she go and whom can she trust? Our heroine finds out the hard way when she meets a laptop sales guy on Craigslist."

Life is ephemeral. That's why we often depend on Art to give it meaning.

The lost art of letter writing provided more than a source of simple communication. It allowed a good deal of flirtation, romance, deception or even soul-searching between the recipients. It could also allow two people to begin, reunite, or end a relationship - without the embarrassment of ever meeting up.

When lost in a BIG city it can be daunting. When lost to your family it can be traumatizing. But it can have positives too.

Sometimes your wishes come true - in unexpected ways.

Bus travel can be exhausting, especially when you don't know your destination.

A Mother and her Daughter-in-Law have a conversation about pillows - or are they really talking about something else?

"Ever wondered what your spouse will leave you - when she leaves you? Well, Rawkey Dolberry  found out the hard way, and he's still laughing."

Yes, it's Frank Sinatra, showing he could act as well as sing. But although his character is charming - you just may not like him. He's just a little creepy.