Jim Sweetman writes...

I like writing short stories, taking the reader somewhere unexpected. If you think I write rather too much about sex, I liked the idea of a collection of short stories written by a raunchy version of William Trevor.

 

I also want to explore the margins of relationships and what it is like when things go awry.

 

Be careful, these stories might offend but see what you think...

 

The Last Resort is both a place in another tourist destination and the only way out of a dire situation for this couple.

 

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You can easily get lost in the dunes and lost in your own private thoughts. This is another slightly ghostly story.

 

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What starts out as a game ends in disaster. Be careful what you wish for!

 

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The Bay is about a woman on holiday somewhere, probably in Croatia, where the damage caused by the dreadful civil war is still evident.

 

So are its ghosts...

 

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