A collection of short stories
by Tom Rogers
Stories of ordinary lives taking unexpected turns. Dark, funny, unsettling and sometimes touching, Maureen and Other Stories explores the strange encounters, private obsessions and moments of chance that can change everything.
Published by Bretton Press
Available on Kindle
About the book
Maureen and Other Stories brings together stories about ordinary people confronted by the unexpected. Moving between dark humour, mystery, the supernatural and the quietly unsettling, the collection explores obsession, loneliness, chance encounters and the sometimes strange consequences of everyday decisions.
Although the stories vary widely in setting and subject, they share an interest in people at moments when the familiar world shifts slightly off balance. Some are comic, some disturbing, some poignant, and some venture into darker territory.
The stories
From darkly comic encounters to unsettling supernatural tales, the collection moves across a wide range of characters, places and situations. Here are the stories included in Maureen and Other Stories.
- How It Started
- Dangerous Traveller
- The Checkout Girl
- The Professor
- Two You Might Not Suspect
- The Russian Doll
- Cold
- Mister Windmill
- A Helping Hand
- Another Helping Hand
- On Ilkley Moor
- Maureen
- The Black-Eyed Woman from Goldhanger
- Cris
- The Horse-Stealer
- A Winter Warmer
- A Visit from the Ragman
- The North Woman
- The Big Match
- A Minority Opinion
- The Witch and the Wolf
From the author
These stories were written over a number of years and range widely in subject, setting and tone. Some are dark, some humorous, some strange, but what interests me most is what happens when ordinary people find themselves in situations that are anything but ordinary. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.