DECIDING MOMENTS
As an occupational therapist and a vicar’s wife, I come across people from every walk of life and in varied situations, writes subscriber Sally Nichol. I have discovered that everyone has a story, many holding surprises, and shocks, that could never be guessed. I began to create short stories based on characters inspired by the interesting people I meet, imagining a back story that might explain their present circumstances or behaviour. Many of the stories describe being at a crossroads in life, when the decision you make may change the course of your life forever. A woman posing for life drawing classes without her husband’s knowledge; a husband who has kept the secret from his wife of why their daughter left home 30 years ago; a teenage boy who drops a bombshell into the centre of his family one Christmas, causing irreversible division; a best man about to make his speech and deciding whether to destroy the marriage before it even begins because of his love for the bride.