Short Shorts and Shorts: Volume 1

Short Shorts and Shorts: Volume 1 (illustrated) by Stephen Mark Richards Illustrated by Joyce Richards Some stories in this book are suitable for young children but you should be aware that some stories contain violent scenes and some limited use of swear words. Here are the opening lines of the first two stories. REFLECTIONS: ’All the young people, children and teenagers, all that is except for me, loved that time of year, the third week in September, when Joe Sowerby’s Circus came to town.’ TRENDY: ’When Shirley Stokes, an attractive young mother, moved into number 4 with her new baby everyone was overjoyed. Everyone that is, except Kay Powell.