The competition had been kindly adjudicated by three members
of the Caithness Writers in Wick, who had made a unanimous judgement and
provided valuable comments on all of the entries.
The results were
First Kate Gordon The Beekeeper’s Wife
Second Morag Moffat Three
Red Roses
Third Elizabeth Gillespie A Typical Teenager
Kate. The
Beekeeper’s Wife.
The main character
is in a quandary over whether to leave her cottage and garden in the country,
or move to a much more convenient flat in town.
At the walking
club she meets a larger than life, but down to earth wife of a beekeeper who
regales her with anecdotes of how bees live their lives.
After hearing of
the disastrous effect on bees if they are forced out of a comfortable and
familiar hive, she makes up her mind to stay put.
Morag. Three
Red Roses.
The accidental
discovery of three discarded red roses, provokes an elderly lady to recount the
story of roses presented to her by her first love. He was shortly afterwards
‘lost’ in the war.
Years later after
the death of her husband, the first beau reappears with more red roses, but is
rebuffed.
The couple
eventually come together tragically at the end of their lives.
Elizabeth. Missing
At a winter
holiday in a remote cottage, a recalcitrant step daughter goes walkabout.
Her step mother
fears for her safety as she remembers a similar tragic incident when she was a
child.
Neighbours start a
search and the lost girl is eventually found by a dog. The girl’s relief starts
to dissolve the barriers between her and her step-mother.
John S
Tough Love.
A female director
in a family company enjoys the respect of her fellow directors and a
comfortable family life with loving husband and ten year old son.
A chance encounter
with at a business meeting with a male executive from another company develops
into a meeting for lunch, a friendship and more.
It reaches a stage
where she has to make big choices for her future. Will it help to put all the
pros and cons into a spreadsheet?
Hilary
No Man is an Island.
When Allison’s near neighbour breaks a hip, Allison needs to
enter her flat and search for clothes and other personal items and take into
hospital.
She is amazed how different the two of them are in terms of
style and outlook. Allison considers herself dowdy and reclusive compared to
her outgoing neighbour.
The accident quickly exposes her to several other friendly
neighbours. Until the accident, their paths had never crossed. Now one of them invites
her for a meal.
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