Future History

Jinnie sat in the back of Sir Nigel’s Rolls and watched the snowy Sussex countryside slid past. Much to the twins’ dismay the fall had been very light in the South unlike in the North [more…]

When Jinnie chose treacle tart and custard for her dessert the waiter asked if she wanted ice cream as well and it got her thinking. Who supplied P&O with their ice cream, she wondered. It [more…]

Jinnie lay in bed listening to the twins chatting to each other through the interconnecting door. She couldn’t hear what they were saying, but she knew it was them and not the TV, as they [more…]

The twins were awake early and came bouncing into their parents’ suite just as the sun was coming up in a big red ball on the horizon. Willie pulled back the curtains and said, “Mummy, [more…]

Jinnie got a lift from Jorja back to the port and was dropped at the security gate. As she was on foot, the guard carefully checked her cruise card before letting her pass. On the [more…]

Jinnie and Penny were stiff after the car journey from Berlin. So far they had not been stopped at any checkpoints, but they had been waved through several. The police seemed to be looking for [more…]

Jinnie woke up on Saturday morning and for a moment wondered where she was before remembering she was in Manfred’s Berlin apartment. Hanna and ‘Lina’ had left for Hanna’s home in the suburb of Charlottenburg [more…]