You will find dark humour within these pages, but also a narrative arrow pointing you towards truths about human nature. Some characters stand at a turning point leading to new awareness, or dangerous uncharted waters. Some demonstrate the intricacy of intimate relationships, revealing dashed expectations and surprising new horizons. The human spirit is indomitable, as is our capacity for investing hope. Stories help us make sense of what we feel and think, reminding us that our ambivalence and complexity of emotions are familiar to all. They reassure us that however lonely we may feel, we are not alone. In the byzantine twists and turns of their fortunes, the people you meet here will be poignantly recognisable - not angels or monsters, but just like you. These stories originally appeared in Kindle books as 'Not Like Other People' and 'Without A Safety Net'.