Five Third Age Short Stories: Wordsworth Collections, #10

By Diane Wordsworth

Five short stories featuring older characters.

 

Five Third Age Short Stories is a Wordsworth Collection of five themed short stories that have been previously published or broadcast. Full publishing history details below:

 

WEDDING OF THE YEAR was first published in Twee Tales Twee; also published in Twee Tales More and as a Wordsworth Short

LILAC IN THE SPRING was first broadcast on BBC Radio Devon; also published in Twee Tales, Twee Tales More and Flash Fiction 2

PIPPA & DAVEY FOREVER was first published in My Weekly; also published in Twee Tales Twee, Twee Tales More and Flash Fiction 2

THE ROBIN was first published in Twee Tales Twee; also published in Twee Tales More and Flash Fiction

AFTER THE STORM was first published in Twee Tales Too; also published in Twee Tales More and as a Wordsworth Short

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baggins Bottom Books
• Release date: Jun 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201180249

Diane Wordsworth

Diane Wordsworth was born and bred in Solihull in the West Midlands when it was still Warwickshire. She started to write for magazines in 1985 and became a full-time freelance photojournalist in 1996. In 1998 she became sub-editor for several education trade magazines and started to edit classroom resources, textbooks and non-fiction books. In 2004 Diane moved from the Midlands to South Yorkshire where she edited an in-house magazine for an international steel company for six years. She still edits and writes on a freelance basis.

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WEDDING OF THE YEAR first published in Twee Tales Twee; also published in Twee Tales More and as a Wordsworth Short

LILAC IN THE SPRING first broadcast on BBC Radio Devon; also published in Twee Tales, Twee Tales More and Flash Fiction 2

PIPPA & DAVEY FOREVER first published in My Weekly; also published in Twee Tales Twee, Twee Tales More and Flash Fiction 2

THE ROBIN first published in Twee Tales Twee; also published in Twee Tales More and Flash Fiction

AFTER THE STORM first published in Twee Tales Too; also published in Twee Tales More and as a Wordsworth Short

Wedding of the Year

The beautiful white horse and carriage pulled up outside the church in the early afternoon sunshine. Jeanette waited while Jay hopped out and ran to her side to open the door, help her down and assist with her train, which was a good five feet long.

Once on the footpath, six little bridesmaids dashed towards them, an older one, Jeanette's younger sister Gwen, behind them, struggling to keep up with their young legs.

Surrounded by a cloud of pearly white satin, Jeanette leaned over the little girls' heads to accept a peck on the cheek from her sister.

You’re the most beautiful bride ever. She wiped a tear from her