How different might things have been,

if one had only chosen a different path?

Richard Avery

Stories

Eighteen stories. Some dark and some light, some happy and some sad, some false and some true. What do they have in common? They are all part of my book, Alternate Lives.

Here are some teasers to whet your appetite.

An Old Man Dreaming Dreams

A British spy in cold war Russia undergoes a near death experience. His rescue leads to an unexpected meeting of minds across the political and cultural divide.

Family Secrets

Does an old portrait in a small London gallery reveal a long-concealed family secret? Might it have been better had it remained hidden?

That Most Magical of Fruits

In a post-apocalyptic world, a woman struggles to convince a doubting population that the only way to save humanity is by eating bananas.