The Corollaries Collection

The Corollaries Collection is a series of original short stories. A single thread connects each of them. They separately and collectively consider the consequences of choices made; the independent freedom people have to make choices at different stages of life and the impact of those choices over time, both on others and themselves. How such choices reflect moral values. The Glove: An environmental artist Barbara randomly collects lost and discarded items.
Commissioned to create a piece of signature art for the opening of a new Gallery she finds inspiration in the object of a single glove which leads her to an unexpected discovery. Scoop: A spate of unsavoury deliveries are being made to the dog owners of a rural market town leading to a run of complaints at the local police station. There's a subversive, socially responsible vigilante at work. But who is it?De Ja Moo: Alice and Patricia have been friends for over a decade but their respective values clash when they catch up over a pot of nettle and blackcurrant tea and a cappuccino.
Prima Facie: In challenging economic times Grace is delighted to begin a new job with an organisation aligned to her own values, even though she has been used to working at a more senior level. Life should be good. Upwardly Mobile: The tables turn for two sisters divided by a decade's old disagreement. The Paradise Gate: A hotel Manager reinvents his life to pursue his true passion leading him to an unexpected opportunity to help others in leaving their turbulent pasts behind.
Lula: Can a couple overcome the fierce objections of close family to their plans to make a difference to six-year-old girl rescued from extreme neglect?