A mixed bag — Clarissa Gosling

A collection of ten short stories with a measure of the fantastic in each. Includes the following:We need to talk: How can Damian absolve his guilt over the accident that crippled his sister?The Weaver's daughter: A fairy tale about making friends with the monsters next door.What Jack found: When your son finds a fairy in the garden do you release him to potentially hostile forces, or risk your family to keep him safe?Awakening Iorwen: A sleeping beauty re-telling set against the consolidation of Roman rule in Wales.A lakeside meeting: Bernard is on the run from the hybrid butterflies he developed to interface with your brain.In the box: Two students find a mysterious growing box in their office.Spook school: There's something different about the school next door, but it's not what Josephine expects.The husband test: An unexpected package ruins everything.The Halloween dare: Nothing is as it seems when exploring the house at the top of the hill.Bargaining with a demon: An unexpected visitor gives Charlie an opportunity of a lifetime, but does she dare to take advantage of it?