Category: Parker and Pen – an old fashioned romance

A shell should be held to your ear for messages

Jackie Verrall July 31, 2026

Parker came back a few days later. He did not want to seem too eager, so he delayed his return along that route for

Jackie Verrall January 12, 2026

Penelope did not mean to go back. She told herself this as she walked, choosing the longer way, the one that passed the post

Jackie Verrall January 8, 2026

Parker — on foot I walked down rather than taking the bus. The road has too many turns to be trusted with a timetable,

Jackie Verrall January 7, 2026

Penelope — some days later I returned to the bench by the slipway, though I told myself I had not chosen it. The tide

Jackie Verrall January 7, 2026

Penelope – I hadn’t intended to walk the length of the beach. The weather suggested only a short excursion, but once one has begun,

Jackie Verrall January 7, 2026

Parker — later I sat down. This in itself felt like progress. The wall by the slipway has the right height. Low enough to

Jackie Verrall January 5, 2026

Parker — that night I waited for the bus longer than necessary. I could have walked. I often do. But there are evenings when

Jackie Verrall January 5, 2026

Penelope — that night to her Diary I hadn’t meant to go out. The bus was late and the bench was cold in that