The thought of an upholstered chair in a heated office and a computer that she could switch off at five-thirty and leave until the following morning was suddenly almost appealing. A desk didn't require someone to attend to it while it gave birth in the middle of the night. An office could be locked up for a weekend and wouldn't starve, get sick, or escape while she relaxed over the Sunday papers This 2200 word short story is also published in one of Patsy's many themed collections of short stories. Patsy Collins spends her time making things up and writing them down from her home in Lee-on-the-Solent or whilst traveling in a campervan – both shared with her husband. When away she enjoys scrambling round ruined castles, visiting friends and eating cake. At home she gardens, bakes (and then eats) cakes.She is the author of several stand alone novels, the Little Mallow cosy crime series and twenty-four themed collections of short stories. Hundreds of her short stories have been published in women's magazines.
