Waving Goodbye

Bert couldn't possibly be about to go away on duty. He couldn't be about to sail into the sunset, leaving Marjorie waving from the shore. Not after all these years. This 1500 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.