Derby
Stories
The following stories were submitted to our sister website, toowrite.com. They were written by people from Derby or are about Derby itself.
The day that changed my life
Author:
Patricia White
of Derby
This was the start of our lovely little holiday, it was Thursday evening. Little did I know that by the following Tuesday morning, my husband would be dead.
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Can You Believe it
Author:
Alan Baseley
of Derby
No-one could believe this outlandish accumulation of coincidences. We all went through a series of emotional cycles as we first enthused with one another at the incredibility of it all and then sank into our private thoughts in order to pick over the story to see if it really could be true.
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Out in the Cold
Author:
David Twells
of Derby
My dad told me that my mum could not hold me, only look at me through a glass window for some considerable time. I spent many months in hospital and my dad also told me that my mum had cried almost every day continually whilst my illness lasted.
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Don't Forget Your Mobile - Anne's Story
Author:
Huw Morgan
of Derby
With all the residents, Anne knew them like family and of course had selected their books for them. I was amazed how much some of them read. Fifteen books was an easy read for a month, putting my one, back home by the bed, into some perspective!
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The Challenge!
Author:
Nigel Picken
of Derby
It takes 10 minutes over rocky ground, to the top from this point. You can see Fort William below, Loch Linnhe and mountains everywhere. At the top lies more snow on the edge of a precipitous drop and the ruin of an observatory remains.
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I never cried when my dad died
Author:
Lawrence Graham
of Derby
Mum tried to put a brave face on things, she had never told us three kids that Dad had died and couldn't allow herself tears where we could see her, but she did cry.
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The Green Path
Author:
J J Patrick
of Derby
The Chinese food shop smelt lovely, but due the lack of cats in the quarter I decided to stick with my baguette.
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Bosnia Bound
Author:
Mick Plunkett
of Derby
No words of mine can describe the scenes that I witnessed in the camp, where 10,000 people, adults, children, and babies lived.
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A Christmas Tale
Author:
Christine Monk
of Derby
Signs along the road had warned us of the severe penalties for getting too close to the Medina; death is the one that sticks in my mind. Lose your way anywhere else in the world and the worst you will probably meet is derision, lose your way in Saudi and you must be prepared to meet your maker.
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The Garden Gate
Author:
Gillian Withers
of Derby
It seemed like hours I had spent balancing on the middle bar, my hands growing numb with cold; my heart sinking further into my shiny black boots with every approaching figure who loomed out of the smog without a postman's bag or cap.
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