The Limping Farmer

This story is an excerpt from my new short story collection, What the Bird Sees in Flight , being released in paperback and ebook on April 27. Available for purchase now from online booksellers.

Matamata, 1957

"Isla, hand me that bucket will you, love?" Duncan took the bucket from his wife and slopped the pigs. He leaned over, wincing, as the hefty animals swarmed around them.

Isla stood tall, her gum boots sinking in the mud as she held Duncan’s arm steady. Her face wrinkled as it twisted ...