For almost seven decades, ten ladies have met for lunch on May 8, to celebrate their friendship and shared history. Over the last few years the annual lunch has been fractured and interrupted, and Lily is convinced that modern technology is to blame. But “Lily the Luddite” as her friends call her, comes to recognize that we have to embrace the time were living in, before we can dial up the past. A short story.
About Author Lilian Simmonds:
Lilian Simmonds was born and raised in Southern England. She trained as a Registered Nurse in North Devon and after marriage and kids, the family lived in Newfoundland and Wales before immigrating to Western Canada.
During a hiatus from nursing, Lilian, a lifelong bookworm, discovered the joy of putting pen to paper and declares that writing fiction is the best therapy ever invented for dealing with childhood angst and the mid-life crisis.
How to Purchase Lily the Luddite:
Lily the Luddite is 99¢ at The Untreed Reads Store as well as at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple. This literary short is also available at your local library through Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, Freading, Wheelers and Gardners.
For almost seven decades, ten ladies have met for lunch on May 8, to celebrate their friendship and shared history. Over the last few years the annual lunch has been fractured and interrupted, and Lily is convinced that modern technology is to blame. But “Lily the Luddite” as her friends call her, comes to recognize that we have to embrace the time were living in, before we can dial up the past. A short story.
About Author Lilian Simmonds:
Lilian Simmonds was born and raised in Southern England. She trained as a Registered Nurse in North Devon and after marriage and kids, the family lived in Newfoundland and Wales before immigrating to Western Canada.
During a hiatus from nursing, Lilian, a lifelong bookworm, discovered the joy of putting pen to paper and declares that writing fiction is the best therapy ever invented for dealing with childhood angst and the mid-life crisis.
How to Purchase Lily the Luddite:
Lily the Luddite is 99¢ at The Untreed Reads Store as well as at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple. This literary short is also available at your local library through Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, Freading, Wheelers and Gardners.