Hat Fancy by Marian Allen The headline would be hardest. It was the most important part. Marcie tore up her seventh attempt and tried again: Hat Lover – Female Hat Lover – No, that made her sound as if she loved female hats. She shuddered.…

A Long Time Coming by Marian Allen “Mum! Mum!” Elgin stood on tiptoe, as if that would help a six-year-old see over the heads of adults. His mother, in the way of mothers, distinguished his voice through the hubbub and worked her way unerringly through…

Snow On The Screen by Marian Allen Emerson draped a muffler over himself and tied it under his control panel. “Now, don’t overdo.” His wife, Sylvania, said the same thing every time he went out to shovel the walk. She added, as she had taken…