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Fiction Ed Lucy takes a closer look at the stories, serials and series you'll find in the October 16, 2021 issue of "The People's Friend".

Fiction Ed Lucy takes a closer look at the fantastic stories you'll find in "Friend" Special 213, which is on sale Wednesday, August 18.

Alan Chats To Writer Patsy Collins By Many of you will be familiar with the name Patsy Collins. She is a published novelist, short story writer and also renowned blogger. Patsy is also a regular contributor to the pages of the “Friend”. She’s one busy lady, but thankfully Patsy found the time to chat to me about her love for stories and writing. You often work from a campervan and describe yourself as “The Travelling Writer”. How did that come about? Once we had the van, it just seemed the logical thing to do! My husband is a freelance photographer, and I assist, so we often travel...

Frizzy Redhead Would Like To Meet By Take a keen interest in other people, a desire to make everyone happier, a newspaper, and stir gently… I do try to be optimistic. I’m sure that’s healthier than worrying about things which might never happen and not risking something which could bring us joy for fear it would go wrong. Even so, at 7.23am, I already had that Monday morning feeling. Looking around at the gloomy faces of my fellow commuters convinced me I wasn’t alone in that. Most had put up some kind of barrier. Headphones, tapping on phones or newspapers shaken out and pointedly a...

Fiction Preview: Special 208 Let’s take a look inside . . . The opener “Queen For A Day” welcomes you to our brand new Special. Some people think Susan the wrong choice for Rose Queen’s attendant – can she prove them wrong? This gentle story by our writer of the week has a charming illustration (above) by Mandy Dixon. Whenever Linzie has a question, she finds the answer in Gran’s mirror. But is it really magic? Find out in “Mirror, Mirror” by Patsy Collins, with an illustration by Manon Gandiolle. Len and Betty are allotment buddies, but find to their dismay that their young...