“As the candles flickered into life, one by one, the display took on the look of a richly-detailed Renaissance painting. Opulence shouldered grief aside, and the wake assumed the air of a successful party…”

I’m delighted that my story The Language of Love won first prize in the Writetime December 2023 short story competition. Cake has a starring role!

(image courtesy of micheile henderson on Unsplash)