Editors Gail Pirkis and Hazel Wood Marketing and bookshops Stephanie Allen The staff Jennie Paterson, Alarys Gibson, Richard Conyngham

Cover illustration: Robert Field, White Moon

Robert Field is a mosaicist whose work has appeared in many exhibitions in both Britain and France. He is also the author of a number of highly successful books which have been used for creative design and is a founder member of the British Association for Modern Mosaic

(BAMM). His work can be seen at www.robert-field.co.uk and at the Quarr Gallery,

17 High Street, Swanage, Dorset bh19 2lp ( www.quarrart.com).

Baying fox by James Nunn

Design by Octavius Murray

Layout by Andrew Evans

Colophon and tailpiece by David Eccles

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Printed and bound by Smith Settle, Yeadon, West Yorkshire Contents

From the Editors

The Return of Grouse • laurence scott

Water Pistols at Fifty Paces • hazel wood

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The Long Arm of Coincidence • caroline moore

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From Convent to Kitchen Table • alexander lucie-smith

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Honest Jim and the Double Helix • catherine merrick

A Winning Hand • stephen honey

Another, Darker Continent • tim mackintosh-smith

Vanishing Point • martin sorrell

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Pearls and a Fur Jacket • frances donnelly

A Matter of Dedication • oliver pritchett

Sam Pepys from Walworth • james roose-evans

The King’s Spaniel • linda leatherbarrow

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