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  The Little Parcel

  a collaborative novella

  authored by the students of the

  ‘Creative Writing – Intermediate’ course,

  spring 2016

  edited by co-contributor Morgen Bailey

  A 14-chapter collaborative novella

  written by…

  Morgen Bailey

  Jon Cowell

  Liz Rich

  Adam Pell

  Neill Maycock

  Morgen Bailey (again)

  Wendy Pearson

  Dennis Carey

  Peter Child

  Morgen Bailey (yep)

  Ann Rumsby

  Morgen Bailey (for a change)

  Bianca Forbes

  Morgen Bailey (for a final time)

  Copyright © 2016 Morgen Bailey and the respective co-authors.

  Copyrighted as per the UK Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988. All rights reserved.

  Cover design, compilation and publication by Morgen Bailey.

  No part of this book can be reproduced in any form or by written, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information retrieval system without permission in writing by the author authors involved, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. (And we’d love you to review this novella!)

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the authors’ imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

  Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein.

  First Edition 2016

  Morgen Bailey

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  www.morgenbailey.wordpress.com

  The Little Parcel

  ‘The Little Parcel’ is a collaborative novella written by the attendees of the 2016 spring-term ‘Creative Writing – Intermediate’ ten-week class hosted by co-contributor Morgen Bailey.

  The authors wrote their chapters while knowing only the size (14” x 12” x 8”), weight (304gms) and destination address of the parcel (Dad, 1 The Hill, Thornton, Nottingham), together with the chapters’ starting and ending locations, the latter of which were chosen by the author of the relevant chapter. They also chose their own characters – the lead of which entitle each chapter – and plot.

  Morgen then collated the stories and made minor edits to turn each chapter into a cohesive novella before designing the cover and upload the finished package between weeks the final two weeks of the course so all the contributing attendees left the course as published authors! As you will see, Morgen has written more than the first and final paragraphs as – due to unforeseen circumstances – some of the authors were unable to write their chapters so she created them.

  We all hope that you enjoy reading this novella and that it feels seamless to you.

  We would love to know what you think and invite you to email Morgen at [email protected] who will pass your comments on to the relevant authors. We would also be very grateful if you left a review as an encouragement for others to read the novella.

  You can learn more about this project on www.morgenbailey.wordpress.com/the-parcel-project where you can leave comments and read those left by other visitors.

  Thank you again for downloading this eBook – your support is much appreciated.

  Contents

  Chapter 1: Sarah by Morgen Bailey

  Chapter 2: Colin by Jon Cowell

  Chapter 3: Rob and Zara by Liz Rich

  Chapter 4: Reg and Danny by Adam Pell

  Chapter 5: Butterfly by Neill Maycock

  Chapter 6: Alan by Morgen Bailey

  Chapter 7: Daniel by Wendy Pearson

  Chapter 8: Margot by Dennis Carey

  Chapter 9: Dean by Peter Child

  Chapter 10: Ethan and Izzy by Morgen Bailey

  Chapter 11: Marc by Ann Rumsby

  Chapter 12: Grace by Morgen Bailey

  Chapter 13: Ray by Bianca Forbes

  Chapter 14: Paul by Morgen Bailey