Fair Exchange

Winner of the S&S/WI short story competition.

A homeless man walks into a charity shop - his life has gone wrong and he doesn't know how to fix it.

A woman is working at the charity shop after the death of her father. She is at a crossroads in her life and is unsure which way to go next.

Here in this charity shop their lives meet and cross over in the most unexpected of ways.

Fair Exchange is a short story about a secret and about the truth that lies beneath the surface of us all.