Let It Out

R. W. Sones (Rod Sones) is a septuagenarian who has written for pleasure for most of his life.He joined The Scribblers Scrum in 2018 and it encouraged him to produce several short stories for the group, some of which he decided to publish. Putting these alongside poems - written at various times when events or thoughts prompted him to do so - he assembled the collection titled Let It Out.He has sung in many bands over the years (including The Wards of Court) and also enjoys painting and illustrating.Rod lives in a cottage in Hampshire with his wife, Mary.

• FOREWORD viPREFACE viiiTHE TIME OF YOUR LIFE 1THE CONKER TREE 3HERE'S TO YOUTH 7THE LAST PIECE 8TRAIN 11A MATTER OF ONE PER CENT 12AS I DROVE 19SITTING PRETTY 20BARFLEUR 23THE ORPHAN AND THE ORANGE 24CHRISTMAS CHEER 28DEREK HAS A LIFT 29WAY PAST FIFTY 33THE HIT 34THERE IS ALWAYS ONE 38JOHN AND JEAN 39CREATION 42AND IN A SECOND HIS HEART BROKE 43THE MILFORD MERMAID 44RETRIBUTION ABROAD 46THE YOUNG OCEAN RACER 48IN COSTUME 49HER PRESENCE 55TIME AT THE BAR 56THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER 61A BETTER OFFER 62THE OLD SEADOG 66CLARA 67THE SNOWMAN 73SHOOTING STARS 74THE TINY GRAIN 77WATCHING THE TIDE 78SUMMER 80NOT CUT OUT FOR IT 81ACROSS HATCHET POND 84THE RECORDING 85AND NOW I HAVE LOST 89IN THE SHADOWS 90THE GUARDIAN 95A WING AND A PRAYER 96SUMMER MORNING 991 - A CASE OF FISH 1032 - A CASE OF COLLECTIONS 1093 - A CASE OF THE LAST PIECE 1154 - A CASE OF THE MISSING DAUGHTER 1225 - A CASE OF MEMORIES 128JUNE 1994 134TRACK CHANGE 135