'Connections: Selected Short Stories', are tales about life, love, and death. These fifteen tales start with the story of a little girl in Nepal and end with an experience of life in an old people's home. 'Connections', the title story, tells the tale of two people who had once been very close friends, but who have drifted apart. The story reveals their unexpected reconnection. This story won the first prize in The Waverley Lines Competition. The final story in this selection, 'Christmas Spirits' won a prize from The Scottish Writers Forum. It deals with the issue of dementia and care of the elderly.