Willa Van Gent: 4 books

Wilhelmine Doehrn (b. 1 May 1893, Wesel, d. ..., Nierstein, Germany) married Hugo van Gent in Wesel (Prussia at the time) sometime after 1900. On 12 October 1918, Wilhelmine received a passport to travel to Belgium, to visit the grave of her husband, who had fallen as a soldier during World War I....

Squeaking swings squawking seagulls screeching toddlers. Spring is here. The playground is full tiny tots crawling up and down like ants. Scrambling on steps, slides, sandboxes, remembering how it was last year.

This has little glimpses of light in a kaleidoscope—a little red triangle here, a green diamond there. Altogether, these short (very short) stories will catch us by surprise while going through the daily grind.

'A collection of five short stories - childhood memories, the quandaries of household repairs, ageing gracefully and the rarity of pandas. Looking at moments with awe, humour and patience, finding the balance between life's quirkiness and poetry.'