these stories were first published together in 2006 , in firstwriter.magazine issue 8 : turning leaves , where they continue to be accessible via http : //www.firstwriter.com/magazine/ if you would like to enter a story in this year 's competition , please go to http : //www.firstwriter.com/competitions/short_story_contest/ table of contents cradle song for isobel by alexandra fox gray 's anatomy by john ravenscroft the teenager by bridget livermore one small step by toby allen the death of james chambers by tom campbell partly living by gervase o'donohoe as the lean tree burst into grief by susan johnson boogie by heather casey post christmas blues by brian gray another country by susan watts album : a story in photographs by jane greenwood cradle song for isobel by alexandra fox united kingdom i will not think of isobel .