Dear Grandad is a short tale about coming to terms with loss told through a series of letters from a young girl to her grandfather.

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The Treasure Box

Letter 1 – The House
Letter 2 – The Garden
Letter 3 – Snails
Letter 4 – The Plain
Letter 5 – Blackbird
Letter 6 – Old Shuffler
Letter 7 – The Spooky House
Letter 8 – The Lost Ball
Letter 9 – Voices In The Lane
Letter 10 – Old Shuffler Speaks
Letter 11 – The Blackbird And The Ball
Letter 12 – Voices Overheard
Letter 13 – Old Shuffler’s House
Letter 14 – Trees On The Plain
Letter 15 – Watching

At The Window

About Dear Grandad

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Words by Tim O’Hare, Pictures by Katy O’Hare

In memory of my father, with thanks to the blackbird and with apologies to pigeons everywhere!

(c) Tim O’Hare, February 2024