The Ballad Of Jessie Gray.and other stories. Playing For Laughs - focuses on one person who, like the majority of those in the entertainment business fail to realise their dreams. The Last Page - attempts to show how the subsequent consequences of grief can affect a person. From Whence I Came - allows a man to sift through the memories of an experience created over 40 years before and to examine the impact on his life Dust On The Shelf - sees a woman's struggle with impending spinsterhood and the demons she has been harbouring since childhood. A Minor Deception - asks the question, what is the affect on a hard working father, when he finally comes to terms with the ramifications of his single mindedness. The Corner Shop - seems to have been there forever, but what is the secret surrounding the latest proprietor. The Ballad Of Jessie Gray - anonymously jotted down on a scrap of paper in 1859 that starts a search with an astonishing outcome.