When I came down the stairs, I found my son Nigel was sharpening a knife in the kitchen. Meanwhile, his brother Maurice was boiling water in a massive electric cauldron. His sister Maria was spreading plastic sheets on the floor.

“I am really in the soup this time,” I thought.

Derek McMillan is a writer in Durringon in the UK. His editor is his wife, Angela. He has written for print and online publications in the UK, USA, and Canada. His latest book is the audio-book Brevity which is available on eBay. He also publishes a blog for flash fiction with the help of over 100 contributors.