When New Writers UK created the 'Silver Scribes Tell Tales' competition for people of more mature years, we didn't realise what a difficult task selection would be. Having received a huge number of charming, humorous or intriguing stories, choosing twenty was no easy undertaking. What you are about to read are the final selection and we believe each one of these has deserved its place in this book and trust you too will enjoy 'Silver Scribes Tell Tales 2013'.