And Then She Said

John L Bell is a member of the Iona Community, for which he has worked for most of his life in the areas of liturgy, spirituality and social justice. For over forty years he has been a contributor to religious broadcasting. Songs produced in association with his colleagues are published in English-speaking nations, and in translation in several European countries. John lives in Glasgow.

• Introduction     7The Stories1The aerial     92A foreign affair     123Pornography     144Naked     175Dog lover     196The girlfriend     217Untimely guilt     248Liberation     259Driven     2710Hospitality     2911Colour supplements     3112The gifts     3513Pontifical salutation     3714Embargo     3915The apprentice angel     4116Eucharist     4317Mother’s Day     4518A right royal occasion     4719Foreign tongues     4920Against the grain     5121Mothering     5322Forenames     5523The T shirt     5724The benefactor     6025Released from bondage     6226Telling it     6427The reel thing     6628Tears     6829Making it easy for others     7030Betty     7231The tug     7432Times! Citizen!     7733The mother of many     7934Good Friday     8135Isaiah     8336The gift     8537Baby care     8738Free at last     8939The Garden of Eden     9140No easy answer     9341The song     9542The sunbeam     9743The linguist     9944Jimmy     10245Mexico     10446Amnesty     10747The night visitor     11048Light in the tunnel     11249The bill     11550Transference     116