Dad Jokes and Pine Cones

**Shortlisted for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer's Prize 2022**

Widowed musician and single-father Wishes thought he'd never get his life Bach together again.

Enter Ronan stage left.

Balancing his career, his mental health, and getting his daughter to school on time, Wishes longs for another set of hands to duet life with. When Ronan proposes a childcare trade off, Wishes leaps at the opportunity. After all, single dads need to support each other, right?

Spending time with Ronan and his son ...