The Green Cathedral is a collection of contemporary-fantasy short stories that each pose a 'what if?' question.
In 'Rain', the United Kingdom has been subjected to twenty years of continuous rainfall and one journalist thinks he has found the reason why. In 'Photographs' a young burglar takes on a mysterious group of people who have been stealing people's personal belongings. And in 'The Jewellery Box' a lonely woman finds that a gift from a stranger has the power to change her life.
Seven stories, seven what ifs?
What if your house was haunted?
What if it never stopped raining?
What if a gift from a stranger could mend your broken heart?
What if we stopped talking to each other?
What if you met God?
What if babies really did grow under the gooseberry bush?
What if someone was stealing your photographs?

Dale Parnell was born and raised in Norwich and now lives in Staffordshire with his wife and their imaginery dog, Moriarty. Dale has been writing, in various forms, for most of his adult life and finds short stories the most enjoyable. His first collection, "The Green Cathedral" includes some of his oldest works along with more recent pieces.

Following on from his acceptance in two charity poetry anthologies, Dale published his first collection of poetry, "If I Were Not Me" in February 2019. He has been reading his poems at a few local open mic events and festivals and enjoys being a part of the local poetry community.

Dale released his second collection of short stories, "Bramble and Other Stories" in 2019, this time exploring science-fiction and horror as well as contemporary fantasy.