The rumble of Meadowes’s voice calling his name froze Calloway’s feet to the ground. “Where is Cranston?” Meadowes asked him, “and why has he not taken Lord Ellworthy his coffee?” “I heard Mr Cranston is, is unwell, Mr Meadowes,” said…
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Prime Minister Johnson
“I have the briefing on the North Korea situation here, Prime Minister,” said Janet to the back of his head. The Prime Minister didn’t look around. “Not now, Beth. Can’t you see I’m having my hair done?” “Yes, Prime Minister,…
Tough Old Game
Meeting a writers’ group was always like sticking her hand in a lucky dip. The commissioning editor never knew what to expect. She cast her eye around the table of earnest faces of which only a couple looked over thirty…
Big Desk Gratitude
The CEO sat at his desk. A suited man came in and handed him a folder. “The report on the possible merger,” said the man. “Thank you.” The CEO did not look up. The suited man left, making sure he…
Dr Inspiration’s Cruise
Samantha made sure she was the last to enter the auditorium and slipped into a seat at the back. A few people were still working their way to seats on the rows further forward, hand over hand along the seat…
Prime Minister Johnson
“I have the briefing on the North Korea situation here, Prime Minister,” said Janet to the back of his head. The Prime Minister didn’t look around. “Not now, Beth. Can’t you see I’m having my hair done?” “Yes, Prime Minister,…
Tagged with: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Flash fiction, Humour, Politics, Satire
Posted in Saturday Hooptedoodle
Posted in Saturday Hooptedoodle
Informing the Customers
Stanley knew it wasn’t going to go well when he was summoned to George’s office without being offered tea. George grunted, which Stanley took as an instruction to sit down, lowering his eyes to the level of George’s glare. Stanley…
Exorcising Honesty
Here’s what’s been holding you all back: that demon called honesty. You spent your whole life being told it’s a virtue, so now it’s time to face the truth. We’re gonna put truth in this chair, right here on this…
The Cheltenham Gambit
Carrie hated conferences. She could just about cope with dozing through presentations, but she dreaded the evening socials. Looking cheerful while surrounded by strangers had never been in her job description. She could stand in a corner with a glass…
Fiction Review: Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
When Elmore Leonard wrote his ten rules of writing, he opened with: Never open a book with weather. Yet eleven years earlier, he had opened one of his better-known novels with: When Chili first came to Miami Beach twelve years…
Tagged with: crime fiction, Elmore Leonard, Get Shorty, Humour, Satire
Posted in Book review: fiction, Wednesday Pontification
Posted in Book review: fiction, Wednesday Pontification
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