A Dubious Undertaking
It’s been a while since I posted anything here. In the meantime, I’ve moved from nostalgia and contemporary comment pieces to focus on humorous fiction, based on certain characters I’ve developed, like these two…
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The Devil’s Doorbell
The Cougar’s Claws
She was the vicar’s wife, he was a teenager, the son of the local bank manager. In 1959 appearances mattered. (Re-edited and extended)
» Read moreWong’s Water Pot (Part 2 of 2)
My only fictional story in the first person. Other fiction has always been in third person. Any critique or comment more than welcome. I’m particularly keen to learn if any of the paragraphs should be shorter. (Including in Part 1 previously submitted) Thanks. This is the second and final part of a short story which has a total length of
» Read moreWong’s Water Pot (Part 1 of 2)
My only fictional story in the first person. Other fiction has always been in third person. Any critique or comment more than welcome. I’m particularly keen to learn if any of the paragraphs should be shorter. (Including in Part 2 to follow) Thanks. This is the first part of a short story which has a total length of about 5500
» Read moreWish Me Happy Birthday
Wish her happy birthday… Today I have turned one. I still remember the day I was born. I opened my bleary eyes and looked around. Like other newborns, I didn’t cry. But everybody else did. My eyes darted from one person to another in the hospital room. The void within me was spreading like wildfire. Suddenly, my hand jerked back
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