Five sales. In one day. Pretty stellar if you work in a car dealership. Not so hot if you hawk boxes out of your car at ten bucks a shot. Still, all things are relative. Beckman stood, gawping apparently mindlessly, with the words on the menu board nothing more than hieroglyphs before his eyes….
Beckman’s heart sank as a familiar figure entered the café. There was no point in trying to look away, bury his nose in his coffee cup, or whip up a book to cover his face. Note to self: always carry a book. Tyler would notice him. It was a foregone conclusion, because (1) like…
‘There are seventeen,’ the salesman said. Cameron Beg nodded. ‘Would you like to see the colour chart?’ continued the salesman, Simon Gillfish. Gillfish was a slim man with a penchant for icing sugar, and would be thirty-six in four years time. He reached onto the wall-mounted rack and pulled out the folded glossy, opening…
‘What about a buffalo?’ asked Grig, shaven-headed focus of the New Flag Committee. ‘Buffalo?’ Jones, the smartly-dressed Home Minister was perplexed. ‘You know, a nice big fierce buffalo. In profile.’ Bell, the Foreign Minister, furrowed his brow. ‘What does that represent?’ ‘Well, buffaloes,’ Grig said. Bell furrowed his deep brow and took another sip…
The works of little-known composer Ilya Drominivich, often regarded as impenetrably complex in their orchestration, have been the subject of little enlightening scrutinisation since his death in 1975. Now, however, a critical dissection of his most under-performed work, the dark Fourth Symphony, has been uncovered. The reviewer, music journalist Arnold Hiccup, analysed all Drominivich’s…
Tallyjohn sighed. It was getting late and they had barely made any progress. He could see the hints of frustration etching into Quiggle’s face as he sank into the chair. Tallyjohn, the King’s Master Of Letters, tapped his fingers agitatedly on the meeting room’s plain round table. Quiggle sat down opposite. ‘This is like…
Recently uncovered in a disused well in Chad, two audio tapes give a great insight into the mind of impresario and noted Suffolk chipmunk breeder Kookie Anderson. Anderson has denied any knowledge of the tapes, or of possibly trying to conceal them, but voice analysis experts agree that the tapes are indeed self-recorded transcriptions…
The annual publication of the UK “Rich List” is an eagerly awaited occasion, with much journalistic attention being given to its upper echelons. This, however, ignores the achievements of some of its less well-publicised members. In order to go some way to redress this balance, there follows an excerpt from the 2017 List. Ranked…
‘Well Tony, a lot of excitement about this race coming up.’ ‘Yes, and a big crowd here today for what should be a real test of Digger’s comeback after his long spell out of racing.’ ‘Indeed. A lot of people really keen to see Max Digger back on form after that horrific bathroom cabinet…
“The Illuminator” Good for : Reducing the “To Do” list Not recommended for : Use outdoors, overweight couples The man stands on the chair (recommend a sturdy kitchen-type chair, no wheels or cushions) with his buttocks against the chair back. The woman gets onto the chair and stands facing away from the man. The woman…