Out of Time

‘Stop it right now, you dizzy tart!’Marissa Nalletamby was giving herself a telling-off in front of the mirror.‘He’s married, you’re married. You don’t even like him much. Dresses like a nerd. Probably a control freak’Her brain delivered moral rectitude and the logic of actuarial evidence but her body knew better and overrode it with a wistful sigh that steamed up the cold glass on the wall.They had met, the two couples, at a neighbour’s anniversary party four years ago and, while there had been no common ground upon which to build a more than superficial relationship, Marissa had found herself … Continue reading Out of Time

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I Don’t Like Mondays

I Don’t Like Mondays I was reminded of this by Sabrina Ogden’s piece ‘Excuse me, have you seen my shirt?‘ in Pure Slush this week. What our minds get up to when we’re not fully a-hold of the reins! I’d gone to work as usual but changed my route slightly with a view to using the outdoor parking area. So, tootling gently along and preparing to turn right at the appointed moment, I was mildly irritated to find that there was an obstruction accompanied by a degree of ill-disciplined vehicular negotiation (bad tempered spat) which conspired to prevent my egress onto the … Continue reading I Don’t Like Mondays

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