"Rob finds out how good it is to know the right people......"
Before you start...this is quite a long story, but please have patience. Thanks. Cindy’s ice blue eyes stare deep into mine, a rock solid, unflinching gaze. I get the impression she is not going to deliver good news. “Rob, I...
"Some Reunions are better than others..."
The invite says 8 pm sharp. Thanks to the slowest taxi in the world I am twenty minutes late already. The driver and his overbearing opinions are beginning to grate on me as we finally arrive outside the Cedar Rooms....
"Craig's curiosity pays off in the end."
I really should be going. I’m already twenty minutes late back from my lunch break, but the boss is away. I can handle anything his gormless assistant, Doug might throw at me.I’m in the sandwich shop adjacent to our office...
"Ben and Violet enjoy the great outdoors."
I’m driving you down to the Meadowlands. The brooding, wild and desolate Meadowlands, you’ll like it there I’m sure. It’s so quiet and peaceful, a world away from your hectic city lifestyle. I used to bring your Sister here years...
"James discovers it pays to be patient....sometimes."
The sun has me caught in it’s shimmering haze on this lazy day in July. It’s too hot to even consider doing anything that involves movement of any kind. The blinding rays are bouncing off the hotel’s oval swimming pool...
"Jake discovers that his girlfriend is a multi tasker."
Ten years since I set foot in this sleepy little outpost, nothing seems to have changed at all. It’s like a place stuck in a void, unable to break free. It’s a quintessentially English village - stuffy, well to do...
"Kris loses his hair, but gains a lover."
“The trouble with you men is you want it all ways. You want someone to cook and clean for you, a slave basically. You expect the house to be spick and span but never lift a finger to help. Then...
"Jez discovers patience pays off sometimes....."
I knew going for a quiet drink with Terry would be anything but ‘quiet’ it just never works out that way. I didn’t really want to go out, I seem to stay in a lot more these days. Terry was...
"Alf proves he could have been a contender..."
It’s unbearably hot as the mid afternoon sun beats down onto the garden. We certainly made a bad decision to re-lay the lawn on this particular Sunday. The sweat is pouring out of me as I lay down another roll...
"Ross discovers the power of the press..."
The doorbell rings, snapping me out of a daydream. I rise from my armchair and make my way to the front door. Through the frosted glass I can make out the frame of a young woman.I open up and am...