Miscellaneous

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Gimlet and Finchley 14 - Becky

I met up with Blake and Mario to discuss the implications of dad’s will. “That was a shock,” I said. It had been a shock. Dad had left Gimlet and...
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Gimlet and Finchley 13 - Gimlet and Finchley

That night, Gimlet and Finchley were supposed to be fast asleep in their carry-case, but, as usual, they were up all night talking. "He wasn’t very...

The Flight Through Sky Town

The Flight Through Sky Town By Paul McCann The little diddley pink doodle bird flew through the sky and a stinky fink said to her as she was passing...
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Footprints

Footprints “This is an astonishing finding,” said Prof Bickley. “This trail of bird-like footprints has been dated at 200 million years old, a unique...
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Wellness?

I love my cottage granary loaf bread. It fills my belly with sandpaper lead. To the health guru nostrums I am wed. Such a diligent follower, my face...
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Gimlet and Finchley 12 - The reading of the will

The reading of the will Ted’s will is being read in his solicitor’s office. It is a small room for such an occasion, with a dozen chairs crammed in,...

Merry Christmas, Mom - Part XI

When I say that you were a wonderful mother and person, i'm being sincere. The memory of the last Christmas that we shared is something I hold dear...
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Gimlet and Finchley 11 - Gimlet and Finchley

“I can’t sleep,” said Finchley. The two puppets were alone in the carry-case where Ted had kept them for 43 years. “It’s the excitement of Ted’s...
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Gimlet and Finchley 10 - Gimlet and Finchley

Gimlet addressed the church. “Forty years ago, Ted was nobody, working as a travelling insurance salesman, with dreams of fame but no act to speak of...