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Gimlet and Finchley 7 - Gavin

Ted Elliott’s children were let into Gavin’s office. Gavin had been Ted’s manager, and following Ted’s death was overseeing Gimlet and Finchley’s...
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 2 of 3

My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe continues.
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Gimlet and Finchley 6 - Gimlet and Finchley

It was nighttime, Gimlet and Finchley were ‘asleep’ in the carry-case where they lived when they weren’t performing. But puppets don’t need sleep...
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Gimlet and Finchley 5 - Becky

A woman grabbed me as I was about to enter the driveway. “Oi,” she gobbed. “There’s a queue you know.” “Yes,” I said, “A queue outside my house.” “It...
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Gimlet and Finchley 4 - Mario

Mario believe in convention. He believed that children’s entertainers shouldn’t do blue jokes, even when they played to an adult audience. He...
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 1 of 3

My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe.
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Free ice creams every day

The first year I worked with her, I didn't even notice she was around. She was like the shadow, the houseplants, the gray curtains. Although I heard...

1:4:5 Negotiations (Part 6)

Ace took their cup back to the fabricator and refilled it. They scanned the menu before ordering a second cup of water. Carefully, they made their...

Delirium

Recovering from a three week virus recently, I was amused to find my already irreverent reception of TV news even more exaggerated. This was achieved...
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Bukowski’s spit bucket

T he estimate placed on Charles Bukowski’s unmarked spit bucket is expected to be pitched at $10,000- $15,000 but there’s already talk going ro und...