Tag: agnes
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A VERY BRITISH DAY OUT
‘Authentic Beach Barbecue’ the leaflet had assured them. Archie had his doubts. The nearest beach was at least thirty miles away for a start. Just another anomaly in the zoo that combined as an amusement park. Two pasty-looking teenagers wheeled out trays covered in tinfoil and started unwrapping the precooked food. Agnes perched herself on…
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BUCKET LIST
Why did he need to have a bucket list? Agnes was insistent this was something he needed to tick off it, whether he had one or not. Happy 60th, darling! So here Archie was, standing in a basket, strapped to a vast nylon balloon. Agnes waved and snapped another picture. The hot air balloon was…
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Q IS FOR QUIMPER, FRANCE
A STORY OF QUERULOUSNESS IN QUIMPER, FRANCE ‘It’s unusual in that it bends in the middle to match the contours of its location and avoid an area of swamp,’ Agnes read from the guide. ‘Probably couldn’t build it right,’ muttered Archie. Agnes gave him a withering look and carried on reading from the pamphlet. ‘Some…
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A WALK IN THE COUNTRY
‘I told you not to step off the path.’ Agnes stormed away and left Archie standing in his socks on the wooden walkway. Archie cursed and knelt down. He felt the warm, moist mud squelch around his hand, then his lower arm and passed his elbow. He moved his hand from side-to-side. Somewhere in there…
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STUMPED
The town hall meeting had turned ugly. Councillor Lewisham tried vainly to placate the natives. ‘If you could let me explain. There’s prohibitive cost involved as well as environmental regulations.’ ‘Rubbish!’ ‘The trees are a danger. One more storm and they’ll fall right on my house.’ ‘Typical politician, all talk. Regulation this, regulation that.’ ‘Why…
Iain Kelly 