Tag: pizza
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THE DISAPPEARED
P for Protection. That’s what he thought anyway, huddled under the El track. Every ten minutes the shudder of the metal stanchion and the clackety roar reminded him he was still alive. Frank from the Pizza place came out and nodded to him. Handed him a coffee and a leftover slice. Their evening routine. ‘Any…
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A PIZZ A’ NONSENSE
‘Looks more like a wedding cake about to fall over than a pizza.’ ‘A pizza?’ ‘The Leaning Tower of Pizza.’ ‘No, it’s Pisa.’ ‘That’s what I said, Pizza. Anyway, don’t worry about the photo, I can straighten that up in Photoshop.’ ‘No, it’s meant to lean over like that.’ ‘That’s ridiculous, who built that?’ ‘It…
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A DAY IN A LIFE OF TOKENISM
Tokens of his love left by way of an apology before he left last night to go back to his wife and children. She dumped the flowers in the bin. At her yoga as she tried to revive herself from too much wine the night before. She stuck to the back of the class and…
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BALANCING THE SCALES
One pizza won’t hurt, thought Agnes as she crept down the stairs. She was still waiting to see any results after joining the slimming club. She was racked with guilt when the pizza arrived. The weigh-in was on Friday, she still had time to lose a couple of pounds. A couple of pieces won’t hurt. ***…
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
Steve hated Halloween. He hated dressing up. He hated Big Al’s Pizza Emporium. All three had conspired to have him standing in the street dressed as a furry Frankenstein’s Monster holding a placard that read: ‘Big Al’s Pizza Emporium: Halloween Special – All You Can Eat For £5’ He couldn’t get to the irritating itch on…
Iain Kelly 