Tag: surreal
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IN THE LAND OF THE GIANT GERBILS
Floating along on a bed of epicurean marshmallows, Malcolm IV, king of the giant gerbils, nibbled on a lovely stilton and ordered the destruction of Paris by his army of flying pigs armed with lances and flame throwers. In the Kingdom of the Glowing Eggs, the latest crop of chimeras – half voluptuous maidens, half…
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STRAWBERRY SWING
She’d had the idea while watching a gardening magazine show – apparently plants had emotions and responded to music and words. Perfect. She stripped down the old grand piano, rejigged the strings and hammers, filled it with grade-A compost and planted the seeds. She soon had a playlist – Rachmaninoff and Chopin went down best…
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IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY
He straightened from examining his ancient car engine as she approached. ‘Evening, ma’am. Can I help you?’ ‘I’m a little lost. Is the road to Ashville around here?’ ‘Sure is, you’re standing on it. You just follow it straight on ahead.’ Hilda looked perplexedly at the thick, untrammelled forest. ‘When you get to town tell…
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FOR HIRE
Exhausted, dehydrated and sunburnt, they let the tide sweep them in for the final nautical mile. They slouched on their recliners and held hands. ‘We made it,’ he said, ‘I told you we could.’ ‘Four months on this contraption. Next year, let’s have a walking holiday,’ she replied. On the shore, the gathered crowd awaited…
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T IS FOR TALINN, ESTONIA
THE STORY OF ONE TEAM IN TALINN, ESTONIA The rumours had been flying about amongst the Tartan Army, the name given to the supporters of the Scottish national football team, since the evening before, while they were out soaking up the atmosphere and the alcohol around the centre of Talinn. Now, as the referee led…