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December 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Neighbourhood Fragments 1-9
#1 He strolled on down the street. It was nearly a nice day. He heard some guy on the front lawn of someone else’s house say, “oooooooh, aaaaaaaahhh” and he thought, maybe he’d hit a sinkhole, stubbed his toe in a pothole – but no. That guy was just singing along to Elton John. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. […]Archive
September 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Spelling It Out
Advances in science and medicine have meant we can now predict the life expectancy – we can know how long everyone will live. We know if the life will be cut short. Everyone is given a medical passport when they turn 10. It is stamped with an expiration date. The last six months of anyone’s […]Archive
June 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: When Peter Gabriel Drank All My Whiskey
I woke up after an odd but amusing dream. Peter Gabriel had decided to visit my house – he was touring New Zealand with his new show. In the dream my house was as it is in real life, though there was the dream-addition of a basement, set up with a pool table and shelves […]Archive
April 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: A Sound Unlike Any Other (For Gibson Les Paul or SG)
There was a sound. A sound he found to be unlike any other. And that includes Tina Yothers crying at the funeral held for the death of the TV movie. She used to be a shoo-in for the reality TV shows and even though everyone knows her star faded oh so long ago, she would […]Archive
April 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Mt. Erebus
She says, “Come on, dad. Let’s look at some books”. And he follows, little shuffle, almost like he’s naughty – toddling behind, roles have been reversed. But it’s warm, the way she speaks to him. Encouraging. She points out the books and he picks them up and has a leaf through like it’s a colouring […]Archive
March 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: And We Know
And we know everything already, so we are happy with this knowledge, impressed by it actually – as well you should be too. This is hard fought knowledge eh, borne from experience and hard yacker. Doing the graft. Turning up. Being honest. Working hard always. Gritting through and putting some grease and spit into everything. […]Archive
March 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Right Club
You will meet a lot of people that have been in this world for a long time. And you will meet a lot of people that haven’t been in this world for long at all. And it will never have anything to do with their date of birth. It will always be about the way […]Archive
February 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Won’t Get Fooled Again
“The simple things you see are all complicated”, he said as he scrolled through Pete Townshend’s internet history.Archive
February 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Social Media
I’m sorry that I did not congratulate you on LinkedIn for your anniversary of still earning. But I was yearning for a job myself. I was also busy doing anything else. I was folding the washing when I got the notification. And I could tell you now that I meant to put down my son’s […]Archive
February 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Party On
It’s one of those parties you never should’ve gone to, you know it, before you go, in fact that’s why you do, cos these people don’t know you. Like anyone and everyone they have an idea of you, which, admittedly, is a fable you’ve more than likely helped to create…So, tempting fate, you dispose of […]Archive
January 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman