Collected Writings: Volume 3

This third collection of shorts opens with A Tar Dark Night, a story written in homage to Dylan Thomas, and finishes with Our Rose the author's first foray into monologues. Both are written in a humorous vein.In between, as previously, there's a melange of stories, happy, sad, humorous, others more serious plus a further two monologues, That's Technology a satirical piece on one man's reluctance to embrace technology more than needs be and Coffee Break, the capture of a hitman on the run.To Elysian Fields is a sobering piece, a reflection on the state of homelessness in Britain today.Two Total Strangers and Unforgiven are stories on human relationships. Any judgements made are the reader's prerogative.Where Dreams Go to Die is a short piece reflecting on the danger of allowing a dream to become an all-consuming passion. The outcomes may not always live up to the expectations.The Devil is in the Detail is the tale of a blighted spirit.The Traveller is a rewrite, in prose, of Walter de la Mare's famous poem, 'The Listeners'. In this version, The Traveller has traded his horse for a motorbike.'A Fracas at The Pig and Whistle' is a light-hearted summer story of strawberries and cricket.

Author:

Ian Riddle

Publisher:

Michael Terence Publishing

Publication Date:

Oct 17, 2020

Number of pages:

138 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

180094053X

ISBN-13:

9781800940536