They’d been told to keep off the grass, but Alec couldn’t resist two quick steps from the ash track and onto the park. There was no-one looking, the control room still empty of match commander and retinue, the stadium officials more concerned with the operation of the floodlights and the manning of turnstiles. Fitzpatrick and … Continue reading The Greatest Fan
Tag: Short Stories
Saturation
If the incident with McGroarty had provided some unexpected excitement it was short lived. There’d been some subterfuge in their attempts to execute more warrants, but the remainder of the week proved an anti climax. It wasn’t altogether fruitless. Alec had learned new tricks. The art of whistling bird calls as they entered each common … Continue reading Saturation
Last Man Standing
March 2016 A cold wind is blowing. Spring is around the corner, but winter is having a final hurrah. The boat is supported high on its cradle and twenty feet up, standing on the deck, I can see the inner basin of the harbour, marina pontoons bobbing around and, beyond that, the churning Firth of … Continue reading Last Man Standing
