Monthly Archives: December 2011

Upset

Posted on December 31, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

I’d put on the guinea fowl before going to the library to email and doing some shopping for steak for tomorrow’s pie on the way back. He hadn’t wanted a big lunch before setting out and wasn’t getting one. As … Continue reading →

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After the Fall The Fall Out

Posted on December 28, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

Greg came in the morning to ask me to supper. I hadn’t seen Greg since the beginning of the year because we’d both been preoccupied by other people. I asked if John could come. I didn’t know how much Greg … Continue reading →

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The Fall

Posted on December 22, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

I was thinking what next in my diary and thought to check the heating was on at the radiator so got up sideways from the chair I sat on. The other chair was slightly on edge to the console table … Continue reading →

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Support for Evictees

Posted on December 21, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

Yvann asked for support with Olivia, our liaison officer at RHP; he was being evicted. She knew I supported him, I said; and he couldn’t find the letter from her that’d inform me of the grounds, and didn’t show me … Continue reading →

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Suicide in the Bathroom

Posted on December 19, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

John asked why he was thinking night before of killing himself in the bathroom. I didn’t know. He didn’t, he said, because it wouldn’t be fair on me, who was asleep at the time and when I got up to … Continue reading →

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December WG Meeting

Posted on December 14, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

John hadn’t come back before I had to leave for the Writers’ Group. I left a note at the outside door giving where I’d be. No sooner there than John (Elliott) and Jacqui came in, shortly followed by Steve. John … Continue reading →

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Iced Slices

Posted on December 8, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

John was going out for a paper. I offered to go with and get it on the card while shopping. He carried the bag back and was a prolonged time at the fridge putting something away. Behind his beer he’d … Continue reading →

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Contract

Posted on December 5, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

Chomu sent a contract to be signed prior to publishing ‘Instance….’, my proactive short story, in its Dadaoist [sic] Anthology. A small part of it, to do with my relationship with Betty Clark subsequent to the letters, is in CORRESPONDENCE. … Continue reading →

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Trap Sprung

Posted on December 1, 2011 by johnbrucecairns

The bad penny turned up early to my annoyance. His bolthole owner hadn’t returned from making a court plea. From phoning the court I found out his hearing was adjourned till January and he was being held in custody. Since … Continue reading →

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