The Oxford Set The old year ended, and the new year began, in a rather macabre way. It all started on Christmas morning when the Jones family gathered in the Old Vicarage, a large fifteenth-century house deep in the heart of the Glevumshire countryside. It has a reputation for being the most haunted building inContinue reading “The Communicative Bear”
Category Archives: Social Satire
The Aftermath of Halloween
Vaulting Ambition The atmosphere in the churchyard of St Micheal’s was serene, as it always was in the early days of November. The Rev. Elias Blackwood used this time as a period of meditation after trying his best to survive the occult devil worship that occurred on All Hallows Eve the previous night, especially sinceContinue reading “The Aftermath of Halloween”
The Disasterous Deal
The Lower Strangling Chronicles When Noah Campbell, CEO of Britain’s leading technology company, sent an email to all his colleagues alerting them to the sandwich lunch later, he shattered Dave Peterson’s dreams of having a quiet walk through the City of London and a simple meal in the local Pret-a-Manger. Banana was trying to negotiateContinue reading “The Disasterous Deal”
The Ghost Writer
The Oxford Set Children’s book illustrator Evelyn Ashbrook’s agent lived in a tall, brown-bricked, Georgian townhouse in the Londinium Borough of Crampdown. She was here to discover the fate of the book Nudge had commissioned her to illustrate, Little Grace and the Nasty Virus, and to hopefully finally meet the book’s illusive author, Nell Heep.Continue reading “The Ghost Writer”
The Forgotten Law
Vaulting Ambition It was one of many weird days in September that began as a quintessentially chilly Autumn morning and ended with a rather pleasant sunny afternoon, more common in Summer. The Administrators in Ardenvale gathered in their small board room alongside Chief Administrator Sir Gordon Ainsworth and Joseph Benson, the town’s recently reelected MP.Continue reading “The Forgotten Law”
The Missing Ingredient
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It was a glorious July day, and crowds filled the centre of Lower Strangling for the annual summer Village Fete. This year was unique, as a special guest had agreed to open the fair. “It is my greatest pleasure to be with you all today,” Labour MP Adam Ainsworth said toContinue reading “The Missing Ingredient”
The Black Dog of Waering
The Oxford Set Ambrose Perceville, 40th Earl of Waering, walked towards the foot of the tallest tower of his imposing Medieval castle and opened the door. In front of him was a spiral staircase, seemingly leading to nowhere. He stepped inside and closed the door. Ambrose was used to the climb. He did it whenContinue reading “The Black Dog of Waering”
The Birth of Lord Flooding
Vaulting Ambition The hot, sunny day outside did nothing but add a lot of salt to Lord Christoph Flooding’s intense wound. The Progressive party had won a landslide general election victory, and former Shadow Justice Secretary David Blair was now Prime Minister. In Ardenvale, Joseph Benson had managed to keep hold of his seat comfortably.Continue reading “The Birth of Lord Flooding”
An Important Visit
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It may have been a meteorologically indecisive day, but the residents of Lower Strangling were in good spirits. Their constituency had elected charismatic Labour candidate Adam Ainsworth as their MP as part of a nationwide General Election victory for the party. Adam was the village’s preferred candidate, and so they wereContinue reading “An Important Visit”
The Ghost in the Village Hall
The Oxford Set It was a reasonably pleasant June evening, and some of the residents of the Waeringshire village of Kington gathered in the village hall for a unique question and answer session, with the candidates vying to be their next Member of Parliament. Harold Perceville, the Conservative candidate and current MP, was trying desperatelyContinue reading “The Ghost in the Village Hall”
The Robinsonverse 