The Lower Strangling Chronicles “I would have assumed Noah would have done this next year, when he hits the big six-oh,” Sarah said to Dave, as she looked out over the London skyline from the top of 20 Fenchurch Street. “So would I, but I guess he’ll take any excuse to hold a big partyContinue reading “The Multi-Million Pound 59th Birthday Bash”
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A Time For Change
The Oxford Set The ground outside Perceville Hall was a sparkling silver, and it wasn’t just the weather that was frosty. ”That’s it, it’s time for a change of leadership,” Harold Perceville, Conservative MP for Chinewrde and Sucham, said after he discovered the results of the local council elections. ”I agree, sugah, this would neverContinue reading “A Time For Change”
An Island Inland
Vaultless Ambition Of all the ways Lord Christoph Flooding thought he would begin his year, being surrounded by water with no escape was not one of them. But that is exactly what happened when, after his housekeeper and drawn back the curtains, he looked out of the window to discover that the river Avon wasContinue reading “An Island Inland”
Bonfire Night in Lower Strangling
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It was a fairly chilly night on the 5th November, and the residents of Lower Strangling, along with other people, gathered on the island in the middle of the village outside the Church of St Gerald the Damned, where a Bonfire was. Some were swinging sparklers about, whilst others had glowContinue reading “Bonfire Night in Lower Strangling”
Twixmas at the Castle
The Oxford Set United States Senator for Peach County Chuck Jackson never expected his daughter to marry into the English aristocracy, although he did plan to marry her off to Prince William as a backup, but that’s exactly what happened when Thelma Jackson went to Oxford to study politics and came across Harold Perceville, sonContinue reading “Twixmas at the Castle”
A Gift From an Old Flame
Vauntless Ambition It was a pleasant winter day in the Sussex seaside resort of Sandylook Bay, and Chris and Sophie Johnson were catching up with Sophie’s mother, Amanda, for Christmas. Christmas was a bittersweet time for Chris and Sophie’s families, as Chris’ mother and Sophie’s father were both brutally murdered by armed robbers when theyContinue reading “A Gift From an Old Flame”
The Duke of Knightlow’s Not So Happy Birthday
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It may have been his 83rd birthday, and he may have resolved the paranormal situation at his house after his servants discovered some protestors tying some nylon strings to a Ming vase*, but Sir Hugo was still miserable. Of course, it was not unusual for Sir Hugo to be miserable. InContinue reading “The Duke of Knightlow’s Not So Happy Birthday”
The Family Next Door
The Oxford Set It was a rainy, overcast December day in the trendy London borough of Splitafields, and Evelyn Ashbrook quietly sat at her desk in her candlelit study, working on her latest children’s book illustration. As she painted the walls of the brightly coloured house in her drawing, she heard sounds coming from theContinue reading “The Family Next Door”
Chaos at the Christmas Light Switch On
Vaultless Ambition Chris Johnson stood in the dark and biting cold, really wishing he was at home with his wife. He could hear the sounds of people shouting and cheering, but could not hear them. He breathed, mist coming out of his mouth. He looked down at his fatigues. ”Do we have to do this?”Continue reading “Chaos at the Christmas Light Switch On”
A Present for Mr. O’Brien
The Lower Strangling Chronicles It was that time of year again; the anniversary of the birth of a boy currently 46 years-ago. It was an anniversary that only two people really cared about; the boy’s parents. The boy himself; now business magnate Patrick O’Brien, did not particularly care for his birthday, mainly because his parentsContinue reading “A Present for Mr. O’Brien”
