Those imbeciles of the sidewalk were obvious. They were the ones frantically punching the walk button, angered that their command had not been obeyed immediately. Regardless of the time or other pedestrians present, they were determined to force the red ‘don’t walk’ sign to turn green, no matter what. But it was their relentless button-pressing…
Let’s explore time management with a tomato. If your study or project gets interrupted by something better like an urgent need to clean the house, or dating apps or procrastination then try this – tomato idea. Whilst some may be familiar with this idea. Others may not. Welcome to the Pomodoro Technique. Pomodoro is the…
Mr Aberdare and Fred abided by the smoking rules in the Afterlife.
In Jack Fringe’s satirical novel “Get Rid of Glenda”, the eponymous Glenda Nail is the monstrous head of HR at Silvermax Television. Ruling through manipulation and bullying, Glenda embodies the worst excesses of corporate dysfunction. When Peter Silver inherits control of the once-great network after his uncle’s scandalous death, he faces the herculean task of…
“How are we today?” Silvia asked the customer. “I can’t speak on behalf of anyone else, but I’m fine, thanks,” he replied. Silvia forced a smile, wondering what he was talking about. Idiot, she thought. “What can we get you today?” she asked. As Silvia was the only person at the counter, her customer assumed others would…
In this darkly absurd seafaring satire set during the 1970s, the ageing Navy destroyer HMAS Mulga becomes a floating circus of incompetence and chaos. At the helm is the egotistical Captain Doherty, whose unchecked ambition and political connections wreak havoc on his long-suffering crew…. The individual characters are in video also. See the Videos here….
Dive into the offbeat universe of Jack Fringe, where the ordinary is turned on its head, and the bizarre becomes the new normal. “Deviates from the Norm” is a collection of short stories that blend dark humour with unexpected twists, showcasing characters that live on the fringes of society – peculiar, yet undeniably human. From…
The Lounge that Talks Tales from our own Jacobean Era How can anyone get motivated to do something when being held back by guilt and shame? For the past few years, my mind has been a hornet’s nest wondering if I should dispose of a family heirloom. And every time I sat on Granny’s Jacobean,…
A voice from the grave Since I was a little boy, the bank has encouraged me to save. ‘Save it, you have it; spend it, it’s gone.’ Every Friday I’d put two shillings into my passbook and then bank it. ‘Save it, you have it; spend it, it’s gone.’ That witty phrase, created by some…
