OTHER FICTION
STORIES
in suggested reading order
Ermine
An episode from an imagined childhood.
The Competition
Written as a possible entry in just such a competiton as it describes.
Culture Shock
A missionary thinks he has Christianised a jungle tribe. How wrong can you be?
The Great Chaos
A not-too-serious satire on politics and computer dependence.
On Wings of Song
A choral competition leads through various intrigues and machinations to the resolution of a long-standing quarrel.
Flashback
After a loss of memory, what is reality?.
The Legend of the Hurdy-Gurdy
An ancient musical instrument found in a junk shop affects several lives.
Sunset
Rather an essay on the nature of dreams.
Ernscar
An inter-temporal romance; dramatised as "The Jester's Daughter" and further extended as a film script.
Garstein
A crucial obligation is at last discharged through an old friend's visit.
Forster's Legacy
The events described in "Garstein" transform the life of an English engineer.
Consequences
A sequel to "Forster's Legacy" introducing other characters.
The Hand
A very short spacer for a projected collection of mostly much longer pieces.
The Empress of China
Not the last one, but the next ...
The Gift
A fictional character in the French Revolution completes his story despite the author's block ...
... and to answer a reader's "What happened then?", an Epilogue extends it.
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FILM & TV SCRIPTS
Original or adapted from stage versions to take advantage of the wider possibilities on film.
May be available on request as WORD documents in standard format.
Germ of an Idea
An unscrupulous "investigative" journalist causes immense harm for the sake of a sensationalised story.
The original version for television, later adapted for the stage as "Whitefly" (see Synopses)
All for the Best ...?
Written at the request of a student who specified the disastrous climactic incident but wanted some "feel-good" conclusion - a challenging exercise!
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
An unworldly academic mistaken for a courier is dragged into international scheming.
Adapted in response to a trawl for scripts.
Green Eyes
An environmental activist causes tragedy through personal jealousy but finds a way through his remorse.
The Jester's Daughter
Intertwined mediaeval and modern romances.
A completely re-dramatised version of "Ernscar" to take advantage of the possibilities for rapid scene changes offered by film.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Fragments
Some very short pieces.
Cumbrian Liff
following a suggestion by Douglas Adams and Johm Lloyd for putting place names to work.
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