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The revenge of Greg Gloom, Part 2: In the rough
[This is Part II of the short story which began here: http://thebustard.blogspot.com/2011/09/ejecting-greg-gloom.html. There we saw the flamboyant Lord Pi begin a secret meeting with Seth Ghast of the De-urbs and Waldemar Kunt (hereinafter to be called Waldemar Lunt for reasons … Continue reading
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The revenge of Greg Gloom, Part 1: Ejecting Greg Gloom
[This is the first section of a short story which will be serialised exclusively in the Bustard – unless Rupert Murdoch rings with a much better offer. It takes place in England in 2030 or 2040 under the celebrated rule … Continue reading
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CASPER, part III and the bad timing of Sir Godfrey
[for CASPER, parts I and II see http://thebustard.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html] Onan Hash, the prime minister of England, tapped his pipe impatiently. Eight o’clock had sounded on his orang-utan cuckoo clock, sixteenth in a series of extinct animal clocks. He sipped his coffee. … Continue reading
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Geo-engineering: Think global – act local.
Former postman, Rod Flange, 53, was arrested yesterday in Telford after a five hour stand-off with armed police. “I was just doing my duty as a citizen,” he shouted to the assembled press as he was dragged away by two … Continue reading
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CASPER, part II
Hours went by. Our political friends were fretful and panicky as the clock ticked through the night. They squabbled and sparred, speculated and frowned, paced round and round the minister’s oak panelled office in despair. Occasionally one of them would … Continue reading
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