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Volume VI: Desperately Seeking

VOLUME VI: Desperately Seeking

May 13th, 2009  |  published in Volume VI: Desperately Seeking

A car key retrieval agent, rubber suits, jelly beans, a lot of snow and underwear by post were just a few of the topics covered off in this month’s Telltales – an eclectic mix of work from Telltales favourites and fresh blood alike. It was yet another brilliant night and nice to see so many […]

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Dean, Tina and Stan – Chelsey Flood

May 13th, 2009  |  published in Volume VI: Desperately Seeking, Volume VIII: Lost and Found

Sad and in denial Dean sneaks in Tina’s yard. Grey eyes peeled he sits silent, sips gin, peers in as Tina gets ready: steak and leeks and peas. It isn’t Dean’s tea. It’s late and Dean is tired yet stays and listens and spies til… Stan enters – Gentle Stan Tyler – Peter Tyler’s lad. […]

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Texas: Attempted – Greg Corcoran

May 13th, 2009  |  published in Volume VI: Desperately Seeking

The sign in the restaurant looms over me, captivating my full attention. It is mahogany, the words carved in brilliant gold. “Ignore this sign” I stand transfixed, lost in a philosophical spiral that would have given Socrates the shits. But in time I move on, and return to the booth where the rest of my […]

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A Wild Keys Chase – Tim Warren

May 6th, 2009  |  published in Volume VI: Desperately Seeking, Volume VIII: Lost and Found

I have lost my car keys. Ethel, however, contends that I am car-less and wonders what the worry is. I tell her that she is wrong. She says, ‘Yes, but not about that.’ Alas, I can’t argue. But if I had my car keys, then I’d show her. ~ Ethel is looking at me doubtfully […]

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