Graham's List

1) Book the car in for its MOT.

2) Cut the front lawn before it takes over the world.

3) Is that guttering blocked above the bay window again? Because last time it happened we had to plaster where all the rain got in and we mustn't ignore it again.

4) There's been far too many things ignored in our house over the years.

• The guttering.
• The state of the garden.
• Us.

5) Are we going to have a holiday this year or not? And if so, where?

• I don't want to go and stay in that Villa in Tuscany again. I don't like Tuscany, it's far too hot, and Alice never leaves me alone.
• Did Helen notice what Alice was up to?
• Did Helen care?

6) Things that Helen hasn't noticed:

• The guttering's leaking again.
• The state of the garden.
• The way Alice behaves with me, when she's meant to be Helen's best friend.
• The way I watch Helen whenever she leaves the room. As if she might never come back.
  
  

Rod Holland

Alice Has A Framed Photograph By Her Bed

Following disturbing revelations about Douglas Bruton's working habits I no longer feel comfortable including his work in Greyling Bay.

For more information read this post on Vanessa Gebbie's blog, and this post on my main blog, How Publishing Really Works.

I apolgise for any difficulties this might cause in reading the rest of the work here.



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