Robert had his foot on the floor, the 1600 engine in the bug had a lot of torque, especially when coupled with the quiet pack exhaust. The car flat on the floor had a great deal of speed, seeing the beetle travel fast was certainly an eye-opener to other drivers. …

Rob walked back from the bar with a pint of clear cold cider in one hand and in the other another pint of ale for Manny. He placed them down carefully but promptly knocked the table and both glasses spilt leaving small puddles of booze. “Blast,” he said to himself…

The sky was absolutely clear, a small breeze kept the air moving around. Rob parked his car at the end of the student's parking lot and walked towards the doors to the rear of the college. The student was quietly confident and walked up to the building without much anticipation…

Nadia and Ben sat under a one-hundred-year-old oak tree, the sky light grey, clouds moving rapidly, blue sections of the sky appeared then passing, fine drops of rain fell on the tree, but its leaves protected the pair to some degree as they sat side by side. “Why am I…

Bruce was a regular at Eugene's gallery, he would pop in and would sit on the sofa for an hour or so and browse the folios, it was Friday and the week had been sad for him. “How much is that one? Up there second on the right … the…

The businessman left the venue matcha in hand, it was a bright day, a little windy but an element of warmth had returned only yesterday to the city microclimate. Looking at the google map it gave him directions to a location just below Oxford Street and to the west of…

The venue was heaving. It was a windy Sunday morning, a group of customers just stood like statues, obviously hungover waiting for coffees. They didn’t even pass time looking at the books and magazines, or even the passes by. …

“You look like a matcha” the best barista in the world grinned a silly grin at Samuel the businessman, who stood before him in zipped up in a shiny green puffy jacket. “why, because of my jacket” “Yes Samuel, but please forgive me I'm just being facetious” “It’s Duvetica, an…

“stop … stop … stop … don't speak” “let me guess” the best barista in the world held up his finger to his lips gesturing silence, he interjected before the businessman could speak. “Oat milk Matcha” “Yeah, how did you know” Samuel responded a little startled “can you read my…