Fidget

by Tony Talbot

The death of a small boys hamster bring back unpleasant memories...

6 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 22, 2014

About the author

Tony Talbot started writing short stories in 2008, after a dream he had and couldn't shake; Finally his wife told him to write it down or stop talking about it.

He wrote his first Young Adult novel, Over the Mountain, in 2008, and has completed several others and a growing raft of short stories since.

He lives in a village in Leicestershire UK, with an American wife he met online and a cat called Boo. As well as writing, he enjoys reading, playing on the Wii-U and not getting enough exercise.

Over the Mountain - 2008
Taken - 2009
American Girl - 2011
Eight Mile Island - 2012
Medusa - 2014

Reviews

[Lynxie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the lowest I've rated one of Tony's pieces. I have read 16 of his novels and short stories, but this one just irritated me to no end. It wasn't even the story, that was really interesting and I think would have got 4 stars if it weren't for the repetitive narration of the child.

I just couldn't get over the repetitiveness and the random capitalisation of words like 'Get Mad' or 'For My Own Good'. I wanted to fix them, and it just threw me right out of the story.

This might be a perfect little tale for you if you're not as sensitive to editing as I am.