Brief Encounters

by Geraint Ellis

Eight humorous stories, many of which deal with the confusions that arise when we become over-concerned about our image – when we care too much what others will think of us. But in our over-eagerness to create that ‘hip-cool-nobody’s-fool’ image and thereby gain the admiration of our peers, we can, all too easily, become the sport of all our passing Paul Eddington in ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ ... Frasier Crane and his brother Niles in ‘Frasier’.... ‘Arnold’ in Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Improbable Fiction’All have become fools of their own making. It’s the essence of life certainly. And it’s certainly the essence of humour …

59 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 19, 2011