Different Planet

by Julian Worker

5 days in an English office environment.

One person goes to the wrong place for a rock festival, another man can't control the breaking of wind, and yet another has a go on the office bike.

The main character undergoes a transformation after losing a race and feels better for it. Different Planet is a story about the voyage of Martin Trandorf from a boorish anti-environmentalist to a supporter of the fight against Global Warming.

Initially, Trandorf is described as coming from a different planet because of his throwaway attitude towards everything and everybody. He insults people and doesn't see anything wrong in the way he behaves. He is a conspicuous consumer who drives a Hummer, who doesn't put paper in the recycling, and who despises people who keep fit.

Gradually, he begins to see the light. His children are learning about green issues at primary school and there's a person at work called Nigel Todd who lives a considerate life and keeps fit. Trandorf challenges Todd to a race, but Trandorf loses. Trandorf says he will beat Todd the next time. He starts to live a healthier lifestyle.

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2016

About the author

I was born in Leicester and support the Tigers and the twice-relegated Foxes. I attended school in Yorkshire and university in Liverpool.

My most recent trip was to parts of Northern Italy plus San Marino, Monaco, and Andorra.

I love photography and writing.

My next writing project will be a travel book about travelling on the trains in The Netherlands and Italy plus my experiences in San Marino, Monaco, and Andorra.