We have a new intern in the office; I met him for the first time on Tuesday evening; he’s very polite and likes to shake hands ( Read more... )

Two guys who work at the local paper shop seem to be twins; they both have beards and glasses that make them look identical; I thought for ages they were both the same person until one day I saw them both in the shop at the same time ( Read more... )

It was a normal rush hour; I had boarded the train, having navigated my way through the crowds of people. There were two people already stood by the doors, which was annoying as I always aim to secure a spot here as it’s easier to get off at my destination ( Read more... )

Every evening as I negotiate the rush hour, I notice guys handing out the free papers. There’s usually a guy on the station platform as I leave the train waiting to hand out papers to everyone; lately it’s been a tall lad with a baseball cap that he’s recently taken to wearing backwards ( Read more... )

The coffee shop staff were stacking up chairs as I arrived, and one of them was standing outside smoking, with his work cap turned backwards ( Read more... )

100 words (again)

As the final song started, Ray pulled off his shirt and used it to clean his guitar; he then discarded it and jumped into the audience with his guitar, wearing only his cropped trousers and started playing wildly ( Read more... )

100 words story

I meet some very random people in my local kebab shop ( Read more... )

I was taking a shower once before swimming, when an old man asked me if a towel lying on the floor was mine ( Read more... )

I sat on the crowded train reading my newspaper this morning; it was a relief to arrive at the final stop, where the train terminated. Next to me was a young man wearing a beanie, who had been fast asleep for most of the journey, and he had not woken up yet, not even from the noise of people getting up ( Read more... )

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