Very Short Stories

This book contains 15 short stories: Tracey: A 15-year old girl has to grow up overnight.Gary and the pole dancer: A married man falls for a Brazilian pole-dancer.Aswan bound: An aged English spinster retires to Upper Egypt on a whim.Farewell: Friends and enemies alike attend the funeral of a distinguished professor.Pod: A retired English couple discover a recipe for eternal youth based upon rhubarb.Invasion: A swarm of rodents invade a Cairo flat.Champagne reunion: Former colleagues meet after a 20-year interval.Second home: A son finds surprises in the flat where his deceased father spent one day a week.Goodbye, son: An expatriate engineer says goodbye to his son at Lagos airport.Behind the curtains: A man caring for his sick wife keeps sane by writing poetry.Nor the years condemn: Three generations look back on incidents from the 2nd World War.Keeping a ghost happy: A woman's son (and the cat) come to terms with her death.Anorak country: A pop music fan attends a Randy Newman gig.Dog and bone: A talk about the Samaritans organisation at an old people's home.The old school: An old man rev