The Fiction Shelf

A short piece which is whimsical, comic and tragic. The mundane notions of vanity are presented before an impending horror of conflict with prose that are simple and wholly enjoyable to read.

Ostensibly a comedy that finds humour in the brief moments of light in a working day, but, like all good comedy, there is a twinge of tragedy in this sensitively‐crafted and wholly‐enjoyable work about a regular visitor to a coffee shop.

Beginning with a charming return to a childhood in an America where “Disney meant Disney” and kids feasted on Goobers, Chuckles and SkyBars while waiting for the next Big War, this dry‐witted and engaging story goes on to chart a man’s life and his constant struggle with Luck.