contemporary fiction – Paul Andrew Sneddon

We Can Change Your Life

I got an email the other day. ”Listen man, we can help.We can change your life. You need to:Curate.Curate.Curate. I read on. Remember: Stay on brand.Run your pictures by us.Try to write something cheery. We’ve got some new friends for you.New haunts.New life. And while you are at it, you could smarten up: New haircut.NewContinue reading “We Can Change Your Life”

Drinking with Frankie

Part One: Bus Waiting in the queue at the bus station. Headphones in. Flickingthrough some songs. Everyday People. That’ll do nicely. Sly and the Family Stone. A classic. You’re shaking your head. It is. No. I know it is. The queue’s full of people heading up to the city for a night out. The smellContinue reading “Drinking with Frankie”

Election Season

Ah, fuck. It’s election season. That means our lesser-spotted representatives will be turning up in the neighbourhood. Only time you see them. I’ve put the old boy’s socialist sign back in the window. There’s a knock at the door. I look through the blinds. There is a guy standing there. All flash. New suit. HairContinue reading “Election Season”