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Alan Cadman
Panic
A Double Scotch … as quick as you can!
I feel alone and scared. Nothing comes out when I open my mouth to
scream. No one down there is concerned. Even the office workers, only a few
feet away from me, aren’t interested. I grip the rope with both hands and
realise my safety helmet won’t be of much use if I fall. I’m suspended in a
cradle from one of the tallest buildings in London, 30 St Mary Axe; better
known as the Gherkin.
I must be the only
professional window cleaner who’s developed a fear of heights … at totally the
wrong moment in time.
About the author
Alan has been writing short stories for
six years. Before that, he was the editor of a civic society newsletter for seven
years. When he first started writing fiction, his published work was rewarded
with complimentary copies from magazines. His first cheque arrived on Christmas
Eve 2009.
In 2011 he made the short list for one
story and became a prize winner for flash fiction. Alan also won first prize,
of £100, in a poetry competition in 2013. The last three accolades were awarded
by the same best-selling UK magazine for writers. Alan’s work has been read out
on Internet radio and his stories are now published in hard copy magazines and
e-zines.
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