Introduction
This collection is a collection of seventy stories, each 240 words. They were inspired by the first picture seen on my Twitter feed on a given day.
This photo was going to look good. Really super. Big Ben was in the background. A gentle breeze ruffled her shoulder-length hair a little. It made her look younger. The pearls, though, confirmed her sophistication. That green was her best colour and the smart but simple navy jacket would make people take her seriously. She gazed towards the camera.
Gosh, she'd been at this a long time, hadn't she? Back in her uni days she was the one challenge the outside speakers and arranging the protest marches. What was the matter with young people today? They didn't get involved, did they?
Oh that night when she won her first seat.
"Very well, done ma'am," said the rotund chairman of the local group. What was his name? She'd forgotten. "You are so young. I'm sure you'll do a grand job."
Well she had, hadn't she? And now here she was, still in place. Despite all of the turmoil. She'd retained her place. And now she was looking forward to more debates in the House. They may not stop for a summer recess this year, what with all the problems. Bring it on!
It was a real mess, wasn't it? One buffoon in charge and incompetent anti-Semitic trying to take his place with a third flexing her muscles and elbowing her way in. Oh what a lark.
She would show them. She would throw her clever phrases around. She would challenge the egocentric Eton Mess throwing male chauvinists and the wimpish simpering apologies for women. It was a matter in the end for who would have the last word, wasn't it? She would show them.
"Smile for the camera," said the photographer.
About the author
Gill James is published by The Red Telephone, Butterfly and Chapeltown.
She edits CafeLit and writes for the online community news magazine: Talking About My Generation.
She teaches Creative Writing and has an MA in Writing for Children and PhD in Creative and Critical Writing.
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