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Shards

Shards

A Book by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


A collection of mini-stories in the style of Daniil Kharms.
My Place in the Universe

My Place in the Universe

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


It was about 13.7 billion years since the point of potential exploded and sent unfathomable amounts of molecules in all directions, 8.9 billion years ..
The Runaway Hands

The Runaway Hands

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


Macready Flood woke up to find that his hands had run away. He didn’t realise this is what they had done at first, until he saw a note on his..
An Alternative Ending to The Runaway Hands

An Alternative Ending to The Runaway Hands

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


Macready Flood looked at the rest of his body. “Don’t the rest of you leave me,” he said, but it was too late. His nose was alr..
A Chance Encounter

A Chance Encounter

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


I saw her at the bus stop by the Chinese fish and chip shop. She was beautiful. She was tidy. She was clean. She had an actual style, an actual ..
Debbie and Laurie

Debbie and Laurie

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


Debbie hates Laurie. Laurie is irresponsible. She runs across every road she can if she gets the chance, if she could she would live off sweets unti..
The Town That Mimed

The Town That Mimed

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


When the motor industry died, the factories subsisted on mime. Imaginary wheels were mimed onto imaginary axels. Imaginary bodies were sprayed with ..
Another Chance Encounter

Another Chance Encounter

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


I saw another beautiful woman waiting for the tube. She had long red hair and wore a very short grey skirt and thick grey tights that protruded fr..
Shakespeare and Dickens

Shakespeare and Dickens

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


Somewhere in my head Dickens and Shakespeare were squaring up. The challenge had been brewing for some time. Shakespeare said that he was the best w..
A Memory of a True Event When Me and Gordon Rode a Simulator

A Memory of a True Event When Me and Gordon Rode a..

A Chapter by Adam, the Grub Street Lod..


Once, the fair came to Cambridge and Midsummer Common was littered with old chip wrappers, toffeeapple sticks, caravans and rickety looking rides. T..