Peter Richardson

Mathew King was the first casualty of war. He got shot in the back of the head.It was Uncle Robert’s fault. He was a favourite uncle, mainly because of his totally inappropriate presents. Somehow he never seemed to remember his nephew’s ages. For their second birthday he gave them each a full size drum kit. […]

The cow was reluctant to enter the darkness. The trees looked wrong and stretched so far into the sky that they disappeared into the clouds. No sunlight reached the forest floor. The man didn’t hesitate. He seemed to be in a hurry and almost skipped along the single narrow path. ‘Wife. Wife,’ he shouted. ‘Come […]

I bet you haven’t heard of the Temple of the Seven Songs. That’s my doing. I’ve written hundreds of online reviews of the place and never given it more than two stars. What’s pleasing is that no one else has given it more than two stars either. If you don’t read reviews and just turn […]

Politics Live rarely had more than a million viewers and the latest programme was no exception even though it featured the Prime Minister. It covered all the usual subjects with no announcements. Even Simon Lovelock, the host, would admit it was bland. As usual he made a show of asking awkward questions and as usual […]

I was grateful for the interruption. I’d been stuck for hours and was beginning to wonder if there really was better way to market tampons. I could see that there was a delivery van on the street.  If I rushed I might get to the front door before they stuck a card through the letterbox […]

“What’s happening?” “It’s still not doing anything.” “Have you clicked on it?” “Course I have. It’s just whirling round. I think the wifi must be down.” “The egg is about to hatch. If we don’t film it now there’s no second chance.” “Hang on. Something’s happening. Yes. It’s working.” Dan took a breath to calm […]

Patches of sweat stuck Jon’s t-shirt to his chest. He swung the sledge hammer and knocked down a few more bricks. ‘God it’s hot. Maybe you should make the windows smaller in the new house. Keep it cool.’ ‘Nah. Debbie wants a big picture window at this end.’  ‘I can see why.’ ‘That view is […]

His phone beeped. The dishwasher had finished and wanted emptying. He marked the message as read and went back to his spreadsheet. He needed to complete it by four. His phone beeped again. The dishwasher was getting impatient. He turned his phone off and went back to his cashflow forecast. The totals still didn’t match. […]