Scenario: Northern Soul


Super shrunk stories written for the Headway East London writers’ group Babyshoes. The idea is to compose minimal story signposts for the reader to play with. Titles are prompts agreed by the group

When they first met Martin couldn’t take his eyes off Heidi’s left breast. Right there, on her T-shirt was a logo, a clenched black fist in a circle ringed with the words NORTHERN SOUL KEEPING THE FAITH. Heidi said she was a fan. Wigan Casino, etc. Martin tried to look interested. No way could he tell her the last album he bought was Frampton Comes Alive. He noticed the clenched fist was a right hand. Martin was left-handed. He’d played violin at school. His fingers were nimble. That’s how a few hours later he found out Heidi was a 34b.


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