Short Story Library

“Whatever it is, I’m not interested, sorry.” Narrow face of the ever-green cold caller just visible through the slight gap as the homeowner hinged the front door back into place.
“Not interested in free money?” That spark of undying persistence filtering through between the door post.
For Rob, it was never a good idea to challenge him; [...]

In hindsight, the clown shouldn’t have been there; in plain sight, he was out of place: staggering in to the party, tripping over the children’s feet as he attempted to tie half-puffed coloured balloons into vague animal shapes to the bemusement of the stay-at-home mothers gathered around the kitchen doorway.
Victoria guessed Mr Giggles was drunk: [...]