Author: richardmapes

The straight and narrow

It was a bright and breezy day when Tom Hobbes decided to burn down his shop. This was a fortunate coincidence since a wet rainy day would have made the building difficult to light....

Something Real

Cassandra woke up to find a man watching her from the end of her bed. After a quick mental review, to make sure she had not hired a new butler or manservant of late,...

Three Men On Tour: 21

Gloucester Waterways museum is situated, unsurprisingly, in Gloucester and is an unexpectedly entertaining insight into the Canals and Waterways of yesteryear. It includes a detailed history of how goods were transported in Victorian times,...

Three Men On Tour: 20

We decided we’d probably exhausted the possibilities of Burford. It was pretty enough but, for some reason, we all agreed it might be wise if we left as soon as possible. When we got...

Three Men On Tour: 19

After lunch, we headed over to explore the weavers’ cottages. Harry and I were still full of adrenaline from our ‘editorial discussion’ and George was still trying to work out who had proposed to...

Three Men On Tour: 18

“Right,“ said Harry, lowering a heavy tray to the table, “so that’s one Adnam’s, one Bishop’s Finger and one Addlestone’s for the lady.“ “Thankyou,“ I said, ignoring the jibe. “So what’s up,“ Harry said...

The Society

It was impossible to avoid getting the fabric in his mouth. It tasted of corduroy and sweat, which meant he was probably tasting some other guys dead skin. His head was in a bag,...