Dan Taylor

CARRY THE HEAD. BEGIN Next to the lectern was a yellowy human skull, warm and wet to the touch. The rolling script continued, and with that due diligence and discipline that had forever been my strong point, I began shouting aloud each word as instructed. “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, how are we doing…

A “print-out-and-keep” commemorative tale inspired by the late jobcentre plus in Camberwell. Candidate 1 A not-so-young man gingerly approached my desk. His eyes darted below and to the sides in an attempt to avoid eye contact with his destination, but soon he realised there were no features for one to be distracted by in this…