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A Fishy Tale

In a narrow window of bright sunshine at the low morning tide, we decided to walk on the local beach.

Yesterday Michelle and I made the familiar journey down the long country lane to lay flowers at my mother’s grave.

Reignbow woke at 6am to the bark of a neighbour’s dog.

A morning slack tide and I begin a lazy paddle in the late September sun.

I love this time of year; It has a rare and precious quality that all of summer’s long days cannot match.

Common Era, 2025, Newton Abbot, Devon.

“There you go,” said Whyte, laying a cup of coffee in a plastic cup and a plate of food next to Reignbow.

“You gave us all quite a shock with that funny turn. Perhaps you’re just hungry.”

Common Era, 2025, Newton Abbot, Devon.

Community peace facilitator, PC Reignbow is at his desk, downloading the latest crime and intelligence reports on to his Huawei 11G device.

“Got a priority one here,” he said, kicking and spinning his chair from the screen to face his comrade, special citizen Whyte.