A Catechism for Pride

By T.D. Edge

T. D. Edge lives in London. He won a Cadbury's fiction competition at age 10 but only did it for the chocolate. When that ran out, he got writing again and published several children's/YA books (writing as Terry Edge) with Random House, Scholastic, Andre Deutsch and others. His short stories have appeared in many anthologies and magazines, including End of an Aeon, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Flash Fiction Online and Realms of Fantasy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: T.D. Edge
• Release date: Mar 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476391946

T.D. Edge

T. D. Edge lives in London. He won a Cadbury's fiction competition at age 10 but only did it for the chocolate. When that ran out, he got writing again and published several children's/YA books (writing as Terry Edge) with Random House, Scholastic, Andre Deutsch and others. His short stories have appeared in various anthologies and magazines including Aeon, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Flash Fiction Online and Realms of Fantasy. In May 2012, his story "Big Dave's in Love" won the New Scientist/Arc Magazine SF short fiction contest.

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A Catechism for Pride a short story

Excerpt from Bloodjacker

About the Author

Stories by T.D. Edge

A Catechism for Pride

(a short story)

by T. D. Edge

About A Catechism for Pride

Tony is the Cockney concierge on the Earth’s first orbiting hotel, who can fix anything for anyone. When a genius sculptor arrives, Tony sees his chance to finally become a big player—but has he fatally underestimated the artist’s powers?

T.D. Edge’s short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines, including Arc, Penumbra, Realms of Fantasy, Beneath Ceaseless Skies and Flash Fiction Online.

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A Catechism for Pride

11 am GMT, change-over time, and behind the chest-high desk, Tony’s hands danced while the girls either side dealt with incoming calls, their sweet faces and voices promising the world to prospective guests, here in the hotel that orbited it. His fingers flicked across the thick-air pads to total bills, finalise favours, arrange Earth concert tickets, deliver discreet funds to bank accounts that didn’t officially exist, and to work the suite sensors, the corners of his gaze waiting for the green ‘vacant’ glows. Above the desk, his know-all-tell-nothing smile focused on the very famous Californian film director before him.

Tony, mate, said the director in a poor Cockney accent, it was a pleasure, as always, doing business with such a diamond geezer as your good self.

Nah, said Tony, the pleasure was all mine, Mr. Robertson. I just hope the old trouble an’ strife believes you really was in Hollywood on business these past three days.

Trouble and strife?

Trouble and strife—wife.

Mr. Robertson laughed. Good one! Must remember that. Has my bill been taken care of?

"I’ve been in contact with your private accountant, sir, and not even the F-Bleedin’-I could