Market Forces

By Dave McGee

Michael's still uncertain about his sexuality, surrounded at school by unfeasibly confident girls and bullying macho boys he feels utterly alone. When, helping his mother on her charity stall, he spots a young Romanian busker, he's struck by someone who appears even worse off, or is he? Could it be that this enigmatic young musician holds the key to Michael's future?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dave McGee
• Release date: Feb 9, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458088543

Dave McGee

Though I trained for a musical career, I ended up as a drugs enforcement officer in the UK! So, I guess John Lennon was right when he said life's what happens when you're making a plan. I write in a variety of styles encompassing humour, gritty reality, and a generous portion of erotica. The stories are often, though not always GAY themed, and quite irreverend. Humour's a hard act to pull off but if you've enjoyed what you read I'd love to hear from you. [e-mail]

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Market Forces

Published by Dave McGee at Smashwords

Copyright 2010 Dave McGee.

You know that feeling; when you wish the earth would swallow you up? But today, the earth’s icy cold and hard; and there’s no chance of me getting swallowed. So I turn, awkwardly, face away from the street, and look blankly at the tarpaulin that shrouds our market stall. A few seconds later I can breathe again; the girls have passed by! Then three elderly women approach. One has the words, ‘Has this quince and lime conserve been sourced locally?’ My mother puts on that face of hers, ‘Of course! This is a farmer’s market. The whole purpose is to provide customers with items that have been responsibly sourced and produced.’ She rounds this off with a dramatic gesture, pointing to our sign, Candida Rowntree of Richborough - fine chutneys and conserves. ‘So how much is it?’ demands the crone, ‘£3.95’ replies mother. There’s a unified gasp, like truck air brakes, as the toothless trio totter away. The words ‘so rude’ can be heard, along with ‘it’s the first I knew that limes grew in England’.

Mother’s a tough act, and not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s time for me to support her.