Supposition and Speculation

By Libby O'Neill

This is a short fictional story, inspired by thinking about the words supposition and speculation. Observing people in daily life, recalling snippets of overheard conversations and the comments of strangers enabled me to stitch together a contemporary scenario wherein a woman notices a young male emerging from a public toilet in a park and notes that he looks ill or ill at ease. The woman is somehow moved to feel concern for his welfare. An older man who is known to the woman exits the toilet block immediately after the young male. This sets off a spark of curious imaginings by the woman as to what might have occurred, if anything, between the two men. Plagued by doubt and speculation, the woman begins to observe the older man at his place of work and she questions his character and possible motives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Libby O'Neill
• Release date: Jun 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311977984

Libby O'Neill

I am an Australian fiction writer and artist.Originally from Maitland, near Newcastle, I have lived in Central West NSW for more than forty years. Many things inspire my creative pursuits - my life experiences, country and coastal locations and travel. One of the hardest things when writing is choosing the right name for characters.In 2012, I self-published one of my novels called The Jasper Plate. This novel is available for purchase as a paperback, a hard-cover book and also as an ebook.Online, visit The Book Depository, Amazon or the Xlibris online bookstore to order, or order from any good bookstore.

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Supposition and Speculation

A short fictional story by Libby O’Neill

Published by Libby O’Neill at Smashwords

Copyright 2015 Libby O’Neill

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