Britain has left the European Union and Her Majesty's Secret Services are having to find ways to generate income. When Agent 001 joins BeSoft Toilet Tissue as a Change Agent consultant he find that his set of skills can be surprisingly useful. The question is, whether the company shares his opinion ... This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2018. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels.
Venice, 1948 and a lonely young Englishwoman makes friends with the mysterious Miss Winterleigh. What is the secret that keeps Miss Winterleigh attached to the city, and what does it have to do with the cemetery of San Michele? This story was first published in Speak Up magazine in 2016. Photo: original.
“No, my lord,” protested Amanjia, struggling to free herself from Borridor’s arms as the thin silk dress that barely covered her firm bosom strained to preserve her modesty... It's Sunday and our hero has to write a boring motivational speech for the company chairman when he'd much rather be working on book 2 of his fantasy trilogy 'Hallindale - The chronicles of wind ' . What can he do to force himself to produce the corporate nonsense expected of him, when all the time his mind is with Amanjia...
Ever wondered how an author puts a story together? Explore with me the background, ideas and impulses that lead to the creation of 'Vixen'. Find out about magical Japanese foxes, toxic masculinity and supernatural appearances late at night on deserted roads... SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't done so already, I recommend you listen to 'Vixen' episodes 1-4 BEFORE listening to this episode. Photo by Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels...
Colin Sutherland is starting to panic. A strange encounter with the fox when the family is out driving, and cryptic messages left on the answering machine from Inspector Hüttl in Frankfurt about his ex-mistress Yasmin Tilki, give him the feeling of being trapped. But instead of asking for help from Flora and the children, he lashes out at them, driving them away. Then a noise outside in the dark makes him think he might at least be able to deal with Princess Jasmine … Photo by Alex Andrews...
Colin's behaviour has become increasingly peculiar after a phone call from Inspector Hüttl of the Frankfurt police and the repeated appearances of a mysterious fox his children have named Princess Jasmine. Over Christmas itself, things seem to calm down, until the family has to drive along a quiet, foggy road late at night ... Photo by Erik Mclean from Pexels
Colin Sutherland has flown back to Ireland from Frankfurt for Christmas with his family. But all is not well: his ex-mistress has disappeared in mysterious circumstances and the police are now looking for her. Meanwhile an anonymous postcard with a picture of the Hotel in the Süd Tirol they stayed in together has arrived at his home. The fact that his garden is visited at night by a fox shouldn’t be a big deal, so why does it upset Colin so much? And then Inspector Regina Hüttl from the Fr...
Meet Colin Sutherland: rich and successful with a loving wife and two adorable children. He’s got everything worked out … or has he? Photo by Pixabay
HUMOUR: the mischievous Julie and Paula are back, causing chaos in a pharmaceutical company as they take charge of a team of chemists trying to develop an anti-depressant with no side-effects. Drugs, alcohol, lust ... what could possibly go wrong? This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo by mentatdgt from Pexels ....
FABLE: Thomas had everything he wanted in life, money, friends and an endless supply of charming companions. But one day all these pleasures turned to ashes in his mouth when he went blind. Thomas promised a huge reward to whoever could help him see again, but when a little old man managed to do just that, Thomas wasn't sure if he liked what he saw any more. This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2014. Photo by fotografierende from Pexels ....
DRAMA: Kingsley Adams is a CEO asshole. But if he's your CEO, there isn't very much you can do about it. Or that's what people thought until someone found the password to his secret bank account and leaked details about insider trading to the press. But who was it? And how did they get the information? This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2016. Photo by Hormel from Pexels ....
DRAMA: Mike Smirch is chief gossip reporter for the magazine Titillation . The kind of stories he writes are ones about royalty in trouble, actors snorting coke in nightclubs or reality TV stars dying of cancer. But when he signs up for a workshop in 'Dynamic Positioning ' with the charismatic therapist Bela Horvath, he has to learn an uncomfortable truth. This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo from Brett Sayles from Pexels...
HUMOUR: What do you feel about chatbots? Do you talk to Siri? Do you chat with Alexa? It might be impressive what these chatbots can do, but that's nothing compared to EmDee. She can paraphrase your words, look inside you, she can empathize with you. But is that what you want? This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo from cottonbro from Pexels...
DRAMA: Mickey Jones was a bully as a child, terrorizing his way through school and inspiring fear in all around him. Years later our storyteller thinks he has met him again at a party and tries to get revenge on his childhood tormentor. But is Michael Jones, CEO for an investment bank, the same person as Micky Jones, North London thug? Whoever he is, the guests at this party are going to experience an evening unlike any other. This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2018. Photo ...
SUSPENSE: Professor Johnny Hampden, the most brilliant scientist to ever work at Klaxx Pharmaceuticals, has a very good reason to fear side effects. Join him over a brandy and he might tell you the terrible story of Sergeant Norman and a mysterious plant from the depths of the jungle. This story was first published by Business Spotlight in 2016. Photo by James Wheeler from Pexels...
SUSPENSE : Successful corporate lawyer Henry Fist is having a well-deserved drink as he relaxes on his well-deserved holiday on the Cayman Islands when he gets a visit from a young admirer of his work, Nick Mephistopolous. Is Henry about to get something else well-deserved? This story was first published by Business Spotlight in 2016. Photo by energepic.com from Pexels...
HUMOUR: Edward, a refugee from Sierra Leone living in Berlin, has an opportunity to find a sponsor for a business idea he has. But will somebody really be interested in sponsoring a snail farm? This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2017. Photo - Pexels - Pixabay
HUMOUR: Julie and Paula have to organise a 300th anniversary event for a bank. But with a tiny budget, a radical ex-boyfriend and his band, not to mention gift bags sourced from a bankrupt sex shop, this party isn't going to go smoothly. The ever-popular Julie and Paula first had this adventure in Business Spotlight in 2012. Photo by Rene Asmussen from Pexels...
HUMOUR: what lengths are you prepared to go to get yourself a nice assignment? Roddy, Björn, Florian and Petra are all desperate to win the starring role in a video being made about their department within the European Commission, and solidarity between them quickly breaks down as they compete to become the cool, sexy face of the modern librarian. This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2012. Photo by Egor Kamelev from Pexels...
Suspense: What would you do with immortality and the powers of a god? You'd put things right in the world you say? But how do you think you'd behave if you found there was something you couldn't get, however powerful you believed yourself to be? Watch out world - Helen's cyber stalker can't handle rejection and things are about to get rough... This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2013. Photo - Plasmaball - Pexels - Pixabay...
HUMOUR/CRIME: Horst and Jim are two con-men, down on their luck. Desperate to make money they come up with the ingenious scheme of selling unwanted castles in Germany to gullible Americans. All goes well until Howard Schmidtlein III from Texas walks into their office and rumbles their fraud. But he has an interesting proposal for them ... This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2014. Photo by Masood Aslami from Pexels...
ROMANCE/STEAMPUNK: Can you imagine an alternative world where steam powered airbuses are the transport of choice and children learn how to fix a boiler in kindergarten? Now come on a first date with Ernest and Millicent and discover London as it might have been ... This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2013. Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels...
HUMOUR: Do you want your boss to know how much you weigh? is it acceptable if the lift tells you to take the stairs? Would you like your canteen register to tell the rest of the canteen what you plan to eat for lunch? Topfoods PLC wants to help its staff become the best version of themselves, but which version is that exactly? This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2014. Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels...
CRIME: What would you do if you found out your partner was cheating on you? You could throw them out, you could forgive them, you could try counselling ... Or you could do what Rose does and get your revenge. A very nasty revenge. This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2012. Photo by Alan Fikz from Pexels...
HUMOUR: Do you know the secret to success in any corporation? Professor Thomas Kozlowsky, the man the US media called 'the business guru to the business gurus', does. And if you get him drunk enough, he just might tell you ... This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2014. Photo - Pixabay.
HUMOUR: Birthday parties are funny things, each culture has its own traditions and ways to celebrate. Antonio finds that what is perfectly normal in Venezuela gets a little lost in translation when transferred to Brussels... This story was first published in Business Spotlight in 2014. Photo by Milan from Pexels...
HUMOUR: Would your dog do a better job in the office than you? Toby, a young Jack Russell thought he could, and for a day he and his master changed places. While his master ate kibble and went for walks in the park, Toby got to chase Jilks, the ghastly but efficient company salesman, and meet the lovely Miss Lucy Honeycomb. Where his master has failed, will Toby succeed? Photo by Gilberto Reyes from Pexels...
MEDIA SATIRE: When Julie Blossom accidentally becomes an overnight YouTube celebrity, she and her friend Paula embrace the opportunity to become the go-too source for any media outlet looking for good sound-bites from Britain's youth. But Julie's enemy, Goldfish Man, has different ideas and will do anything to bring her down. The question is, how low will he go? This story first appeared in Business Spotlight in 2012. Photo by João Jesus from Pexels...
HUMOUR: What do you know about the people in your company? I mean, what do you REALLY know? Nick Samuel is asked to explore the diversity of employees at Topfood plc so his boss, JJ, can win an award. But what Nick finds out is really not at all what JJ is expecting. This story appeared in Business Spotlight in 2011. Photo by Joonas kääriäinen from Pexels...
HUMOUR: A young manager, worried that his team hates him, takes them on a team-building weekend into the Welsh hills. But what should be a bonding experience turns into a nightmare when one of the team members goes missing... Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels...
