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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: Chapter 6: OHP
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Monday, 3 September 2007. I knock on the Turtle’s door. It is 12.07 pm. I am 23 minutes late. I enter her office. It is dark inside. The light from an overhead projector casts a white square on the wall at the end of the office. There are coloured lines and shapes projected the wall, and something written about a ‘Star model’. The door closes behind me and the Turtle steps into the light. You’re late, she says. Yes, I say. Sorry. Silence fills the room. I haven’t seen one of those for ages, I say. Time o...
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: Chapter 12: museum piece
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Saturday, 8 September 2007. Chapter 12: museum piece. There is another room I visit regularly. I am collecting things there, bright and shiny things. Adobo. Cigarette. Dinner. Carburettor. Rings. Letter. Dimples. Tita. Hands, in the café. Lunchbreak. Best shirt. Cake. The Philippines. Holiday. Posted by Duncan Cheshire. I still think about you, you know. Sometimes, when the rest of Carol is asleep, I am awake. I think about the way you touched me, and how you'd look at me sometimes. Emma J. Lannie. The m...
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: Chapter 5: 7 minutes
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Saturday, 1 September 2007. Chapter 5: 7 minutes. I go to the Turtle’s office. I am 7 minutes late. Carmella is leaving the staff room as I pass. Hello, she says. Hello, I say. Where are you going? I’m going to see the Turtle. I’m going to quit. I think. Oh, because of what we talked about? She puts her hand on my arm. It feels warm through my sleeve. Don’t rush into anything, she says. It’s a big decision. Make sure it’s what you want to do. Think about it. Carmella squeezes my arm. Think about it.
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: Chapter 4: what Linda did
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Friday, 31 August 2007. Chapter 4: what Linda did. What did Linda do? Linda used the system to her advantage, says ‘Cock legs’. She didn’t fight against it, or let it grind her down; she waited and then took advantage. You should ask her about it. She’s not here, I say. What do you know about it? I understand less than 22% of what ‘Cock legs’ is talking about. So what do I do? Ask the Turtle. She can’t deny you. It’s in the regulations. Thanks, I say. I check the time. It is 11.51 am. Emma J. Lannie.
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: Chapter 7: time off
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Monday, 3 September 2007. Chapter 7: time off. The Turtle turns off the overhead projector. The white square on the wall fades away to a blue imprint on my retinas. The room is dark. I cannot see a thing. Something brushes against my arm. Whispers the Turtle, 6 inches from my left ear. She turns the light on, and opens the filing cabinet next to the door. I’ll have to check the regulations, she says. Uh-huh, she says, hmmm. After 8 minutes she looks up. The Turtle looks at me expectantly. I smell a rat!
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: write chapter 111
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007. I am launching a second competition. It is a competition to write chapter 111 of the untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2. If you would like to enter, please write chapter 111 and post it as a comment below. You have about thirty days or so to enter, as I predict there will be a couple of brief disruptions to the story over the festive period. I will choose the best entry and post it as chapter 111.*. Please enter the competition. The chapter must be at least one word long.
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: chapter name competition nightmare update
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Saturday, 20 October 2007. Chapter name competition nightmare update. After that unwieldy title, I'll get straight to the point: the name-a-chapter competition. Has idling along with 11 title suggestions. There is one title left. There are sixteen chapters remaining. If you have an idea for a title and wish to enter, post it as a comment below. There's still time. The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted that some of the titles have already been worked into the story. The entries are:. Soz for throwing ...
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: Chapter 1: I will quit today. I will.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007. Chapter 1: I will quit today. I will. I work all morning. I go to the storeroom. The storeroom door has given way due to the weight of produce behind it, which spills out into the corridor. Other replenishment assistants scramble over a mound of cauliflowers and cabbages to retrieve the supplies they need. My cloth becomes so worn that is unusable, and I fetch another from the supply cupboard. I consider wearing my sunglasses on the shop floor. Do you know what time it is? And I ...
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untitled 'supermarket nightmare' #2: Chapter 14: hot air balloon
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Monday, 10 September 2007. Chapter 14: hot air balloon. My feet kick a stone along Carver Street. A man asks me for something. I understand less than 1% of what he says, but his demeanour and actions indicate that he wants some change. He smells like he hasn’t washed for a long time, and his left nostril is full of snot. I give him the 53p from my pocket and he continues on his way. Posted by Duncan Cheshire. Please can you put more hot air balloons into the story? 15 September 2007 at 21:19. Will you na...
