Three of our best won in this week's Parting Shot Competition, so congratulations to Bazza, Frank and Chris! And, I must say, to Gillian Ewing, for winning with only two words!
This week's is an oldie, though with different words, if you see what I mean. Do your best and prizes will be yours I am sure.
No. 2698: FIRST & LAST
You are invited to submit a short story that begins ‘Of course he knew — no man better — that he hadn’t a ghost of a chance, he hadn’t an earthly’ and ends ‘And Reginald came slowly across the lawn’ (150 words max). Please email entries, if possible, to
lucy@spectator.co.uk by midday on 25 May.