[John Whitworth]

The fiver for Bazza and places for Sam and me. We were all in excellent form, I thought. The new competition says 'Short Story' but I don't see why a short story shouldn't be in verse. I have never used the word 'rebarbative'. Is it something to do with indigestion?

NO. 2721: take six
You are invited to supply a short story that incorporates the following words: ‘rebarbative’, ‘solipsistic’, ‘lapidary’, consequential’, ‘plangent’, ‘gibbous’ (150 words maximum and please italicise or underline given words).