27/02/13

I am writing today! Fire on [it's very cold] and laptop to hand...here is a little snippet of The Owners Volume IV



Parm didn’t seem in the least offended or taken aback. In fact he looked very much like he had been anticipating the question for a very, very long time.

He smiled broadly at the two men before him. “Money talks, my friends, money talks. And its voice is the same in every language – a sound like sweet rustling leaves on a cool summer’s day.”

There was a universal silence. Parm worked the quietness like a conductor worked an orchestra, timing and pacing it just right to maximum effect. The atmosphere in the room thickened until the air felt gloopy with tension.