The Authenticity Project

by Clare Pooley

Preparation is the key to effective spontaneity. Not that any of that had worked so far, thought Monica, remembering Duncan, the bee-loving vegan. She prodded that thought, like checking a sore tooth, to see if it still hurt. Nothing but a dull ache. Well done, Monica.

Alice, despite being a flibbertigibbet, had a good heart and did not deserve to be messed around.