THE NORTH CALLING

A Selection Of Short Stories

The NORTH CALLING: A selection of twelve of my favourite short stories.
We begin with THE LAST ACTOR: A tale of the apocalypse.
Then we go back to 1958 with AUTOGRAPH: A young boy so desperate to get Duncan Edwards signature.
ONE LAST TIME: Set on the night of the Manchester Arena bomb.
SMALL FACES: This tells of L.S. Lowry’s heart-breaking encounter with a small boy whilst sketching Going to the Match.
FRANK AND HARRY: Frank Sinatra’s 1950’s late night adventure in Manchester alongside a Manchester bobby.
A CLOWN’S LOT: This transports us back to Belle Vue circus where three clowns meet in a pub to have it out after being booed by the audience.
GOOD AFTERNOON MR TURING: A tale of Alan Turing’s last day and a meeting with a shadowy government figure.
GRANADA: JFK CALLING: Revealing how Granada became the first British television station to break the news of John F Kennedy’s assassination.
MOSLEY AND THE MERMAID: This takes place in a terrifying World War Two alternate timeline. How the Nazis who have won the war encounter a creature with the power to destroy them.
THE SALFORD SIOUX: A remarkable story of how three Sioux Warriors settled in Salford.
BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: A charming story that takes place with a meeting in a pub between an old gangster and two aspiring criminals.
GEORGE BEST: MAN ON THE MOON: Set in 1969, shortly after the moon landing, one night in a drinking den George encounter a drunken individual who demands an answer to a question, only he can answer.