fiction, satire and verse, brushed lightly with sport. click for strange bOUnce main siteTumblr (3.0; @strangebounce)http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/600ea0ae746b25e0945e43346a031598/tumblr_mhl8250XOb1r9xx2ao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Hand of Allah</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a href="http://roarofthefaithful.com/">Thomas Ang</a></em></strong></p> <p>A shocking image would dominate the papers across Spain and elsewhere, burning its…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2013/02/02/hand-of-allah-short-story/">View Post</a></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/42091225840http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/42091225840Sat, 02 Feb 2013 10:06:05 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a86536753b8faa781ca198a3f3946b3a/tumblr_mh8u5weUjJ1r9xx2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>The Jungle</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a href="http://strangebounce.com/category/emelie-okeke/">Emelie Okeke</a></em></strong></p> <p>It truly is a pleasure to watch these noble creatures in their element. Within the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2013/01/26/the-premier-league-survival-jungle-satire/">View Post</a></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/41532855870http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/41532855870Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:34:43 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7d49151b5e7fbe60bc7319bae5c0fa5e/tumblr_mgsghk6fJM1r9xx2ao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>A Tiger And A Mouse</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By Stephen Cooper</em></strong></p> <p>Another day behind the bar in Highlands Golf Club. Only the rich and the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2013/01/17/a-tiger-and-a-mouse-golf-fiction/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/40785178311http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/40785178311Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:17:44 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/41a993d45939b1348e0098a8b52e449d/tumblr_mg7p25RHIp1r9xx2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Glory Blood</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a title="strange bOUnce Jude Ellery" href="http://strangebounce.com/category/jude-ellery/">Jude Ellery</a></em></strong></p> <p>The large wooden cart creaks to a halt, its owner spotting another pile. Body parts…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2013/01/06/glory-blood-short-story/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39842205138http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39842205138Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:13:17 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a690d3a0b66d44ff6933c5c12647e6d0/tumblr_mfyda5HKbm1r9xx2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For The Team</p><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2013/01/01/for-the-team/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39383773451http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39383773451Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:20:28 +0000<blockquote> <p>Original written version available here: <a title="Visiting Time" href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/22/visiting-time-flash-fictio/">Visiting Time</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/28/visitingtime-audio-recording/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39047834043http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39047834043Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:04:17 +0000<blockquote>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSuYzK7Usxs&amp;w=606&amp;h=371] <p>Find the written version here: <a title="Visiting Time" href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/22/visiting-time-flash-fictio/">Visiting Time</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/28/visiting-time-audio-recording/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39043905253http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39043905253Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:03:19 +0000<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F72838586&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>First audio recording from strangebOUnce.com - “Visiting Time” by Jude Ellery (172 words).</p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39041222134http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39041222134Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:15:20 +0000<blockquote><p>3 part flash fiction on the depressing reality of sports betting:</p> <p><a title="Want To End Up Like Claridge" href="http://www.footballfarrago.com/2012/11/want-to-end-up-like-claridge-flash.html">Want To End Up Like Claridge?</a> (1)</p> <p><a title="Back To Life" href="http://www.footballfarrago.com/2012/11/consequence-of-betting-flash-fiction.html">Back To Life!</a> (2)</p> <p><a title="Like Father..." href="http://www.footballfarrago.com/2012/12/betting-story-flash-fiction.html">Like Father…</a> (3)</p> <p> </p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/28/sport-betting-flash-fiction/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39036597053http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/39036597053Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:29:09 +0000<a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/22/visiting-time-flash-fictio/">Visiting Time</a>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/38556224481http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/38556224481Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:04:52 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d71a0b8ceb72b9b0f68f80f48747c0bb/tumblr_mfezdiC87T1r9xx2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Visiting Time</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a title="strange bOUnce Jude Ellery" href="http://strangebounce.com/category/jude-ellery/">Jude Ellery</a></em></strong></p> <p>He lies on top of the half-made telling a story that I’ve heard a hundred times.…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/22/visiting-time-flash-fictio/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/38518683770http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/38518683770Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:05:41 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_melt1eKCH61r9xx2ao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What Are The Odds?!</p><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/04/what-are-the-odds-first-scorers-betting-story/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/37325179023http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/37325179023Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:58:25 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mei4p9ruB41r9xx2ao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>What Are The Odds?!</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a href="http://strangebounce.com/category/emelie-okeke/">Emelie Okeke</a></em></strong></p> <p>My perfect Saturday. Up at the crack, down to the offy to get the morning loaf, the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/04/what-are-the-odds-first-scorers-betting-story/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/37180239993http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/37180239993Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:19:56 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mei4p0igJK1r9xx2ao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>What Are The Odds?!</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a href="http://strangebounce.com/category/emelie-okeke/">Emelie Okeke</a></em></strong></p> <p>My perfect Saturday. Up at the crack, down to the offy to get the morning loaf, the…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/12/04/what-are-the-odds-first-scorers-betting-story/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/37180237500http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/37180237500Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:19:48 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me9ahld5ZC1r9xx2ao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>They’re Here, You Know</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a href="http://strangebounce.com/category/roge-slater/">Roge Slater</a></em></strong></p> <p>They’re here, you know.</p> <p>You may not realize it, but they are. Sitting next to you,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/11/27/theyre-here-you-know-betting-demons-story/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/36812034115http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/36812034115Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:46:33 +0000<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Gnek_vzdTwI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.fancydresspartyideas.co.uk/post/36351915338/gangster-film-competition">fancydresspartyideas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>What happens next in this film noir parody? YOU DECIDE!</p> <p>Win a £20 (~$32) voucher at <a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk" title="Fancy Dress Party Ideas">Fancy Dress Party Ideas</a> - all you have to do is SUBSCRIBE to us at YouTube, then COMMENT, telling us how you want the story to end in NO MORE THAT 100 WORDS.  Did Harry Old save the day?  Could Jimmy Chan be better with a gun in his hands than a pack of cards?  Or would you prefer a sad ending for this world-weary bartender?  It’s up to you!</p> <p>ONE winner will WIN £20 to spend at <a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk" title="Fancy Dress Party Ideas">Fancy Dress Party Ideas</a>, as well as having their plot being featured in part 2 - “The End”.  ONE runner up will also win a £10 voucher.  What will you buy with your prize?  You could join with these gangsters with a pair of braces, a plastic cigar and a fedora, from our Gangsters & Molls category, or you can spend it on any fancy dress goods you wish, it’s up to you!</p> <p><a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk/blogs/fancy-dress-news/6930566-fdpi-competition-of-all-the-hand-drawn-bars-script" title="FDPI script noir">Find the script for this video here</a> for help writing your script.</p> <p>Written, directed and voiced by Jude Ellery, with help from James Lee.</p> <p>Music: “End of Line” by <a href="http://quantumjazz.net/" title="Quantum Jazz">Quantum Jazz</a></p> <p>FULL COMPETITION RULES:</p> <p>There will be ONE first prize (a £20 voucher to be spent on any purchase at <a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk"><a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk">http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk</a></a>) and ONE second prize (a £10 voucher to be spent on any purchase at <a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk"><a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk">http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk</a></a>).  Both prizes must be redeemed within 12 months of being awarded.</p> <p>The first prize winner’s plot will also be chosen for a follow-up video: “The Ending”.  This will be available to view on Youtube shortly after the winners are announced.</p> <p>To enter, start your comment with “ENTRY”.  This won’t count towards your 100 words.  Entries over 100 words will not be counted.  Please have parent’s permission if you are under 18.  Entries must comply with YouTube’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines, or you will be disqualified.</p> <p>The winners will be chosen once we have received 50 ENTRIES, so please help share the video by watching, liking and sharing/embedding the link!  Any entries after the 50th one will not be counted (we will announce when 50 is reached).</p> <p>Feel free to upvote other entries that you like, but be aware that the winners will be chosen by the staff at FDPI, without any bias.</p> <p>Both winners will be announced here and on all of our social media sites - so follow us in the following places to keep up to date with the number of entries and, eventually, the winners:</p> <p><a href="http://fancydresspartyideas.co.uk/blog" title="FDPI Blog">FDPI Blog</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/christopherrobinfancydress" title="FDPI Facebook">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/CRWeymouth" title="FDPI Twitter">Twitter</a></p> <p>Any questions, ask here or email sales@fancydresspartyideas.co.uk</p> <p>Good luck!</p> </blockquote>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/36355870853http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/36355870853Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:40:42 +0000film noirgangstergangster film1940s america<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mduybyXKY91r9xx2ao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Hurling Match</big></p><blockquote><p><em><strong>By D. S. Maolalaí</strong></em></p> <p>One of the more magical things that I have seen<br/>as I’ve walked this spittle and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/11/21/hurling-match-poem/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/36235785759http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/36235785759Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:57:34 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhdicNfse1r9xx2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Inner Demons</big></p><blockquote><p><strong><em>By <a href="http://strangebounce.com/category/emelie-okeke/">Emelie Okeke</a></em></strong><br/><em>This is the fourth and final (and ever so slightly belated) piece in a series of…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/11/14/footballers-inner-demons-halloween-short-story/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/35703926791http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/35703926791Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:58:59 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdh9qo7dAl1r9xx2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Ace Of Spades</p><p><a href="http://strangebounce.com/2012/11/03/halloween-short-story-demons-playing-poker-ace-of-spade/">View Post</a></p><p><small>shared via <a href="http://wordpress.com">WordPress.com</a></small></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/35701583776http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/35701583776Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:37:36 +0000<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Hbk11RWQ8oM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Passport, c/o <a href="http://www.okwonga.com/" title="Musa Okwonga">Musa Okwonga</a></p>http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/35474804066http://strangebounce.tumblr.com/post/35474804066Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:01:10 +0000father dyingmusa okwongatravellingpassportpoemlive poetry