Jinnie’s Story

Jinnie collapsed on her bunk on the USS Jack H. Lucas and realised that she was both tired and hungry. But before anything else, she needed to clean her rifle and return it to the [more…]

A happy Alberto left Jinnie and headed back to his office. Jinnie sat pondering the question of whom she should pitch the job of CEO of TT SuperBurger to. It was a major problem. She [more…]

Following the informal tea with the Polish President, the TT SuperBurger executives, staying at the Podewils, met for dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. A party of eight was unusual for the hotel, and the staff [more…]

Sir Nigel held up a hand and called the meeting to order. The audience fell silent, and Sir Nigel said, “Good morning, everyone. I understand there is a lot of speculation as to why you [more…]

The twins told everyone they spoke to over the weekend about the “special” scheme at school and wanted their views on whether they would be in the top group. Grandma said, “Of course.” Grandpa said, [more…]

The children had gone to bed, Simone and Jan had retired to their suite, and most of the adult visitors had gone home. Only Jinnie, Paolo, Nigel, and Jinnie’s parents remained in the lounge, having [more…]

Jinnie said, “I’m sorry, Dawn, did you say my new Spanish teacher was in Reception?” “That’s right, Dame Jinnie, Professor Carlos Sanchez from Cambridge University.” “Please give him a visitor pass and ask him to [more…]

Jinnie eventually managed to call Izzy and to tell her that the sat nav was predicting they would be home in 24 minutes. Izzy said, “That’s excellent, it gives me time to get the veg [more…]