Without Honour in his Own Country
“... And welcome
back to the final hour on this, Friday the thirteenth’s edition of the Nightrider,
666 on the medium wave band. It’s all new, all night and all right!
So, for all you folks
who have forgotten their lucky Rabbit feet tonight, our next caller, Isaiah
Triplehorn, on the line from Stratford, has a new theory about it all. Isaiah?”
“Well Nick, firstly,
it’s not strictly accurate to call it a theory. I have based my predictions on
extensive study and the most meticulous research. I have combed the archives of
the finest libraries and universities worldwide...”
“OK, Professor. I’m
gonna call you Professor OK? I gotta remind you we’re off the air in an hour! Let’s
get to it. Tell the folks out there in radioland what’s special about today.”
“Very well. A study
of recent events, the Chinese annexation of Eastern Siberia, and subsequent warfare
between Russia and China...”
“...Old news,
Prof! ‘All new, all night, all right’ - remember? Where’s the new?”
“...I am coming
to that. If you add in the catastrophic failure of the Indian rice crop...”
“Rice, schmice,
what about your theory?”
“... AND the
spread of a virulent mutated form of HIV in the Congo, the signs preceding this
Friday the thirteenth clearly predict...”
“...Hallelujah! We
finally get to it! What signs Prof?”
“What signs? I
have just listed them. The events that I outlined earlier are clear.”
“Well not to me,
or some of our more sleep deprived Night Riders. So how about you just spell it
out - before we go to the break - or run into the breakfast show!”
“He that has
ears, let him hear. Were you not listening?”
“For the love of
God! – oops, sorry people!”
“That’s it
exactly! God. His writings actually. It’s all there...”
“OK buddy, you’re outta here... call back Sunday...”
“...Siberia represents conquest and war, India
famine, and the Congo pestilence...”
“What?”
“...so,
according to my research, if your listeners look East, towards the morning sun,
they should see the next sign, ‘...the sun become black as sackcloth...’ right
about... now.”
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This story was written for Rebekah Postupak's Flash! Friday challenge #41
The judge said:
"I loved.. Nick Johns‘ dialogue-sculpted tale with a hilarious, comeuppance-type twist"
This story was written for Rebekah Postupak's Flash! Friday challenge #41
The judge said:
"I loved.. Nick Johns‘ dialogue-sculpted tale with a hilarious, comeuppance-type twist"
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