Hettie Ashwin

Laughing Box 2: Three Aussie Stories, thrice the fun - Laughing Box Hettie Ashwin

The Reluctant Messiah

What can one man do in the face of mounting evidence?

James Caldercott is just an ordinary man with an extraordinary set of circumstances. With the media hungry for What's Hot and What's Not, James is catapulted into the spotlight as the reluctant Messiah.
It will take more than someone to deny him three times for James to get his life back.

It will take a miracle.

Barney's Test

When Barney, the hopeless romantic, comes up to bat in the game of love he finds that there are a few googlies coming his way.
Humility, hubris and hand/eye co-ordination all play a part in being the man of the match.

What he thinks he wants, what he really wants and what he eventually discovers is that

love is a bit more complicated than cricket.

I'd rather glue me nut sack to a bullet train

When Hakim, an Iranian, lands in Australia, he hitches a ride with Bluey and they set out on a road trip to the big smoke.

It's a steep learning curve for a new arrival. From up shit creek to sweet as a nut Hakim learns what it is to be an Aussie.

Of course, there is more to the yarn than a couple of coldies, a set of false teeth and a dog the farts, much more.

Strewth, where do ya start ...