The Trap and Other Fateful Tales

About the Book

John Margeryson Lord has written a collection of twenty very different and intriguing short stories. They range from the title story 'The Trap' in which a pair of lovers go in fear for their lives from her husband's wrath; to 'The Super Runner' set in the future where an ordinary man is struck by lightening to become the world's fastest runner.

There are however certain elements common to each of the tales - the power of the human drive for wealth or love is all too often subjected to the over-riding and indiscriminate interference by fate. Finally each story is armed with a sting in its tail.

The content includes:

His Big Moment
Secret Longings
The Beast
How He Got His Bird
He Sold Everything
Chimera
The Farm
The Visit
Back From The Brink
Past Regrets
Power
A Holiday Treat
A Quiet Woman
Too Good To Be True
God's Mysterious Plan
For Want Of Wealth
The Lecture Prize
The Way Money Goes Round

About the Author

I am really plain John Lord.

Following an almost featureless Grammar School education I found myself in an engineering apprenticeship with the then world renowned Metropolitan Vickers. Then a job in military defense Radar presented itself and to my joy and amazement manufactured and added to the safety of the UK.

GEC took over and rather than being shipped off to the Midlands I chose to stay in my beloved Pennines and so found myself working in the mysterious world of computers (and I still don't know how to use on properly).

All my life I have loved the mountains of Great Britain spending almost 150% of my spare time rambling over them. Now retired my walking is severely limited but this lack has been more than replaced by concentrating on the local environment and wildlife.

I love fun and my stories are not intended to be taken seriously but are intended simply to entertain - so do please enjoy them.