Daily story, March 5, 2025

Been anywhere nice? they all ask, one by one, when I come back from leave. I tell them all something different. Yes, thanks, I’ve been to the moon. No, just been strung out in an opium den for a fortnight. I’ve been on a cheesemaking course. I’ve been hiding in your airing cupboard. Just one of them, I tell the truth. She doesn’t believe me.