Paul Gardner

1 month ago | medium.com | Paul Gardner

Paul Gardner·FollowPublished inFiction Shorts·2 min read·--RW Drabble 2.0.065: SipPhoto by the authorA Drabble is a concise 100-word story that respects your busy schedule. Your presence here matters. Please stay on the page for thirty seconds so you will count as a reader. Thank you. The protagonist snuck a look into a locked diary. I took a sip of his 12-year-old Macallan to calm my nerves. Why so tense? I’m doing him a favor. He’s at 40,000 feet, zooming to Boston.

2 months ago | ecommercenews.com.au | Paul Gardner

It stands to reason: as online shopping grows in adoption across Australia, so will incidents of online fraud. More specifically, retail returns fraud is becoming a thorn in the side of retailers, costing them billions in financial losses every year. In fact, across the country, fraudsters and organised retail crime rings have been targeting ecommerce, with nearly two-thirds of retailers reporting a growing focus on online returns fraud.

Nov 23, 2024 | medium.com | Paul Gardner

Random word challenge #328: dispensePaul Gardner·FollowPublished inFiction Shorts·1 min read·--Photo by the authorA Drabble is a concise 100-word story that respects your busy schedule. Your presence here matters. Please stay on the page for thirty seconds so you will count as a reader. Thank you. “Bill told me you’re planning to dispense with urinals.”“John, we can’t eliminate what we don’t have. Our task is to design the new building.”“He also said four women and three men are on the committee.

Oct 29, 2024 | medium.com | Paul Gardner

Some say this vehicle is beyond its sell-by date. But the things I have seen and heard. I’ve loved my life as a portal to stories. Donna and Bob — twenty years old and my favorite owners. He was shy and inexperienced. She taught him what she liked. And she liked it a lot. I won’t show you the photos. Whatever happened on my vinyl seats stays with me. Occasionally, my tales need more than 100 words. Donna and Bob were determined to wait to do it until after they were married.

Oct 1, 2024 | medium.com | Paul Gardner

Paul Gardner·Follow2 min read·--Today’s random word is inclusivePhoto by the authorA Drabble is a concise 100-word story that respects your busy schedule. Your presence here matters. Please stay on the page for thirty seconds so you will count as a reader. Thank you. The last sentence will be, “What will you do when it’s over?”Marcia woke up with a startling thought. “What would Jesus say?”It was 3 AM, and she knew she would not go back to sleep. In seven hours, she would face her congregation.