A tale told by an idiot. An incident of no moment, that might easily not have happened, has consequences that are incalculable. It looks as though blind chance ruled all things. Our smallest actions may affect profoundly the whole lives of people who have nothing to do with us. The story I have to tell would never have happened if one day I had not walked across the street.
Life really is very fantastic and one has to have a peculiar sense of humour to see the fun of it.
The story was published in Collected Short Stories by Penguin Books . Back to Rob's homepage .