Nano Narrative – 13/08/2024

Just days after her ACL operation, Elle Lawson was lying on the couch, watching television, when an older Bond film came on. Being the ardent feminist she was, she would have changed the channel straight away, except her husband had left the remote on the kitchen bench, four painful metres away. No pain, no gain, as she groaned, rolled off the couch and began to hobble.