I'm delighted to share with you something a bit different - a musical comedy, Vicky & Lizzie's First Period, which is out today - St Valentine's Day. The author Andrew Mackay has also allowed us to share a sneak preview of a section of the first chapter too. Admittedly, this one won't be for everyone - it's definitely not PC, and if you don't like bad language then it's probably not for you but I think all tastes should be accommodated for on a blog so here's a taster...
Vicky & Lizzie's First Period
Bloody Hell!
All together now…
There were two girls called Vicky & Lizzie
Who kept the Academy busy
Causing trouble and mirth
For all they were worth
Sending teachers right into a tizzy
They kicked-off a false, nasty rumour
That one of the staff was a groomer
For everyone knows
Gossip spreads out and grows
But the school didn’t quite see the humour
Would Vicky & Lizzie regret
All the damage they caused? Nah, not yet
Scheming, conniving
The girls kept on vying
A dangerous precedent was set
Vicky & Lizzie delivered a blitz
On a school at the end of its wits
Did they care? Did they f**k
They were common as muck
Those nasty, vindictive young s#!ts
This might cause upset and uproar
It’s a musical satire, what’s more
For the first time ever
We promise you’ve never
Read anything like this before
So pick up your copy today
Of a story about which you will say
That I wanted to barf
But so hard I did laugh
Vicky & Lizzie have just made my day!
All together now…
There were two girls called Vicky & Lizzie
Who kept the Academy busy
Causing trouble and mirth
For all they were worth
Sending teachers right into a tizzy
They kicked-off a false, nasty rumour
That one of the staff was a groomer
For everyone knows
Gossip spreads out and grows
But the school didn’t quite see the humour
Would Vicky & Lizzie regret
All the damage they caused? Nah, not yet
Scheming, conniving
The girls kept on vying
A dangerous precedent was set
Vicky & Lizzie delivered a blitz
On a school at the end of its wits
Did they care? Did they f**k
They were common as muck
Those nasty, vindictive young s#!ts
This might cause upset and uproar
It’s a musical satire, what’s more
For the first time ever
We promise you’ve never
Read anything like this before
So pick up your copy today
Of a story about which you will say
That I wanted to barf
But so hard I did laugh
Vicky & Lizzie have just made my day!
* * * *
Excerpt from Chapter One:
Weekly Assembly
(The Waddling Gate Theatre)
(The Waddling Gate Theatre)
Mr Foster took to the stage. He stepped
behind the podium and adjusted the microphone.
Close to one thousand students sat in rows of chairs in front of the
stage.
‘Hello? Is this on?’ Mr
Foster’s voice flew around the room at high volume. ‘Can you hear me?
The children squealed and held their fingers in their ears as the
feedback wailed back and forth.
‘Ah, good. I thought that
might get your attention.’
A teacher stood with the forms at the end of each row of chairs. They
surveyed the children in the seats, ensuring they weren’t being disruptive.
‘Shh!’ whispered Mr
Holbrook to a row of year eleven students.
Mr Pond, the woodwork teacher, stood at the end of a row of year eleven
children. ‘Chloe, be quiet, please!’
‘Sorry, sir!’ She whispered
through her chewing gum.
‘Are you chewing, Chloe?’
‘Sorry, sir.’
Vicky and Lizzie giggled to themselves. They watched the feisty
multi-coloured hair teenager swallow her chewing gum down.
A morbidly obese girl started sobbing from the second row. She was easy
to spot. Her buttocks seemed to try to escape down both sides of the chair.
‘Belinda Hopkins?’
The fat girl looked up and wiped her eyes. ‘Yes, sir?’
‘Are you crying gravy?’ Mr Foster lost his patience. ‘Stop doing that,
you super-sized wench. You’re putting me off.’
‘Yes, s-sir.’
Mr Foster rolled his shoulders and cleared his throat. Belinda’s crying died down and he began the assembly.
‘It’s been brought to my
attention just now that a few rumours are going around the school about Mr
Galigan, from Geography. I’d like to remind you all that rumours are nothing
but vindictive attempts to muddy the truth. They will not be tolerated.’
Stevie’s hand went up in the air.
‘But, sir!’
‘What is it now?’
‘We want to know what happened.
Where is Layla?’
‘That’s not up for
discussion, Stevie,’ Mr Foster said, somewhat annoyed by the interruption. ‘It
is none of your concern. Layla Quick has been relocated to another school while
the police continue their investigation. That’s all anyone need know at the
moment.’
‘Sir!’ Another hand went
into the air. It belonged to Freddie al-Burhan, in year eleven.
‘Yes, Freddie?’
‘Why is Mr Galigan not
here?’
‘He’s had a family matter
to attend to. A temp has been appointed until he’s back.’
‘He’s not been suspended,
then?’
Mr Foster raised his eyes in suspicion. Faced with the unenviable task
of either lying to save his colleague’s face,
or imparting the truth (a value which he and the school upheld most sincerely)
he chose the former.
‘No.’
‘Okay. Thanks, sir.’
‘Any other questions before
I continue?’ Mr Foster surveyed the ocean of adolescent faces before him.
‘No? Good. So, this week,
our key word is motivation. The derivation of which comes from the Latin cognition, meaning
the way the brain processes information…’
The teachers at the end of each row, including Mr Parker, folded their
arms. The children looked utterly confused as Mr Foster continued his lecture.
Vicky scanned each teacher one-by-one and muttered under her breath. ‘Mr Pond… Mr Parker… Mr Bloom…’
Lizzie caught her friend sizing up each teacher. ‘What are you doing?’
‘Shut up, I’m thinking,’
Vicky whispered and returned to the teachers behind her. ‘Mr Sinclair…
Quack-Quack… Mr Langham…’
Mr Bloom snapped his fingers at Vicky. ‘Psst. Vicky!’
She turned to him and offered her innocence. ‘Huh?’
‘Be quiet and listen,
Hopper.’
‘Sorry, sir…’ She leaned
back in her chair and faced the stage. Her brain worked overtime.
* * * *
About Andrew Mackay
Some authors are
afraid to cross the line.
Me? Oh, I'm glad you asked! I make "the line" my starting point...
My brand is satire.
I hop between genres like madman on crack because my razor-sharp literary knife is hungry for political and social commentary. One genre just can't cut it (if you'll forgive the pun.) I'm obsessed, I tell you!
I write straight-up humor and farce, horror, crime, romance... all under the banner of satire.
My novels often contain a ruthless commentary on society, delving into the darker machinations of modern life. They can be uproarious, funny, outrageous and shocking. Make no mistake, though. They are this way for a reason, and always come equipped with a sense of humanity and wit.
My influences include John Cleese, Tom Sharpe, Kurt Vonnegut, James Patterson, Hunter S Thompson, Douglas Adams, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Michael Frayn, Chris Morris, Jerry Sadowitz, Christopher Hitchins, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Jordan Peterson, Pat Condell, and writer/director Larry Cohen.
My obsessions include (and are essentially limited to) obscene amounts of: smoking, drugs, alcohol, caffeine, sex, debating, daydreaming and writing about himself in the third person.
Me? Oh, I'm glad you asked! I make "the line" my starting point...
My brand is satire.
I hop between genres like madman on crack because my razor-sharp literary knife is hungry for political and social commentary. One genre just can't cut it (if you'll forgive the pun.) I'm obsessed, I tell you!
I write straight-up humor and farce, horror, crime, romance... all under the banner of satire.
My novels often contain a ruthless commentary on society, delving into the darker machinations of modern life. They can be uproarious, funny, outrageous and shocking. Make no mistake, though. They are this way for a reason, and always come equipped with a sense of humanity and wit.
My influences include John Cleese, Tom Sharpe, Kurt Vonnegut, James Patterson, Hunter S Thompson, Douglas Adams, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Michael Frayn, Chris Morris, Jerry Sadowitz, Christopher Hitchins, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Jordan Peterson, Pat Condell, and writer/director Larry Cohen.
My obsessions include (and are essentially limited to) obscene amounts of: smoking, drugs, alcohol, caffeine, sex, debating, daydreaming and writing about himself in the third person.
Website - https://chromevalleybooks.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chromevalleybooks
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Andrew_CVB
* * * *
Join Andrew Mackay on Facebook for a
virtual launch party tonight for a selection of author takeovers and giveaways.
17:00 –
20:00 CST which is 23:00 – 02:00 GMT (14/15 Feb)
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