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    15 Civic Square
    15 Civic Square
    15 Civic Square
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    15 Civic Square

    By Dave Cornford

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    15 Civic Square uses the setting of the fictitious National Civic Bank to delve into the challenges and complexity of modern life at a time when "money" is constantly in the news.

    "A Day at the Top" traces the inner thoughts and turmoil of the CEO, while "The Tipping Competition" follows two close friends and co-workers through the chaos of a corporate restructure. Finally, "The Project" is the story of a customer who just can't take it any more.

    These three stories were first published in "Cracks in the Ceiling", and now form Book 1 of this new series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDave Cornford
    Release dateJun 7, 2012
    ISBN9781476111094
    15 Civic Square
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    Dave Cornford

    Dave Cornford has long balanced a career in financial services with creative pursuits in writing, stage directing, videography and gastronomy.As an experienced playwright, his contemporary passion play, The Turramurra Passion, has been performed over 80 times in Sydney, as well as elsewhere in Australia, Europe and the US.His first book, "Cracks in the Ceiling" (2011), is a collection of short stories set in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, while his second, "Nanna's Travel Tips" (2012), is a humourous look at travel through the eyes of "Nanna".Just released:"Not a Gold Rush - The Taleist Self-Publishing Survey". A look at self-publishing based on the input of over 1,000 self-publishing authors. Co-authored with Steven Lewis."Spillage" and "Impact" are the first two episodes in the "Advanced Smash Repairs" series, which is set in a smash repair business that knows too much. Quirky and off-beat, "Spillage" and "Impact" will be followed by the third in the series, "Scratch.""15 Civic Square", the first in a series of short stories set in a ficticious bank. It contains three stories first released in Cracks in the Ceiling. "Cake Knives Don't Kill" will be the second release in the series.Coming Soon"The Queensbury Rules". A novella about the dark side of revenge, and the illusiveness of redemption.Dave lives in Sydney with his wife and three children.

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      15 Civic Square - Dave Cornford

      15 Civic Square

      Live:Fiction #1

      Dave Cornford

      Published by MartyBoyMedia at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Dave Cornford

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into any retrieval system or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner of this book.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked statues and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorised, associated with or sponsored by the trademark owners.

      15 Civic Square

      Contents

      1. Introduction

      2. A Day at the Top

      3. The Tipping Competition

      4. The Project

      Acknowledgements

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Live-Fiction is a stream of short stories and novellas (published as ebooks) that are inspired by current events. The stories are witty and thought provoking, and aim to be contemporary but not disposable. They are an easily digestible size – up to about 10-12 thousand words – so able to be read on a mobile device but also long enough to enable character and plot development with substance. There are now more than ten titles in the series. Check them out at www.live-fiction.com

      15 Civic Square uses the setting of the fictitious National Civic Bank to delve into the challenges and complexity of modern life at a time when money is constantly in the news. A Day at the Top traces the inner thoughts and turmoil of the CEO, while The Tipping Competition follows two close friends and co-workers through the chaos of a corporate restructure. Finally, The Project is the story of a customer who just can't take it any more.

      These three stories were first published in Cracks in the Ceiling, and now form Book 1 of this new series.

      A Day at the Top

      How could I be so bloody stupid?

      If I had a dollar for every time I'd asked myself that question in the last six months, I wouldn't be in so much trouble. The fact that I mostly ask it in the middle of the night is not helping.

      The hardest thing is that I can't tell anyone. If it got out, I'd be a laughing stock. Imagine it – CEO of a bank loses $4m on the market, by gearing up and buying in before the crash. By buying in at the top of the market. By buying in at the worst possible time.

      No one knows how much money I've lost, and I won't be going back to that fool advisor who agreed that I should jump into the market when I did. In any case, he only knows half the story – I put in twice as much as he recommended, and borrowed even more. I don't think 2007 will go down as my best year. I've heard none of his clients can contact him anyway, and if I start causing trouble, someone will work out I might have followed his advice. The media are always looking for a fresh angle, so they'd run my personal demise hard.

      I haven't even told Janine. There she is, lying beside me. Asleep. Unaware. When she asked me if we'd lost any money, I said we had, but not too much. I said that everyone had lost some, and that these things happen. So she shrugged it off. We haven't lost the house, I haven't lost my job, we can still spend. Only one lot of school fees to pay now, which is a relief.

      People might scoff at the idea of scrimping on a seven figure salary, but I'm subtly winding back on things like cars, so the savings can go into paying off debt without any visible effect on the family. I

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