Paper Chase - A Short Story by Alan Dower

Ever wondered why anyone abroad would want a British newspaper? Could be for anything. It might even be for reading. Or it could be for a totally unexpected purpose. Read my story, Paper Chase, to discover one of the more bizarre uses of news print. To whet your appetite, here is how it all begins: In the subscription sales department of the Weekly Sentinel somewhere in the Docklands of London, Tracy Uppingham wriggled in her typist's chair as she pulled her short, tight skirt as far down towards her knees as it would go. She was sitting at her work station at one end of a large, noisy, open plan office. In front of her, a flickering computer screen displayed a database of names and addresses in glowing green characters. She had just added a new name to the list of Turkish subscribers.