Preface (short story)

Preface was the first story in the anthology Wildthyme on Top. It was written by Paul Magrs.

Summary
Iris Wildthyme: an enigma wrapped in a mystery; Tom: her best friend; together, on her bus, travelling through the Multiverse. Where will they go next?

Characters

 * Iris Wildthyme
 * Tom

Worldbuilding

 * Iris wears a tigerskin coat, and a tasteless, shapeless hat.
 * Tom likes loose fitting jeans.
 * Iris and Tom enjoy Black Sobranies and Bombay Sapphire.
 * Tom is around twenty-three years old, and Iris' age about is about forty times that.
 * Iris and Tom share similar tastes in music, enjoying the works of Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Scott Walker, and the Stones.

Continuity

 * Tom had mistakenly thought that Iris' bus was a real bus when he was in Putney Common. (PROSE: Verdigris)
 * Tom will eventually leave Iris in a "terrible fit of pique". (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large)