Preface (short story)

	Iris Wildthyme, Tom
	Paul Magrs
	Wildthyme on Top
Iris Wildthyme
Next →	Most Horrid

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

References

• 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.

Notes

• While this served as a preface to the Wildthyme on Top, it was primarily a DWU narrative in its own right.

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)