Tag: Short Story
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The Orb
The designers for the Summer House catalogue thought they’d captured the magic and majesty of what was originally called the Garden Shed perfectly. The out house building had had a new lick of paint, and powerful new light bulbs fitted throughout. The photographers came one slightly cloudy night of a Full Moon and took a…
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The Unicorn Challenge: The Great Chicken Run
The day had been a huge success, by and large. Myrtle and Ognar Rance won the race easily, by more than one hour and forty-three minutes, on their dual pedal powered chicken hut. Some said the race should have been limited only to those on foot, but so comical was their contraption’s design, which had…
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The News
Good evening. Here is the news. In an astonishing turn of events, there is no news today. We now go over to Warne Gravel, in our main studio, who has the latest on this breaking story. Thank you, Seldom. Yes, the auto cue is still, and there is no footage in the VT. I’m not…
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The Unicorn Challenge: Wrong Direction
‘That’s OK, I’ve got you now.’ Several hours later, Maud Appletree awoke, warm, dry and in a strange room. She looked around, noticing a figure sat reading a book in the corner. The figure noticed Maud stirring, stood and walked over to the bed. Maud recognised the face of the young woman, but couldn’t place…
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Christmas Memories: 1
“You slept well. They prob’ly heard yer snores o’er No Man’s Land.” “Ah needed it, mate. Ah were shattered. An’ me back’s still killin’ me.” “Better that thun bullets though, eh?” “Ah suppose.” “’Ere, ‘ave some tea.” “Ta!” “I’m Vaughan. Vinny to me mates. Or Guardian Angel” “Vaughan?!” “I know. It’s a bit different, int’it?”…
The Mansionic Perspective 