Tag: Short Story
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Space – There’s a lot of it! (7)
Alnold, I’m receiving an Inner Space Sub Level 4 Point 254 Relay message from the closest planet. Thanks, Nebula. Could you pop it onto the screen? It isn’t a communication message, Alnold. I shall have to read it to you. OK then, Nebs. Go ahead. Warning. You are approaching an Algorasmolaplup Defended Planet. ADPs are…
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A Long Long Time Ago Whilst Shopping
“Husband, what is it?” Queen Ellimayee looked on as her husband, King Rabletop III emerged from the store and stood at the top of the steps, his hands out in front of him. “This store is rubbish!” He declared. “Not a grape in sight. Nor a pear. Nor a, erm, banana-thing.” Ellimayee rolled her eyes.…
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A Long Long Time Ago Around Bathtime
Queen Ellimayee waited patiently as her four servants poured warm water into her bath. She then waited a while longer as the four servants left the room, to return a short while later with fresh goat milk to add to the water. Then, Ellimayee waited again as the four left the room, to return with…
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The Weather Controller
Maraganna looked out of the window to the torrential rain outside, and then glanced down to Huffle who was sound asleep on the sill. She walked to the olde woden bookcase and retrieved her Wizard’s Almanac. She opened the leather-bound book to the index page, and then touched the word ‘Today’ with her left index…
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The House of Enchantment
From midnight until the first glimmer of sunlight, the old clock only tocks. It ticks and tocks as normal during the daylight hours and up until midnight, but then it loses half of its rhythm. Also, equally as strange, between midnight and the first glimmer of sunlight, it only chimes once on the hour. For…
The Mansionic Perspective 