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A man notices a small wart on his left hand.
A man makes a living out of other people's superstitions.
A profile of the timid but highly irritating man known to his friends as Luke.
Detailing Dr Ludwig Boitus' studies of the strangely charastmatic Caliguinas bird.
A reluctant banker tries horn playing as a substitute for his errant girlfriend.
A man is consumed by a completely irrational fear.
Humorous fable about an honest beggar, a miserly Lady and an infatuated butler.
A cautionary tale about irrational fears, spiders and, perhaps, friendship.
When little Juan Manuel defaces a neighbour's door the potential dispute escalates in a bizarre direction.
It was not without good reason that they called me the "Greyhound."
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Genre: Fiction
What dark resentments stir in the primitive brain of Frankenstein?
It looked just like a parrot cage, only larger.
Relaxing at home, Fernando spots an attractive young woman on the balcony opposite.
The narrator captures a rare rabbit-like creature, thought to be extinct for over a century.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Genre: Fiction
Memories of a house and a Grandma.
A game of Scrabble has serious consequences.
“Go to Goldman’s Greenhouses. Joseph … will start you … at a buck sixty an hour.” His lungs empty of smoke, “Go talk to him. He’s your uncle. He’ll hire you.
A semi-barbaric king devises a semi-barabaric (but entirely fair) method of criminal trial involving two doors, a beautiful lady and a very hungry tiger.
My mum is the undisputed tea-drinking heavyweight champion of the world… or at least the whole of South Lexington Avenue.
Shepherd's family made money by being outlaws. Well, outlaws in the governments' eyes.
"Damn thing," old Ernie muttered, glancing up from his laptop. He reached out to shut off the annoying noise but noticed the call was from his area. This was unusual.
The cozy brick bungalow stood on a short lane of similarly modest houses with a small, mostly overgrown park at the far end and an intersection leading to Darlington High Street.
"It's at the ranch, on the other side of the farm, in those mountains. All we need to do is catch it. Can you imagine how much we can sell it for?
The spark of his life was fading, but his mind was still sharp, and his memories cocooned him.
Dessie O'Connell was 6 feet 3, thick of bone, and naturally muscular. Unlike almost all of the actors with whom he'd first competed for parts, he hardly needed to work out in order to resemble a Hellenic god.
