Fish Hell (Octopus).
After the aquarium had closed and it had been made sufficiently presentable again for the next day, we all gathered …
Tag Archives: Humor
Fish Hell (Codfish).
A chance meeting in front of the piranha tanks. The exhibits hung behind us, poised in all of their sinister …
Is Jacob Rees-Mogg really a TWAT?
I have come to the Edinburgh Filmhouse for a late-night screening at the Dead By Dawn horror festival. I am …
Fish Hell (Seahorses).
The staff meeting had been scheduled before the aquarium opened for the day. This meeting had bowled in clean out …
Letter from the Man in the Moon (4).
My dear Tychy. It has been over five years since I last sent you a letter but when I look …
Fifteen Minutes.
The cafeteria was open but at this hour it was still very quiet and you could even hear a radio …
A Story While My Phone Charges.
I spent an energyless afternoon alone in my apartment, striding around the rooms and looking out of the windows. These …
Who is LURK?
On Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean there dwells a particular species of red crab that once a year emerges …
Great Goodness.
It was so early in the morning that the light seemed to sting like antiseptic. The boy detective was crossing …
A Solution to the Backstop.
In remarkable news from Venezuela, a recent dispute has left the country with two presidents. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, …
The Students Who Were Made of Glass.
The Vice-Chancellor’s personal assistant had managed to briefly recapture him. It was late morning and she had fastened on to …
The Foresters (A Christmas Tale).
It was spare land and not an area that you could have ever imagined being put to any active use. …
Jaws Sprung.
When Amir woke that morning, the first thing that he did was to lie in his bedsheets and listen to …
Flyers: A Ghost Story for Halloween.
The first time they got a flyer into his hand he was passing the Pleasance Dome. It was early afternoon. …
Two Bar Music Stories.
Myself and my editor James have both worked in bars from time to time and we have both run into …
