Tilebury

Bridge

"I can almost hear Ophiuchus laughing from the stars. A nasty sibilant kind of snigger."

Tilebury Harbinger - Horoscope

"The Mark was on my arm behind the elbow. At first it seemed like just another patch of dry skin, rough to the touch and hard to see."

Markham's Disease, Horror

"Harriet Morton was a fake, through and through. She had so perfected her frauds over ninety-three years that they were now an integral part of everything she did."

In a High-End Guesthouse by the Sea, Crime

"The purple dragon had stolen a small herd of sheep yesterday and was consequently still full and occasionally burping up wool-balls."

Gwenda and the Purple Dragon, Fables

"Unhesitatingly I would hand it over. Restitutio in Integrum the lawyers might say."

I found a Book, Crime

"As long as you have set your ambition as being "I don't want to be laughed at" you will be okay."

Tilebury Harbinger - Wellbeing

"'Earn yer money first, kid. Only after - be a hippie.'"

Sage Counsel of a Solar Panel Serviceman, Crime

"The black-eyed old man leant forward and, with deliberation, offered his right hand, palm down, to the centre of the candle's flame."

The Elemental, Horror

"Those guys weren't, in any way, sensible and, with them, what 'must have happened,' never actually did. Basically, it wasn't ever like you think it should have been, if you hear about it after."

The Flowering, Horror
running fugitives

Fables and Tales

For adults who want to read children's stories.

Lots of worrying circumstances get resolved after a small amount of mild peril.

underwater with a Merlynne

Oble

Armando Perigee Festoon

Oble is a Hero/Heroine who looks like a peanut pod and is very talented. She is often vexed by troubles. Short Stories.

A purple dragon carved in plaster

Gwenda and the Purple Dragon

Armando Perigee Festoon

The Purple Dragon is disturbed by Gwenda who has dressed up in order to look fearsome. For some reason the Purple Dragon decides not to incinerate her. Short Stories.

A snufflebum

Snufflebums

Armando Perigee Festoon

Snufflebums can give you a nasty nip if you let them (and, in fact, if you don't). They should be watched closely. There are some stories here about what happens if you don't. Short Stories.

Wulfbertie and Friends

Wulfbertie

Armanita Peridot Festoon

Wulfbertie is a hero from the dark ages where Roman's were still remembered, everyone except the celts, jutes, danes, vikings and hibernians was a saxon and mobile phones were rare. His stories are told in six books against the backdrop of the struggles of the kingdom of Mercia. Wulfbertie.

bells ringing in a foreign tower

The Ringing of Bells

Kirsten Krone-Wilson

In the Sultan's city all the bells are ringing. Flash Fiction.