Verses For My Little Love Triangle — With my guitar, In my car, We’ve travelled near and far. My plectrum and I, Are so rarely apart. That little triangle, Stops me getting entangled, And mangled, Or strangled, Helps me sound quite newfangled. My tutor said, “Plectrum. You really should get some.” But I wasn’t into them. …

Things Are Not Always What They Seem — At long last, Dimitri’s turn with the Cube had arrived. He was finally given the opportunity to feel it with his own hands, and to develop a theory about the meaning and purpose of such an invaluable archaeological artefact. He had so desperately wanted to unlock its secrets. In the…

A Furry-tale Of Acceptance And Appreciation — Once upon a time, there lived a pretty little bumblebee named Brenda. Brenda was unhappy. In fact, she was downright melancholic. Oh, she liked her hive-mates well enough, but she just couldn’t stand how messy bumblebees keep their hives. …

A Grisly Tale Of An Obsessive Collection — In the shadow-ridden alley at the rear of a row of intriguing shops, two figures can be seen moving furtively. Darting between the boxes and roll-cages that litter the area, they use whatever cover they can find to make progress towards their goal. “Are you sure this is okay?” “Of…

An Ode to Archetypes — I held a party just last night, As mad as a March hare. Where all the guests were archetype — It was a trope affair. The Dark Lord sat upon a stool, He didn’t look that pleased. Beside him was the Wise Old Fool, Whose tales weren’t well received. The…

An Ancient Force Awakens — In a remote part of the tropical rainforest, ripples on a pool caused the water to gently lap against the shore. At the water’s touch, something stirred deep within the soil stretched across the bank. The water was taken in as the soil began to soften. Within the mud, the…

A Spray A Day Keeps The Doldrums Away™ — Are you looking for a new you? Are you tired of the old you? Do you yearn to try something completely different? Then we have just what you’re looking for! Here at ‘Spray Today, Transform Tomorrow’™ our genetic scientists have been working hard to create an easy way for you…

An Epidermal Tale Of Wonder — Jon sat impatiently in the stark wood-panelled waiting room, at once desperate to be seen and also horrified at the ramifications of his name being called. He had been prodded and poked by numerous well-meaning specialists, none of whom could tell him what was going on. They had all ummed…