HERMIT-CRAB FICTIONS

Who Is My Neighbour?

‘Can anyone recommend an exorcist?’

dan brotzel
The Haven
Published in
21 min readApr 25, 2024

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Photo by Richard Bell on Unsplash

Missing: Kooko, much-loved tabby cat — can you help??

Hi all, just to say that our 13-year-old tabby cat went missing the night before last. Hasn’t been seen since Tuesday 9pm. She’s normally a real homebody, rarely leaves the house or garden. She has brown and yellow markings in rough stripes across her back and a white patch on her back left leg. Collar says KOOKOO + our mobile but may have slipped off. We’re on the corner of Bodiam Road and Lincoln Drive. Please check your sheds and garages. She’s a much-loved family member and we’re very worried.
Eva Wilch, Castle View Estate, 13 Sept
Tags: Can you help? | Lost and found | Animals

Anyone recommend a plumber?

Can anyone recommend a local plumber who is reliable and won’t cost an arm and a leg? (Big ask I know!!) I have an issue with the programme settings on my combi boiler, which may or may not be connected to a weird howling noise that keeps emanating from the taps in the night. Well, I think it’s the taps — just when I think I’ve tracked down the source of the noise, it seems to have moved on to another part of the house…?
Basil Delpierre, Castle View

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dan brotzel
The Haven

Funny-sad author of The Wolf in the Woods (Bloodhound); order at geni.us/wolfinthewoods | Hotel du Jack | Slackjaw, Pithead Chapel, X-Ray, The Fence | Pushcart