Author’s note: This is the first version of one of the short stories taking part in Lost Little Robots. As it was one of the first to be written it no longer fits into the whole collection (also, I don’t…
Category: Fiction
…or Silly Stories on Serious Topics
The mystery of the missing socks: a sort of love story for the misfits
We have all been there. Laundry has been done, and after tirelessly matching all the socks, only two are left and they clearly do not to belong together. It makes no sense, yet it happens all the time. Anne was…
The Wifi Must Die…
… or how Mr Fluffball went to battle against the monster squares Mr Fluffball’s family consisted of six people. Mama Anne, Papa John, teenage daughter Becky and the twin little brothers Thomas and Jake, and himself Mr Fluffball, the family’s…
An Unbelievable Headache
How mother nature deals with the environmental abuse It was a disaster of catastrophic proportions. In fact, it was such a big deal that no one really knew what the hell they could possibly do about it. Or even if…
The invasion of the mega slugs
Or the scenario in which Brexit turned out to be kind of a clever move They roughly resemble Spanish garden slugs. Only, the smallest ones have the height of a five-story building and the length of a medium-sized city block.…
I Will Have to Call You Back
“Jackson residence,” Annabell answered with a cheerful tone as she picked up the seashell resting on the counter. “The lady of the house speaking.” Standing in the light from one of the windows Annabell looked every bit as beautiful as…
An Elephantastic Prison Escape
When Joel woke up he felt a rope tied tight around his neck. The other end, he realised with a surprise, was attached to the back leg of an elephant. It appeared it was just going to be one of…
Humpty Dumpty at the Tournament of the Golden Egg Cup
Humty Dumpty sat on the wall overviewing the arena. It was just a few minutes before noon when the tournament was to commence. Filled with excitement the young Humpty was perched atop the wall swaying his body nervously. The stalls below…