Mega Mega Manga

Catching up with his friends had revived Paul. Despite a shaky start to his online pub quiz, the previous night had gone extremely well. Welcome conviviality, despite the restrictions brought about by social distancing and isolation. Each of the gathering supped their poison of choice, from the comfort of their living rooms, catching up and

Further Adventures in Hangoverland

‘YOU’RE LATE’ screeched the White Rabbit, looking Hannah up and down in fury. Suddenly he drew in a sharp breath, narrowed his eyes and looking her up and down continued ‘you are wearing the wrong colour dress Alice’ ‘I’m not Alice’ said Hannah in bewilderment looking around at the room she was in. Was it

Maintaining Standards

The night was filled with promise. Anticipation hang as heavily in the air as the spicy top notes from Paul’s aftershave. His chin felt like it had been buffed with sandpaper as he continued his daily battle with his now very blunt razor, his signature ‘lockdown look’ was decidedly more blotchy than his former self

Dancing Queen

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Jurassic Joe and The Case of the Lockdown Birthday

The Captain of Creativity, Doctor of Daring, Henchman of Hijinks; the one and only Jurassic Joe leaped majestically from cushion to cushion of the squashy sofa. A niggling in the back of his mind reminded him that this was not Daddy’s preferred method for him to traverse the living room – but Joe had no choice

The Nations PE Teacher

Physical Education was Lynne’s least favourite part of school. Lynne was naturally indoorsey and inclined towards the arts. Sports held no thrill for her; whether participating or watching. She could find no joy in the monotony of running endless circuits of an athletics track and could think of no reason she would ever need to

Number 27

Some point around midday, unbeknownst to Paul, various neighbours in the surrounding area had been twitching, anxiously peeking through the flowered curtains at their windows. One of these neighbours, Gertie, was having a bad week. The source of her anxiety was the strange noises wafting on the light breeze straight into the front room she

Incommunicado

“Hello?”It was good to hear Lynne’s voice.Paul knew how important it was to check in on people from time to time and Lynne had seemed tense since all this had begun. Judging from the sounds in the background Paul would have assumed Lynne was at some sort children’s entertainments facility were it not for the

DIY Hair Dye

DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME Sarah rose early (as always) to try to make the most of the day. Today’s task was to tackle the limescale in the shower: tidy house, tidy mind; clean bathroom, clean soul. Sarah padded softly across the landing, still in her pyjamas she caught a glimpse of herself

Not So Zen Garden

The irony of the uncharacteristically good weather during the first week of lockdown was not lost on Sarah. A lifelong sun worshipper she wanted nothing more than to spend the day at the beach, but she kept reminding herself that she was safe at home, and lucky enough to have a garden to enjoy the