After a flood calls off Parliament early, Joseph Benson takes a tiresome train journey home and has a reckoning regarding one of his government’s plans.
Tag Archives: Satire
An Unexpected Reunion
Robert Sherman gets a surprise when he finds a woman he hasn’t seen since his schooldays patronising the Hangman’s Noose.
The Grimtol Massacre
A shooting weekend in the Caledonian Highlands takes a sinister turn when 17th century clansmen are spotting roaming the game reserve.
Confrontations in the Market
A normal day at the market takes an unexpected turn when a tailor pays a visit to a psychic medium who has personal beef with him to request her help dsciphering an ancient book he’s recently bought.
Spectacle at Lower Strangling Village Hall
Thousands of people cram into Lower Strangling’s village hall to see hypnotist and fortune teller extraordinaire Prospero Marmaduke, for a show they weren’t expecting and will never forget.
A Most Harrowing Apparaition
Finally fed up with witnessing the re-enactment of a historic car accident every morning, Harold and Thelma Perceville try to get to the bottom of it, and begin to regret doing so.
A Dangerous Assignment
When renowned hunter Bruce Richardson is given a mysterious gift from his boss in exchange for poaching the next door farmer’s bull, he sets to work without so much as a second’s thought.
The Curse of Cranmer’s Grave
Whilst Alice Jones excavates the grave of renowned playwright Francis Cranmer at the parish church of St Hugh in Cygninia, strange things begin to occur, making her wonder whether she should have heeded the warning on his gravestone after all.
To Respect or Not to Respect
When two doppelgängers meet at a book launch, their excitement dissipates when one of them seemingly breaks an important rule she had just preached to the other.
Dark Magic at the Lower Strangling Village Fete
During Lower Strangling’s annual village fete, things take a sinister turn when a Punch and Judy puppeteer grants Eleanor Peterson a wish, and gives her an hour to decide what it will be.
