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The Countryside of the Apes

The radio shrieked with report of simian rebellion. “The apes… the apes… They have rebelled and there are too many… I... Don’t know what to…” The signal was too distorted to say for sure, but Farmer Jones was fairly confident that he…

Lost At Sea

Fourth Class. “D’yeh wanna play chasin’?” He looked up at Max. Max was usually mean; he didn’t want to be tricked. He looked around Max. David, Séamus and James were among the group standing at the door waiting for him, they were…

Gary Traynor and His Feet

I’ll tell you all about the fella who lived around the corner there. Gary Traynor was his name. Gary Traynor lived most of his life in, in terror. Now, it was a sort of irrational terror that was based heavily on disgust. To be particular,…

The Good Bench

“This bench meant the world to old Paul. Every day for nearly twenty years, without fail, he would sit here and watch the world go by. There isn’t a regular of the park, who didn’t know Paul. Whether we knew him merely to nod to and…